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I have recently purchased these two cars, both turbo diesel. As a first time user of diesel cars, have heard that before switching off the engine one has to keep it running for a couple of minutes. Is...
I bought a 2005 Vauxhall Corsa with 11000 milles from a car supermarket at full price back in early 2008 in ignorance of its previous history. Four weeks ago I was waiting at some traffic lights only to...
I have a June 2010 C Max, manual, 2.0L Duratorq-TDCi (136PS) - DW10, old model, with DMF and am pretty certain a DPF. The car has done 34k and I usually do around 16K per year including towing a caravan...
I have had my car for about 8 weeks. It became obvious on a trip to France that the steering wheel vibrates heavily if you attempt to brake when travelling on Autoroutes. I reported it to my dealer (Gateway...
I have a two-year old Hyundai i30 automatic which has behaved impeccably on a 70-mile daily commute (mainly motorway). Do I keep it for the term of the 5-year warranty or trade in before any potential...
In August 2007 the bonnet of my Volvo XC70 was written off by a large tree branch brought down by a high lorry travelling in the other direction. My insurer, More Than, eventually agreed to settle the...
I purchased my second hand Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TDi 170 in December 2009. Have had no problems with the DPF until last week. DPF totally clogged - despite weekly long distance dual-carriageway driving....
I bought a Volkswagen Polo 2006 (06) 1.2s in April 2012 from a main dealer. The car is under a years warranty and since purchase I have had to have both window regulator replaced on the front windows. Recently...
My Mini's clutch pedal is nice and smooth when the engine is off and engages gears with no issue. Bite point is fine, however once the engine is on the pedal feels a little judder/vibration (almost feels...
Is the new Ford 1.0-litre engine reliable? Have there been promlems so far?
 

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