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I'm looking to buy a modest petrol engined family/supermini. I dislike turbos for their turbo lag. Can you tell me which cars I might consider that have a naturally aspirated petrol engine of circa 1600cc...
I own a Renault Captur 0.9-litre TCe petrol. Can I use it to tow a 870kg caravan?
We want to buy a new SUV. It must have a petrol engine. Most of our mileage is long distance and on motorways, around 10-15k miles per year, so we believe we need a decent size engine. There seem to...
I have decided to buy a new Porsche Macan S (3.0 litre petrol). Can you tell me if a new/facelift model is due anytime soon? And, if so, do you know roughly when it would be available to order?
The last two estate cars I have owned (for 10 years and eight years respectively) have been Volvo 850 diesel and a Saab 95 diesel. The latter is giving me DPF problems and I am thinking of buying a new/nearly...
My Audi S6 is three years old, with 72,000 miles on the clock. I have just had double turbo failure (£4000 to repair). My local Audi specialist has discovered it is due to a faulty oil pump, which they...
I have been told that the previous-generation BMW 330ci M Sport is a very good car and that its engine is probably one of the best of its kind. Can you shed any light on this? Is it as good as people say?
I am hoping to buy a new Suzuki Vitara 1.6 petrol automatic. Has it got chain cam?
I own a 2006 Ford Focus Estate (1.6 petrol) that refuses to start. When I switch on the ignition the dash warning lights are displayed. I had a new fuse box fitted because of corrosion but this hasn't...
I'm looking at possibly buying a one year old Skoda Rapid with a 1.2 petrol engine. Do you know of any problems with this engine?
 

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