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I recently purchased a March 2003 BMW 320d. I saw in your car by car breakdown entry on BMW 3-series E46, that 320d prior to October 2003 are prone to turbo failure. What can be done to prevent this happening?...
When Renault increased the power of its 1.9 diesel engine from 120 to 130 bhp they put a particle filter in the exhaust system to clean up the emissions. This meant the service intervals increased from...
I have been having a little stand off with my local dealer and BMW GB over the uneven wear on the front passenger runflat on my 118d Sport. Having unscientifically walked around Tesco and Sainsburys car...
In a rash moment I part exchanged my 2004 Civic Type R for a 2008 Type R GT with Sat Nav and HFT, 9 months old demonstrator.
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My son has a 2005/55 VW Transporter 1.9TDI (85bhp). The van runs out of warranty soon, so, as he finds it a tad pedestrian, he is thinking about having it chipped. He has read about a re-map product from...
I have a three-year-old MkV Golf 1.9TDi with 36,000 miles, almost all of which have been clocked up on cruise control in fifth gear at between 60-70mph. It is just out of warranty, of course. After road...
I have a Citroen Berlingo 2.0 HDI, which is due a 5 year service. The ever-decreasing number of solvent Citroen dealers in my vicinity have quoted circa £240 for the service. Local garages quote about...
My son works in Brussels for T and E (Transport and Environment). He has just sent me the following. Maybe you would be interested?
A German has won a court case against Mercedes because his car didn't...
I have a 2003/53 BMW530d SE E60 auto that has 101k on the clock and full service history (BMW up to 60k then synthetic oil every 10k after that.). The engine has just been written off because an intake...
I have enjoyed Volvos for many years. What sort of problems are there and worn out replacement parts needed if buying an 05 Volvo S60 automatic 210bhp petrol with high 130,000 miles at a price of £5,000?...
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