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My FIAT 500 TwinAir is the third car I have owned with a turbocharger and the first with a stop-start system which is on by default. When stopping after a long fast run (e.g. a queue at a motorway exit...
New Ford Focus ECO Aug 2014. April 2015 7737 miles total failure of clutch. After much discussion Ford paid 90%. They said it was Excessive Thermal Activity. April 2016 noticed clutch slipping 11 months...
The petrol filler cap on my Audi A2 does not respond when the new switch is press to open the flap. Any idea why?
I purchased an approved used MINI six months ago with a mileage of 30,000. Six months and 10,000 miles later the dealer informed me that the car required a new clutch and flywheel. As this was classed...
I have recently bought a (2000) Toyota RAV4 with 93,000 miles on the clock. The clutch is very heavy, biting as soon as you take your foot off of it. Pulling away quickly is very jerky and its almost impossible...
Recently purchased a 2010 Scirocco GT, its a manual with the 210bhp 2.0 TSI chain driven engine. Whilst reversing up an inclined driveway there was a howling noise, at first suspected brake pads but did...
Should modern car owners with all-electric windows consider buying a hammer or other accessory to escape from a vehicle which has crashed?
I am thinking of buying a 2008 Suzuki SX4 1.6 petrol. Does it have a chain cam or belt? Is there anything else I should watch out for?
Do you think there are links between the expensive failures of the DPF filter systems fitted to VAG group vehicles that do not routinely cover high mileages to the recent diesel gate emissions scandal...
Hi.In process of buying another motorhome,and trying to compare engine power. ie, 1998 ford transit motorhome 2.5 turbo disel BHP and 2006 Auto cruise 2.2 Peugeot HDI Turbo. Don't want to commit, and...
 

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