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What has happened to colour coding? New V-Power PETROL with BLACK flexible pipe and nozzle? My last visit to a Shell petrol station in Warrington Road, Rainhill, Merseyside was a rather infuriating and...
When VAT was temporarily reduced to 15%, the Chancellor added 2% duty to fuel to offset the reduction in tax collected from motorists. Now that VAT has been increased to 17.5% again this hidden tax has...
I once lived in Norway and I am sure there was an additive to put in diesel to lower its freezing point. Do you know if it can be bought here?
Just recently (in this cold weather) I have had great difficulty starting my Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDI. When it eventually has started a cloud of back particulates belches out of the exhaust. I have normally...
I'm hoping you may be able to find the answer to what seems to be an unanswerable question. Why does the UK 1988-1991 UK Honda CRX 1.6i-VT have 150bhp whereas the Japanese import CRX Si-R has 160bhp? I...
I was grateful for all the help you gave me in the past so I thought I would give you a feed back on the effect of these high fuel prices in country areas of Sussex. I know you rely on feedback for your...
With the ever-increasing price of fuel I am more than ever aware that Honda sold me a new Jazz without a locking petrol cap.
Surely it is possible in these days of Big Brother to tax vehicles, not on engine size, but on their individual mileages done per annum? We are pensioners requiring separate transportation, living in a...
I am considering spending a fair bit more than I usually would on a nearly new car with the intention of keeping it for maybe 7 - 10 years. What concerns me is the possibility that within that time scale...
I purchased a new Focus 1.8 petrol in April 2009. There is an intermittent fault sometimes on starting and sometimes when pulling away from rest. The engine drops to a slow tickover, about 750rpm. and...
 

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