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I've been told by my local Skoda dealer that my 2012 Octavia 1.8 TSi DSG Estate needs a new DSG as it suffered a failure. They found metal debris in the gearbox when they stripped it. Any ideas why it...
When driving my 2008 Vauxhall Corsa, the gears intermittently lock and I'm unable to change gear (up or down). My gearbox is manual and when the problem last occurred I had to complete my journey in second...
I recently purchased a used Volkswagen Transporter T5 automatic from a used car dealer. The van came with very little service history and due to its mileage (130,000) we decided to have the timing belt...
I have a 2010 Toyota Yaris diesel six-speed manual with 70,000 miles on the clock. It's now very hard to select fifth gear. Ive had the car six months with no other problems. Any ideas?
I purchased a 2012 Ford Focus automatic in March 2015. On the drive home I felt the gears were not working properly. I decided it might be different from my old Ford Focus so waited a while. I eventually...
I've been driving our recently purchased 2007 Vauxhall Vivaro and, after doing approximately 800 miles, the gears now have to be "forced" into place. Even at standstill. It had 80,000 miles on the clock...
 

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