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I have bought a 1996 Ford Mondeo. Can you tell me how I can work out the fuel consumption?
My wife's 2006 Renault Clio 1.5 diesel has covered 80,000 miles and recently suffered fuel pump failure. A new fuel pump and sensor, plus reconditioned injectors have cost us about £1500. We had been hoping...
Ford Focus 61 Reg, bought from my local Ford Dealer last October with 7000 mls). Car taken to the Dealer to have my winter tyres removed (sold by dealer) and my Goodyear tyres refitted (stored by Ford...
My 2004 Honda Jazz is suffering frmo water ingress and the spare wheel well is filling with water. Do you know what's causing this and how it can be fixed?
I have an extremely reliable 1997 Mercedes-Benz C180 estate that has done 410,000 mile. I am now thinking of changing it for a Lexus. My son has a IS250 with the high quality sound system and sensible...
What in car mounted camera would you recommend buying?
I'd like to be 100% sure whether my Kia has a DPF or not. The details are: Kia Ceed Hatchback (07-12) 1.6 CRDi LS (113bhp) 5d Date of Registration: 17 Aug 2007 Fuel Type: Diesel
Three weeks ago I had the timing belt and water pump replaced on my Volkswagen Golf Plus diesel with 90,000 miles on it. Two days ago the car suffered catastrophic engine failure and the conrod put itself...
My son who has a small family is keen to buy a second hand Volkswagen Touran. He has up to £5000 to spend and it seems that for this the car will have about 100,000 miles on the clock. Is this a reasonable...
The engine warning light has come on 2002 Honda CR-V and and does not go off again. It did this about a month ago, but has stayed off for a few weeks. What should I do?