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I have a Volvo XC90 D5, Model Year 2010 (PS185), which is just 2 years old and about to have a service. I'm really pleased with it, but one drawback is that it's a heavy car and feels a bit underpowered...
Taking your previous advice I persisted in asking my franchise dealer (bought car from them) every year about changing the transmission oil in my 55 plate Golf V. They always say there are no recommendations...
I would like to know the optimum speed to use for the least fuel consumption in a Toyota Corolla (2000). Equally, are there things I need to do generally to lower fuel consumption while driving.
My 1995 Micra 1.0l refuses to start. Engine turns over normally but is not firing. Any ideas?
I have started my Volkswagen T5 motorhome after 1 month idle and emission warning has come on. Handbook states take to dealer for check but in your article in Telegraph you suggest a good run might clear...
Following eye surgery I could not drive my 2007 BMW 320 diesel for a month. Since restarting my use of the car, the average fuel consumption shown on the computer over my usual mixed trip distances, including...
I have a 2002 Volvo V70 T5 Automatic. I bought it in 2005 for over £10,000 with 60,000 miles. It now has done 187,000 miles. Lots of history, but for the last year I have changed the oil, filters & plugs...
My wife has just had an articulated lorry rip the side off her car on a roundabout and, of course, we are now in the usual insurance tangle. The car is a Citreon Berlingo Multispace HDi VTR 1.6 Diesel,...
Owners of classic and vintage cars are being advised that new fuels with ethanol are incompatible with some materials used pre-1960. We are informed that Esso 97 unleaded does not contain ethanol. Is this...
The accelerator was no longer responding on our Espace and it was still picking up speed. I switched the engine off and then on again, and the car started revving itself.