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I bought my 55 plate Audi A3 2.0FSI second hand from my local Audi Dealer at 50K miles. It's been serviced by them for the last 3 years and it's at 69K miles now. Good car. Recently the clutch started...
I have a Volkswagen Touareg on an 05 plate, which I bought three-months-old from Volkswagen dealer. All the servicing had been done by VW but the last one was done at my local garage. There's a downshift...
I just purchased an six-speed MX-5 2.0 Sport, it's a 2007 model with 10,400 miles on the clock. I'm conscious of gearbox noise in first, second and third gears, particularly when the gearbox is hot and...
My Jeep's 3 year warranty ran out in May 2010, but the car has only covered 42000 miles to date, with regular dealer service. The auto gearbox has failed suddenly and totally and Chrysler Customer Service...
I have a 56-plate Toyota RAV4 diesel that has covered 43,000 miles. I have noticed particularly first thing in the morning that there is a problem changing gear; firstly if it is cold the gear lever is...
I have a 2000-reg Bora with 149,000 miles on the clock, and its MOT is due at the end of month It requires a replacement 2nd gear selector fork. Garage has looked at the clutch and flywheel and have reported...
On 8 August 2010 I wrote to you as I was thinking of changing my car and was wondering whether Volkswagen had any plans to sell the Polo diesel fitted with their 105PS 1.6 engine. I had tried the car with...
I had my Audi A6 serviced at a main dealership. At the same time they did a gearbox oil change for me. They returned the car to me and said all the work had been done OK. That evening as I went to drive...
I bought my kia when it was just a year old from a Kia (group) dealer on the Isle of Wight and it had done just 8000 miles. It was fine at first but soon things started to go wrong including; rust, wheel...
I have just paid a deposit on an unseen 2001 C5 2.2 HDI exclusive. I have been told by the dealer that the gearbox mounting is very worn and causes the vehicle to clunk when pulling away and during gear...