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Thinking about buying a Berlingo as a cheap holdall and for my kids to learn to drive in. Could I run the old 1.9D diesel on filtered waste veg oil, with a separate tank and heater? I assume the later...
I have just been informed that my newly purchased Audi A4 probably needs a new gearbox! Basically the previous owner has done the dirty on me. I took it in after the car popped out of 3rd and into neutral...
How much fuel does each bar on the fuel gauge represent as I seem to only be getting 34mpg. Example I have done 115 miles on half a tank (3.5 gallons) which is really bad, the car is a few weeks old and...
I bought a 12 year old BMW 330i in June and it drove beautifully until a sudden failure of the automatic gearbox a couple of weeks ago. I bought a Gold "Customer Protect" warranty for £595 through the...
I own a Nov 2006 2.0 Jetta, mileage 42,000. Having had it serviced and MoT'd yesterday I was astonished to receive a phone call today saying that the auto gearbox oil should be changed at 40,000 miles...
My R-reg MG will not start in the wet and if you can get it started it cuts out. It will then restart after about 5 minutes. I think it needs a cover underneath the car to stop splashback from water?
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Turbo whistles when accelerating hard, but not when you are more gentle. Does this indicate a fault or is it normal
I have had the clutch and dual mass flywheel changed on my Audi A4. I am now experiencing a vibration and rumbling noise with a slight judder whilst engaging the clutch in first gear and reverse - only...
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