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I would like to get a new-shape Toyota Avensis 09-reg. What diesel engine should I go for: 2.2 or 2.0?
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In reply to ST, Oxford in the Sunday Telegraph Motoring Lifestyle you state that VAG's DSG gear box is improving. Does that apply to both the six-speed and the seven-speed versions and is the seven-speed...
My Mazda 3 Tamura is approaching the end of the manufacturer's three-year warranty. It has done 27,000 miles. Hence, is it worth buying an extended warranty, since Mazda have a good reliability record?...
 

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