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I have a 2007 Ford Fusion 1.6 TDCi Zetec. I am quite pleased with the car, particularly the fuel economy, (around 60 mpg at the moment) and the car has done about 23,000 miles. About 4 weeks ago, the car...
My wife has just bought a Mazda 2 Sport ex-demo, a lovely little car. When we looked at the car before purchase and could smell tobacco, the salesman assured us he would get rid of the smell, no problem....
I purchased a new Nissan X-Trail DCi 150 diesel auto in January 2008. It's a great vehicle, but there is one thing that niggles me, and I'd like your opinion. It's the transmission. When you slow at a...
I bought a Toro mower with a TUD 5 diesel that had broken a timing belt and bent a few valves. I got a new head from the UK and put all back together with great results. However, after two seasons of running...
I would dearly like to locate my dear 1967 1,098cc Austin A40, which was a little gem when I had it 40 years ago and did many miles of wonderful, faultless touring around parts of England and Scotland...
I will be travelling to Ireland next month and hiring a car. I wish to cover the excess, and the hirer quote covering at 13 Euros per day. There are companies who offer this in the UK but is this a safe...
I would appreciate your comments on the wheels fitted to my car. It's a two-year-old Signum with the 2.8 turbo engine. Nice car and cheap to buy thanks to the enormous depreciation. I find it very hard...
I got tyres for my Peugeot 406 2.0 LX Petrol (195/65R15 91V) in October 2007, and they worked out at £47.00 each (fully inclusive). I now own a Ford Focus 1.6 Style Petrol (205/55R16 91V) and notice that...
My BMW 525TD Estate Auto gives a hard ride that transfers every bump in the road to the passengers. I assume this is caused by the low profile tyres on 19" wheels. Is this correct, and if so what size...
We have a 2008 Zafira 1.9CDTi automatic and every few weeks its warning light comes on to say we need to get it to a Vauxhall dealer. The handbook says the fault is with either the diesel particulate...
 

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