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I own a 2012 Vauxhall Astra 2.0 diesel Sport Tourer. However, I'm having problems when driving down hills. The car seems to stay in a low gear and revs very high, is this normal?
I'm looking to buy a 2-3 year old Skoda Ocatavia vRS estate petrol. Should I get a manual or automatic?
Till recently I had a company leased car - a Ford Focus 1.6 diesel , Titanium X trim, with plenty of optional features (driver assistance pack, blind spot information System...). I now have to buy a car...
In the past we have had and been pleased with the Toyota Yaris and Suzuki Swift (current car). Both have been fully automatic (not tip-tronic which we dislike). For our next car we want something similar,...
Yesterday my 2002 Mitsubishi Shogun was running absolutely fine. Today, I came out and the gears felt a little stiff. Now I cannot get it into drive at all. Any ideas?
I have an absolute maximum of £1500 to buy a used car with. I need an auto, but don't have a lot of spare money to spend on maintaining the car. I would like comfort and have been looking at Mercedes-Benz...
I have a 2011 Ford S-Max 2.0 diesel with Powershift auto. It has only done 22,000 miles, but is more than three years old so out of warranty. The transmission has a faulty sensor which is costing me £2200...
I have a 2008 Ford Focus 2.0 petrol auto. I am trying to find out when I should service the auto gearbox. It looks like it has never been done and looking through the service literature it doesn't list...
I have a 2011 Volvo V60 with a gearbox failure. It is 37 months old and has done 48,000 miles. The twist to my story is that I took the car in for a service one month before expiry of the warranty and...
I wondering if auto transmission oil should be occasionally changed in my 2006 BMW 320D? It doesn't appear as a routine service item in the booklet.
 

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