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I have recently changed to a new C-Max 5-seat 1.6 diesel. This is my first diesel and I am grateful for several tips via your column, particularly the recent one about letting out the clutch at idle revs...
I bought a new Volkswagen Polo SEL 1.6 CR/DPF 90PS 5-speed manual in November 2010. It now has 1,500 miles on the clock. It stalled at a junction soon after I bought it, then a few months later the engine...
I have had Skoda Octavia TDI 1.9 Ambiente hatchback for almost eleven years and now I am going to buy a Skoda Octavia TDI 1.6. Ambiente hatchback.
What is the difference between these two cars?
I have...
My Peugeot 406 coupe is missing its fuel additive tank. What will it do to the car and its performance?
I have usually used only BP Ultimate diesel in my Land Cruiser, but I have recently tried the Shell V-Power diesel. I am not totally sure but I appear to be getting a couple of miles per gallon extra with...
I curently own a Citroen C15 van, with the brilliant XUD engine. The engine on my van just keeps going and going, the problem is the van is 17 years old and body work won't get through many more M.O.T's.
What...
I purhased a 2002 Peugeot 307 HDI last October. I bought it in Coventry and it ran well to my home town in South Wales.
The car has been left standing for sometime and now I have started using it, but...
My 2.0-litre TDI 170 6sp A4 has been perfect so far whilst commuting 20 miles each way.
Now at three and a half years old and 41,000 miles my new commute will be only 3 miles each way. I would like to...
Thanks to your website, I have been able to narrow down my next choice of car to the Ford Focus and Seat Leon. You give the Focus 5 stars however and the Leon only 3 (although 5 for the quicker petrol...
My car suffers from a judder at about 1200 RPM when going through the auto gears or at low speeds in the 1200 to 1800 RPM range.
I've had the gearbox update, software upgrade and gearbox oil change. The...

