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I am going to be commuting about 90 miles a day and have a £5000 budget. What car do you suggest?
Just seen a 2016 golf 1.6 diesel with 36,000 on the clock being sold in a Volkswagen Lookers branch for about £12500. Do you think it is worth it? I only cover about 8000 miles a year.
I wrote to you in March about my 2010 Golf 2.0 TDI which had frequent problems after the emissions upgrade. I thought I would update you that Volkswagen has replaced the EGR valve free of charge. A courtesy...
I have a campervan on a Volkswagen T4 chassis. It's registered 2000 and a 1890cc diesel. I'm concerned about the discussion of banning old diesels from towns. Would it be possible to re-engine the car...
I have a 2011 BMW 320d. It's the N47 engine and had the timing chain done last year at 130k miles and was done at 80k miles. It's now covered 182k miles mainly motorway driving and the DPF light keeps...
What do you advise before I buy a Hyundai Santa Fe 2.0 litre manual diesel with 56 plate that has done 11,3000 miles?
What would be the best car that meets the following criteria? - has a Diesel engine with lots of torque - can return at least 45mpg on the motorway - can take 4 people in decent comfort - has a good size...
I'm thinking about buying a new Audi A3 Sportback TDI. Not yet decided if it will be the 1.6TDI or 2.0TDI. Do either of these engines require the uses of AdBlue? Are there any reliability issues associated...
I currently drive a BMW 330d E90 LCI model. It's done 86k and am now beginning to wonder how long the DPF will hold up. It's run exclusively on Shell V Nitro and serviced every 10k (oil, air filters etc)....
Need new car to replace Peugeot 207SW 1.6 Sport Got two Volkswagen Golfs to choose from, a 100 mile pre-reg GT estate diesel (150) for £20k with 3 yrs free servicing OR a brand new GT estate with 150...
 

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