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  Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 18-4-2015 18 Apr 2015 (News)
  It was listed on the warranty paperwork as a covered item, but they said it might not be covered by the warranty, “as warranty companies were funny people.” They assured me they knew what it was and that it was definitely the DMF, but once they had stripped the engine down they informed me that it was a seal on the DMF, so the warranty company refused to cover the item saying it was "fair wear and tear". This wear and tear was set to cost me £1,600, twice what the local garage would have charged.
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  Volkswagen Reliability Shock in Australia 8 Jun 2013 (News)
  ."  In my time as HJ I've had issues over VW clutch cable tensioners, brake discs, heater matrix failures, alternator failures, fuel pump failures, fuel tank lifter pump failures, doorlocks, alarm systems, windows ECUs, coil packs, manual gearboxes, timing belt pulleys, bulkhead vent well drains, ABS/ESP modules, timing chains, Twincharger problems, DSG transmissions, DMFs, DPFs...the list goes on and on. Yet readers still believe that by buying a Volkswagen they are somehow buying into a higher level of quality and a higher echelon of car than, for example, a Ford.
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  Mileage and Status Separate Best Auction Prices From the Rest. 26 Oct 2011 (News)
  A 46k mile 2008/58 Focus 1.6TDCI 110 Zetec estate sold for £7,000, while a 50k mile 2009/58 1.6 petrol Style estate sold for just £4,600 – with no DPF, DMF, EGR or turbo to worry about over the next 50k miles. (As usual, ‘s’ means sold. ‘p’ means top provisional bid, ‘pc’ means provisional, but close. ‘n/s’ means not sold. ‘n/w’ means miles not warranted.
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  High Mileage Cars Double Cheap at Auction Today 17 Sep 2010 (News)
    It sold for £2,300, and if the DMF, DPF and turbo had all had to be replaced might well have been fir for another mileage marathon.   Other cheapies included a 65k mile 06 BMW 320d SE, sold for £7,950, a 105k mile 2007/57 Mondeo 1.0TDCI 140 Zetec sold for £5,500s, a 21k mile R56 MINI One with alloys, sold for £6,600, a 22k mile 07 Polo 1.4S 80 sold for £4,500 and a 106k mile 06 VW Passat 1.9TDI 105 estate sold for £3,800.
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 6-6-2015 6 Jun 2015 (News)
  CB, Peterborough /road-tests/ford/ford-b-max-2012-road-test//  and  /carbycar/ford/b-max-2011/   Best engine: 1.0 Ecoboost 120PS. These engines don't have dual mass flywheels so don’t suffer the same clutch and DMF problems as Focus 1.0 Ecoboosts and don’t have DPFs so don’t suffer diesel problems. Ignore the list prices. They are always available at discounts. Try  http://www.drivethedeal.com   Credit where credit is due A follow up on my case where the, dealer refused to allow me to reject a faulty car I bought from him a month previously and insisted I had to have it transported from Warrington to Manchester at my expense so he could look at it (no mention of fixing it).
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 30-5-2015 30 May 2015 (News)
  MG, London In Europe, a significant proportion of airport taxi fleets are Prius or Prius Plus hybrids. The reason is that they are well suited to taxi work, have no DPFs or DMFs or turbos to worry about and, according to Toyota, regularly reach 400,000 miles on taxi fleets needing only basic maintenance. Nevertheless, offer him £8,500 and see how you get on.   Repackaging I drive a 63 plate Mercedes B180 CDI Sport Automatic, annual mileage approx 10,000, half motorway, half journeys between 3 - 10 miles, previous car a 2012 Nissan Qashqai Tekna 1.5 DCI manual.