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It has just been confirmed that my 2014 Juke CVT gearbox has failed at 44,500 miles. Nissan have agreed to pay 50 per cent towards cost of £7000. The car has a full service history and I've only owned...
I have Triumph Vitesse Convertible 2L Mk2. I have had to remove the rubber seal on the gearbox cover due to old age and have obtained the new rubber seal but it needs to be glued to the cover. It is the...
We recently purchased a house, which has a Volvo 460 1.7 SE 1994, with 72,000 miles. The car is in good condition with only minor rusting at door bottoms and the relatives of the previous owners of the...
I am thinking about buying a 2019 Skoda Octavia vRS Challenge 2.0 TSI 245 DSG. Is this a seven-speed wet box or some other type of automatic gearbox?
Any ideas why my focus won't go into first and second gear? It drives perfectly fine in third, fourth and fifth gears.
While my daughter has been on holiday I have been using her 2012 Ford Fiesta. I’ve not driven it for a while but have noticed this time that the gear change on occasion is rough, particularly on the downshift...
I have conflicting information concerning the Mondeo Powershift gearbox. On the one hand I have read that the gearbox is unreliable and on the other hand, that all will be well if the gearbox oil is changed...
Would a 2012 Ford Galaxy 2.0 TDCi with a Powershift transmission be prone to suffer expensive transmission repair bills in the future? I have read adverse reports on the Powershift transmission, but not...
Is that true that Volkswagen has changed the DSG oil to mineral to prevent problems with the DSG gearbox? How can you be sure that will be used in an oil change?
I want to change a normal gearbox into an automatic gearbox for a Wolseley 16/60 built in 1968. Is it easy to convert this and what will it cost?