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I've been offered £450 off the list price for the Bi-Fuel Dacia Sandero, but there are no LPG stations near me. Should I take it and run it on petrol only, or pay extra and get the petrol-only version?
I’m concerned about the introduction of E10 (petrol) and the impact it will have on my 1997 Jeep Cherokee and 1988 Porsche 944 Lux Auto. Is there anything I should be contemplating having done to them...
Since purchasing my Hyundai i30 I have kept its full service history. The car was serviced in October 2013. The car showed no issues - although a fuel filter wasn't changed during this time. Further to...
I’ve been told that some supermarket diesels contain up to 20 per cent vegetable oil, is this true?
Having just returned from two weeks driving in France I discovered that the normal 95 octane petrol is being replaced by SP95-10, which I understand contains 10 per cent bioethanol and is cheaper. I drive...
I have noticed while travelling between 50-70 mph that the engine of my Mondeo 1.6 TDCI seems to hesitate or cut-out momentarily, and then cut back in immediately without any dashboard indication. What...
We have a 20012 Hyundai ix35 1.6. In the past three days it has cut out three times whilst driving. We are worried about this because of the danger aspect. We have contacted Hyundai but they cannot see...
I recently had a problem with my 2-year-old Ford Focus diesel whereby the car went into limp mode on the outside lane of a dual carriageway. The eventual diagnosis, some two weeks later, was that the fuel...
My 8-month-old Citroen DS3 e-HDI 110 stopped at the side of the road with the engine management light on after I had lost all power and the car refused to go above 1500 rpm. As it is the DSport version,...
My husband and I are trying to decide whether to buy diesel or petrol for our new car and will probably be purchasing an ix35. My parents also run a new Ford Focus diesel. We run two older diesels at...
 

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