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I am looking to but a used diesel 4x4 for towing that does not have a DPF. The car would need to have a kerbweight of at least 1800kg for safe towing of my caravan. My budget is around £10,000, what...
Due to my high mileage covering 27,000 miles in 18 months in my petrol Ford Focus, I'm now looking to buy a diesel to replace it. However, I've previously had a Mondeo diesel (52-plate) which suffered...
I own a 2007 VW Passat 2.0 SEL TDI 170 DSG Estate which has covered about 75,000 miles. Until June it was averaging just over 42mpg on a combined cycle over 4500 miles, and on a run I could routinely get...
I'm reading about quite a few DPF problems on the 2008 onward Honda Accord. Drivers seem to get a blocked DPF warning message and then even if they do a motorway run it wont go off, and that forces them...
One of your readers letters extolled the virtue of running older cars. Like you, I remember when I was young and had little money. I ran old cars and can’t forget the grief they gave me. Never again.
I...
I really like the look of the Vauxhall Insignia and have test driven one at my local dealer; however, the salesman has told me about DPFs, which are now fitted to all new diesels. He said with my mileage...
I recently purchased a 2006 Audi A4 Avant quattro £8500. It was 34 days ago, and as of two days ago, the DPF light has come on and won't go off. And now the glow plug lights are flashing, and the car...
The particulate filter warning light came on two days ago. I read the manual which suggested running the car in fourth or fifth above 2000rpm for 15 minutes and the light should clear. Tried this with...
Should I sell now my lovely two-year old Fiat 500 Lounge diesel? Or should I wait for a big bill later on because of the diesel particulate filter, and its likelihood of failure?
Is there anything I...
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