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I have just spent a week touring in West Wales. My travels included all types of surfaces: motorways, lanes, mountains, villages and towns. In over 600 miles I found one pothole. In general, all types...
My car loses power after five minutes of driving. There is a beep and then an Antipollution Fault appears. Why does my car lose power after the Antipollution Fault is displayed?
At times it feels as though the car is running in "tramlines". Tyres fitted are Bridgestone Potenza 225/45 R17. They now need replacing. Have you any recommendations please to overcome my problem? Tracking...
I brought a Vauxhall Corsa on friday for my wife. Its a 2010 vauxhall Corsa 1.0 EcoFlex 3 cylinder. When she changes gear (or me) it judders and sometimes lack power. Went back to the dealer on wednesday....
I was driving along a village high street, with cars parked on the other side of the road, and I saw a very large lorry travelling quite fast towards me. I slowed, from 30mph to just under 20mph, as I...
Please could you comment on this statement on the IAM website as I always assumed you should put an auto into neutral at a standstill to minimise wear. 'When stationary in traffic, even for many minutes,...
I have a 307SW 1.6 HDi and the anti pollution fault light is coming on whenever I start the car up. There seems to be nothing wrong with the car, though. No loss of power or anything. I have the following...
My daughter will be 14 on 14th July this year. She is desperate to start driving, and has grasped the very basics of driving on private land. I would love to give her a great present for her fourteenth...
I suffer from symmetrical peripheral polyneuropathy, basically the nerve ends in my feet have packed up which means that part of my feet (toes and the adjacent area) alternate between pain and, more commonly...
I have recently returned from a business trip in Germany. I am interested in your viewpoint on French/Belgian/German drivers who are in the habit of speeding up behind a car in front forcing drivers to...