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My Mercedes Benz C280 petrol automatic is 28 months old with 8,500 miles on the clock. Recently in the very cold weather, before the engine has fully warmed up it has developed a tendency to suddenly rev...
Could you recommend any automatic gearbox specialists for Audi in either West London or close to Winchester?
My 2009 Volvo C30 has just been recalled by my Volvo main dealer for a PowerShift gearbox change. Unfortunately, I could not get a clear explanation from them for the reason for the exchange and found...
My Honda Jazz ES is just 6 months old. It developed a noise on Friday afternoon after taking my grandchildren home. The noise made me stop the car just as I started to pull away. I looked round the car...
I have a 2007/56 Skoda Octavia with 79,000 miles on clock and the diff has just seized and smashed the gearbox. Is this a common problem?
Thanks for information about the 2000 – 2004 Mercedes Benz Valeo heat exchanger issue. Interestingly, MB did fit a new torque converter last January (50/50 contribution), it seemed to improve for a while,...
Do you have any feedback on the durability of Volkswagen's six speed DSG gearboxes as fitted to the current Passat? Do you have any advice to help reliability other than the standard 40,000mile/4 yearly...
I noted in your website ‘What to Watch out for’ section for the Golf Mk VI: "Problems emerging with the 1.4TSI and 7-speed DSG: jerking at low speeds, losing drive, etc. One owner had the transmission...
I bought a new VW Golf plus 1.9SE TDI and was persuaded to have the car with a DSG automatic gearbox after reading the Golf brochure that stated "the DSG gearbox offers a genuine alternative to a manual...
I think you are being over generous to VW. I bought a new 57 plate Audi TT 2 litre DSG which had the same problem from new. Despite a software upgrade it did not improve and I sold it after 12 months....