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I want to buy a new model Renault Clio with an automatic gearbox. My local Renault dealer can get no information from them about when they will be available in the UK. Please could you try to find out?
The automatic gearbox on my 2002 Vauxhall Zafira has stopped working. The engine starts fine, as does the gear stick, but the car doesn't move. Is there anything inside it that should be working or is...
I am about to retire and looking to buy a crossover, but am put off by all the dealers telling me I have to do at least 15,000 miles per year if I want a diesel. I do 10,000 miles. I also have driven automatics...
For the first time in 14 years I am about to get a company car with a job I start on 1 July. The criteria below make for a wide ranging choice. I do about 25,000 miles per year and have a family with three...
I recently took a test drive in a new Audi Q5. The S Line version seems to have the equipment and extras that I would prefer but only comes with 19-inch wheels and 235/55 R19 tyres, whereas the lesser...
Living in both the UK and Australia I own two petrol 1.8TSI Passats. Due to intense media scrutiny in Australia regarding DSG gearboxes failures Volkswagen is recalling my Australian car. My UK car is...
I own a Honda Accord 2.2i-DTEC 150 automatic, first registered in March 2012. To date it has covered 12,250 miles with an average consumption of 44.4 mpg according to my accurate calculations, though the...
Over the past four years our situation has changed. I no longer drive due to eye problems and my wife now does all the driving. She is in her mid 70’s. Until now we have retained our two cars, a 1999 BMW...
My wife bought a Polo with a DSG box two years ago. At the first Volkswagen dealer service she complained about an intermittent hesitation from the car when starting from a stop. The mechanic said there...
I live in Adelaide, South Australia. We purchased a 2011 ex-demo Skoda Yeti 2.0TDI 4WD DSG nine months ago. There is a ground swell here in Australia concerning possible DSG problems. We had a couple of...