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Hi can you tell me if diesel engines use more diesel in the cold weather? My economy has dropped from 55mpg in the warm weather To 46-47 Mpg in the winter.
I purchased a secondhand Renault Scenic MPV in 2010 (manufactured in 2007). Overall it works fine except for the gearstick. If the weather gets cold, particularly if it is minus 3 or below, and if I...
My Beetle 2.0 automatic is very difficult to start on cold mornings, engine cranks well enough, but reluctant to fire. When warm it starts and runs well. New plugs fitted recently, but no better.
The front Goodyear Eagle Summer tyres on my wife's Tiguan are due to be replaced, but the rear tyres still have 4mm tread. Given the recent winters, we have had I wondered if it would be advisable to switch...
Following eye surgery I could not drive my 2007 BMW 320 diesel for a month. Since restarting my use of the car, the average fuel consumption shown on the computer over my usual mixed trip distances, including...
When driving in snow in my Juke AWD should I switch off ESP and use 50/50 4WD or Variable 4WD?
I am getting heavy condensation inside my Volvo 940 Estate (1996) after a period of approximately one week of the car not being driven. Can you suggest a method of controlling/eliminating this problem?...
Can you tell me if BMW 5 Series 2.0D SE has a system to demist the front screen without the engine running? Or was this something they used to have?
There is thread on 'Motoring Discussions' concerning what constitutes a 'legal' winter tyre for use in Germany. There seems to be a lot of ambiguity and confusion - even between the usual 'authoritative'...
My CLK 2005 currently has 225/45/17 on the front and a slightly wider tyre 245/40/17 on the back, I am being sold snow tyres which are all 225/45/17s (all four tyres), will they fit and work just as effectively?
 

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