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My BMW 328i has done 66,000 miles and as it’s now 10 years old I wonder whether I should arrange for the automatic gearbox to have an oil/filter change?
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My Rover 75 had a gearbox oil change last year. In lower gears there is a whining noise which disappears when we reach 30mph. Is this likely to be a problem?
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I have a 2010 Volkswagen Passat CC automatic diesel. It's started to judder when I start it. Any ideas what it could be? It's driving me mad.
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I own a 2011 Volvo V70, it's done 48,000 miles. It's always been serviced by a Volvo dealer and I use it for towing a 1500kg caravan about 4000 miles per year. Please advise any steps I should take, over...
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I have a 2011 Ford Mondeo 2.0 Titanium X with an automatic gearbox. It's done 70,000 miles and is a good car with no problems so far. I've heard that this type of box becomes unreliable after such mileage....
I've owned a 2012 Ford Focus estate 2.0 TDCi for 5 months. Occasionally, when in low speed, the gear is not engaging fast enough so the car is revving up, shuddering and losing its power. Is this just...
 

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