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  Scrapping Over the Scraps at Auction Today 2 Mar 2009 (News)
  for £400 over book retail. Even then old tanks were dear. £350 for a Scorpio. £350 and £475 for a pair of Rover Sterlings, though at least the cleaner one had a nice full header tank of coolant. Someone went berserk and paid £925 for a 2000V Ford Ka
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 4 Apr 2015 (News)
  that the coolant level warning light had come on a couple of times in recent weeks, though the level seemed OK to me and the running temperature had not increased. I duly collected the car and all was fine, except I noticed that every item on the Visual Health Check report was marked Not Checked. Then, 8 weeks
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  DISHONEST JOHN'S GUIDE TO SERVICE SCAMS 6 Oct 2001 (News)
  for an quantity of oil, coolant, ATF, gearbox oil, brake fluid, etc over and above what the car will actually take. Very few punters ever spot this and if they do, tell them it's a clerical error, revise the invoice and refund them the extra money. 99 times out of 100 you'll never have to. The Major
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  DISHONEST JOHN'S GUIDE TO SERVICE SCAMS 16 Sep 2001 (News)
  obtaining the new filter from stores and fitting it, plus, of course, the cost of the filter. The Fluids Overfill Charge the customer for an quantity of oil, coolant, ATF, gearbox oil, brake fluid, etc over and above what the car will actually take. Very few punters ever spot
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  SKYACTIV. The future of cars according to Mazda – Driven. 5 Jun 2011 (News)
  to enable quicker heat up and stable combustion.   Additionally, the lower compression ratio allows the exhaust manifold to be incorporated into the cylinder head, which therefore acts as an effective heat exchanger for the coolant circulating through the engine leading to faster warm-up