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  Skoda Yeti has 100k on the clock - should I keep or sell? 21 Sep 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I would like to ask you for help regarding my decision to sell my six year old Skoda Yeti 4x4 diesel. I drive at least 100 miles per day to get to work...
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  Ford Fiesta advice 30 Nov 2015 (Ask HJ)
  As you are aware I not so long ago bought a Fiesta TDCI 1.6 s with approximately 55,000 miles for £6000. The car has had a few issues but the dealer...
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  V70 D5 replacement suggestion? 26 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I’m looking to replace my trusty V70 D5 after 11 years and 135,000 miles. I’m tending towards petrol rather than diesel to avoid problems with DMF, DPF,...
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  Freelander 2 2.2TDi clutch failure at 18,000 miles 15 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Hi, I'm asking on behalf of a friend who is not registered on the site. She took her Freelander 2 2.2TDi (2012, 18000 miles) back to the dealer yesterday...
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  Which Skoda Superb Estate is reliable? 21 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I would love to buy a Superb Estate as a family car to keep it for a long time. Resources are not limitless, so I have to keep overall cost over 10 years...
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  Replacing a Rav-4 with a dodgy clutch 8 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Toyota RAV-4 SWB (3-door) 2.0 litre diesel XT3 D-4D. It has done approx 56,000 miles and it was purchased as a used vehicle from Lookers Toyota,...
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  Do our Jaguar X-Type diesels have DPFs and how do they work? 4 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  When my wife's 12-year-old BMW needed replacing she was delighted to acquire an 18-month-old Jaguar X-Type diesel. The car joined my own 9-year-old petrol...
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  Why does our Volkswagen Polo diesel hold its revs when I lift my foot off the accelerator? 15 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In January this year we bought a new 3-door Polo SEL 1.6 TDI, downsizing from our long-lived, and immensely practical, Saab. In most respects the Polo...
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  Spare me 2 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  You have been fairly relaxed about ‘space saver’ emergency wheels. I am very surprised they are legal. I have been idly thinking about my next main car....
• Any - Electric vehicles - how often would you change? 12 May 2020 (Forum)
  be similar.  Trim and similar bits will be the same.  Tyres similar.  No EGR/DPF/DMF or moving parts in an ICE. There are stories of early Leafs doing 300k+ as taxis with minimal battery degradation and that will only improve as battery tech moves on.   Assuming
• Ford Focus Titanium 2.0 petrol 2008 - Focus 2.0 duratec running issues 16 May 2016 (Forum)
  when accelorating and when idling ( in gear and in neutral you can feel a slight pulsing/ vibration from the car. It's been to two different ford garages and countless other garages. All have ran diagnostics but nothing was ever found. The dmf was found to be going so a new one along with a new clutch
• Ford Mondeo Estate 2004 - Flywheel and Clutch Replacement 11 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, I am new to this forum and a relatively amateur at mechanical DIY, most I have attempted so far is front pads and discs.   I have suffered from the usual DMF failure, but because of being made redundant I dont have the funds to get this done, so as I have time on my hands
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  Can premium fuel help improve my Toyota Verso's fuel consumption? 31 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Further to our brief correspondence before Christmas concerning the increase in my Toyota's Verso D-4D’s diesel consumption, I'm pleased to report that...
• Skoda Superb Estate - Which Skoda is more reliability 22 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  , or are they also problematic)?  Assume that I never rev a cold engine over 2500 rpm and a warm one never over 4000 rpm, I service my cars like clock work and drive 15 miles motorway each way to work daily (which I think is good enough for DPF). Taking into consideration things like turbo's; injectors; DMF
• Audi A6 2.0 TDi - Trying to get Audi goodwill payment 19 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  other cars both over 200k miles on their original clutchs. However, after a further 10k miles, we've had the flywheel and clutch changed by Audi to the tune of £1200, after it displayed classic systems of DMF failure. Audi of course say its wear and tear. The mechanic gave me the flywheel
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - "Clutch"-ing at straws 1 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  my surprise, dear reader, when my local garage tell me that the shudder is definitely not suspension or wheels but is the clutch. I see from the receipt that the garage who fitted it appeared to use a DMF and presumably the attendant bits that go with it. Its going to be such a hassle sorting
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - 06 2.0 gti thumping noise felt thru clutch pedal o 28 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  somewhere? but when i left the car into the VW dealer for a check they said its nothing to worry about and has something to do with the DMF (dual mass flywheel) In other words VW dealer says this is a normal type sound on a Golf GTI 2.0 FSI turbo! Is there anyone out there has the same type of problem
• Transit Tourneo 8 May 2006 (Forum)
  I hope you guys can give me some advice. I have a '53 plate tranny tourneo mini bus 2.0 tdci, its a taxi, it has 165k miles on the clock. 11 months since I had a replacement dmf flywheel and clutch fitted, without checking the invoice i think it had 125k on the clock then. Since then, every now
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  Has the Volkswagen emissions update ruined my Tiguan? 9 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan in 2013. The car had 9000 miles on the clock and I bought it from a car supermarket. The vehicle has now covered 49,000...
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  Which VAG car is best? 10 May 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I am considering buying a nearly new car Volkswagen group car. I like the Golf Estate, Skoda Octavia and Superb, but I have a number of concerns regarding...