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  Mondeo losing power under acceleration 1 Dec 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My 2012 Ford Mondeo (39,000 miles) 140 TDCI is losing power under medium to hard acceleration. When accelerating from 1900rpm onwards the car intermittently...
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  What £6500 car for commuting? 15 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for some suggestions, as I would like to replace my current car within the next 6 months. I currently own a 05 plate Mazda 6 (1.8l petrol)...
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  Used car for long commute 31 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking to buy a used car for a weekly commute (180 miles each way at the beginning and end of the week). From what I have previously read a diesel...
• Volkswagen Polo - At what point is it not fit for purpose? 4 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  to foot the bill? My view is that this isn’t just an ‘update’ of a part; changing from DMF to SMF is not just a slight update it is completely different. Would this suggest that the original system was not fit for purpose? Particularly in light of the fact that VW simply don’t manufacture the original
• Hyundai i40 Tourer - Clutch Concern 5 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  December/January!  I'm being asked to front money to have the gearbox "dropped" in order to investigate, but can anyone advise if this is an issue with Hyundai's? Google search shows some reports of clutch problems. My concern is I do not know (right now) if the DMF was done, along
• Peugeot 308 - Faulty clutch on car purchased from dealer 19 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  mass flywheel. Im unsure whether the dealer would replace the DMF even if it did need requiring. I maybe left with a half completed job. My immediate plan is to take the car to a second indepdent Peugeot dealer for confirmation of the clutch. What should be my next steps?
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  Which SUVs have the best boot space? 13 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  We are in our mid 60s and have just downsized to one car, a Suzuki Grand Vitara 4x4 petrol , which is now nearly 14 years old but still going strong at...
• VW Passat 1.9 TDI Estate 11 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  On a previous thread I was debating going petrol over diesel for my next car. However after thinking logically (i.e. not every diesel owner suffers a turbo failure, or countless DMF replacements) we have both come to the conclusion that due to our mileage each year we would be around £700
• Ford S-MAX (2006 - ) - petrol or diesel? 25 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  at the weekends. We also have to tow our 1325kg caravan about 10 times a year. We have had diesels for a while, but with all the DPF, DMF etc debate I'm not sure it's worth it. In the S-Max, the 2.0 diesel would suffice but I would really like the 2.2 for a bit more shove especially towing. However, while
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  Do I need to have the emissions fix on my Skoda Octavia? 3 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2013 Skoda Octavia Scout 2.0 TDI (42,000 miles). I've had two letters from Skoda inviting me to have the emissions fix undertaken, but I am happy...
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  Need a seven-seater for towing - any suggestions? 13 Apr 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My son in-law has decided to get rid of his 2007 Ford Galaxy diesel with 96,000 on the clock, before any DPF, DMF, belts or clutch needs changing. He...
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  Timing chain snapped on a BMW 320d - what should I do? 7 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I bought my BMW 320d from a dealer 9 months ago with 96,000 miles on the clock. I recently took the car to the BMW main dealer for its major service as...
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  Is my Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion diesel likely to suffer DPF problems, and what could I replace it with? 25 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  11 months ago I bought a new Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion diesel, which I am delighted with. However I am so worried about your comments about the risk of...
• VW Tranporter T5, Petrol Estate cars. - Sunday Morning Decision time: Van is dying..... 27 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  The day has come. DMF, probably clutch as well and something going noisily wrong within the RHS wheel bearings (as I understand it). I have a friendly local independant who gave the heads up when it was in for a small job. Oh the electrics are starting to go as well. Totting up
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 02 2.0TDCi Vibration with strong acceleration 8 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  of the car: -new clutch, starter, dmf, 2000 miles ago. -in July '08, a split boost hose was replaced -an injector was recoded at 65000 miles; record for this says "CARRY OUT DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS, TRACED DTC P23 36 NUMBER ONE INJECTOR REACHED ADAPTIVE LIMIT RE-ENTER CORRECTION VALUES" -No 4 Cylinder
• KIA Cee'd - feedback on reliability of high mileage ceed / i30 21 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  and diesel cars. I don't do much miles per years. Perhaps 8000 - 10000 miles. Given that this age ceed diesels do not have the usual problem areas such as DMFs and DPFs, will the reliability of  this car be similar to a similar age / mileage petrol ceed? There doesn't seem
• Ford Mondeo - Any other large petrol car suggestions 24 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  or estate) at or near Mondeo size. Petrol - I do about 7000 miles a year.   Leaving low miles aside I'm worried about stories of expensive DMF and other repairs on newer diesels. Traditional handbrake not electronic Traditional key ignition Chain cam rather than belt
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  Petrol or diesel seven seater? 7 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I've recently retired and I have a 57 reg Ford C-max 1.6 TDCI 110 Zetec with just shy of 50k on the clock. This weekend mentioned a cost of £1600 for...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.8 Revs to 3000 rpm then dies off 15 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  by fitting a performance chip, but after 2 weeks the problem resurfaced again. Maybe worth a mention is the simply dismal fuel consumption...urban driving hardly returns 35 mpg...longer, gentle runs struggle to top 40. The car has also passed through the dreaded DMF saga, but the dealer not only repaired
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 05 2.0 TDCI Flywheel/clutch replaced, now gearbox 26 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Hello I got bit by DMF failure 2 months ago (failed starter caused by getting clogged up with swarf from disintegrating dual-mass flywheel/clutch); I ran the car on the replacement starter till it started sticking again... and then the clutch went. By which time I had enough money together