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WEEK'S BEST DEALS AT 14th SEPTEMBER 14 Sep 2007 (News)
Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 2.0 EGS SX. £15,288 saving £2,187 Ford C Max Zetec 1.6 TDCi (110PS) DPF £13,789 saving £3,206 Ford Fiesta Zetec Climate 1.4 TDCi 5dr £9,058 Saving £1,737 Ford Focus Zetec Climate 3dr 1.6 16V . £10,762, saving -
Volkswagen Reliability Shock in Australia 8 Jun 2013 (News)
failures, doorlocks, alarm systems, windows ECUs, coil packs, manual gearboxes, timing belt pulleys, bulkhead vent well drains, ABS/ESP modules, timing chains, Twincharger problems, DSG transmissions, DMFs, DPFs...the list goes on and on. Yet readers still believe that by buying -
April Offers from UK Car Broker 4 Apr 2007 (News)
Vw Golf 2.0 Tdi Gt (140) 5Drs Auto Dsg £17,993 Vw Golf 2.0 Tdi Gt (170) 3Drs Dpf £17,344 Vw Golf 2.0 Tdi Gt (170) 5Drs Dpf £17,789 Vw Golf 2.0 Tdi Gt (170) 5Drs Dsg Dpf Auto £18,985 Vw Golf 2.0T Gti (200) 3Drs £19,736 -
Car Auction Proves Strong Used Value of BMW X3 F25 17 Aug 2012 (News)
miler made a strong £10,500, but the one with 135k was £2,700 cheaper, reflecting the cost of a new DPF and turbo, perhaps. The same point was illustrated by a pair of 09 reg LandRover Discovery IIIs and a pair of 10/59 Volvo XC90s. But if you’re a chancer, a high mileage -
High Mileage Cars Double Cheap at Auction Today 17 Sep 2010 (News)
2007/57 Ford Focus 2.0TDCI Ghia 4-door saloon that, by covering 173,734 miles could hardly ever have got cold. It sold for £2,300, and if the DMF, DPF and turbo had all had to be replaced might well have been fir -
Cheap Cars at Auction Today 11 Jun 2010 (News)
Style and Zetec Climates at £4,300 to £4,350. Four cheap high mileage Focus II diesels. (And no DPF trouble to worry about with 1.6TDCI 90s.) High miles on anything knocked it back considerably. For example -
Drivethedeal's First Quarter Deals 12 Jan 2007 (News)
£16892 Save £1903 VW Golf 2.0T GTI 5dr £20022 Save £1058 VW Golf 2.0T GTI 3dr £19554 Save £1026 VW Touran 1.9 TDi SE 105 5dr (new model) £15217 saving £2768 VW Touran 1.9 TDi DPF SE 105 5dr (new model) £15614 saving £2821 -
Motability Cars making Megabucks at Car Auction Today 31 Aug 2012 (News)
for £4,250, a 102k mile 2008/58 Mondeo 2.0i Zetec estate drove off for £3,650 and, unless I misheard and misread, a 27k mile 09 Focus CC 2.0 automatic sold for just £5,500. In the Lex Autolease section what must have been one of the last pre-DPF Honda CR-V 2.2iCTDI EXs, a 15k mile 2009/59 -
SKYACTIV. The future of cars according to Mazda – Driven. 5 Jun 2011 (News)
(with 300Nm from 1,200rpm) and 175PS at 4,500rpm. Because the SKYACTIV engine emits less NO2 and soot than a high compression diesel, the DPF can be smaller yet still qualifies the engine for the stringent forthcoming EU6 without a NOx trap. SKYACTIV transmissions -
This Week's Special Deals From Online Cars 20 Jul 2007 (News)
Estate 1.9 TDi S 115 5dr £15657 saving £4038 Volkswagen Sharan Estate 2.0 S 5dr Auto £15532 saving £4003 Volkswagen Touareg Diesel Estate 2.5 TDi DPF 5dr £26633 saving £2917 Volkswagen Touran Diesel Estate 1.9 TDi S 90 5dr £13315 saving -
£2,000 Discounts on New 3-Series Convertibles 17 Apr 2007 (News)
Life (120) 5dr (Euro 4) £15165 saving £2105 Vauxhall Zafira Estate 1.8i Life 5dr £14077 saving £1918 Volkswagen Phaeton Diesel Saloon 3.0 V6 TDi 4Motion 4dr (5 seat) Auto £34561 saving £8099 Volkswagen Touareg Diesel Estate 2.5 TDi DPF 5dr -
New Mondeo £12358 + Full Online Cars Offers List 12 Sep 2007 (News)
4MOTION LWB 4dr (5 seat) Auto £46675 saving £9355 Volkswagen Sharan Diesel Estate 1.9 TDi S 115 5dr £15657 saving £4038 Volkswagen Sharan Estate 2.0 S 5dr Auto £15532 saving £4003 Volkswagen Touareg Diesel Estate 2.5 TDi DPF 5dr £26633 saving -
Week's Best Deals From OnlineCarsLimited 26 Jul 2007 (News)
£9355 Volkswagen Sharan Diesel Estate 1.9 TDi S 115 5dr £15657 saving £4038 Volkswagen Sharan Estate 2.0 S 5dr Auto £15532 saving £4003 Volkswagen Touareg Diesel Estate 2.5 TDi DPF 5dr £26633 saving £2917 Volkswagen Touran Diesel Estate 1.9 TDi -
Week's Best Deals From OnlineCarsLimited 14 Feb 2007 (News)
) £15199 saving £2071 Vauxhall Zafira MPV 1.6i Expression 5dr £11942 saving £1573 Volkswagen Golf Diesel Hatchback 2.0 GT TDi 5dr £17019 saving £1651 Volkswagen Touareg Diesel Estate 2.5 TDi DPF 5dr £26577 saving £2888 Volkswagen Touareg -
Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 18-4-2015 18 Apr 2015 (News)
. SJ, via email It's a sensor, a fuel flow problem, an intake airflow problem, or an exhaust problem. By 75k miles a DPF could be starting to get choked with ash, but a 2007 cee'd 1.6CRDi doesn't have a DPF. Could be that the matrix of the oxygenating cat converter has broken up -
Week's best Deals at 16th August 16 Aug 2007 (News)
seat) Auto £33703 saving £9043 Volkswagen Sharan Diesel Estate 1.9 TDi S 115 5dr £15657 saving £4038 Volkswagen Touareg Diesel Estate 2.5 TDi DPF 5dr £26633 saving £2917 Volkswagen Touran Estate 1.4 TSI SE 5dr DSG £16495 saving £2805 -
This Week's Deals From Online Cars 25 Apr 2007 (News)
5dr £12873 saving £3137 Volkswagen Golf Diesel Hatchback 1.9 S TDi 3dr (AC) £13659 saving £1256 Volkswagen Golf Diesel Hatchback 2.0 GT TDi 5dr £17024 saving £1651 Volkswagen Touareg Diesel Estate 2.5 TDi DPF 5dr £26633 saving £2917 -
This Weeks' Special Deals From Online Cars Limited 23 May 2007 (News)
Estate 2.0 S TDi 5dr £16926 saving £1839 Volkswagen Sharan Diesel Estate 1.9 TDi S 115 5dr £15657 saving £4038 Volkswagen Sharan Estate 2.0 S 5dr Auto £15532 saving £4003 Volkswagen Touareg Diesel Estate 2.5 TDi DPF 5dr -
Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 9-5-2015 9 May 2015 (News)
is far more economical. I would be grateful for your advice. I only drive 6k a year but had no problems at all with my current or previous diesel-engined cars. PS, via email The 1.4TSI 125. The 1.6TDI 110 is now manifold in head so shouldn’t suffer DPF and EGR -
Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 6-6-2015 6 Jun 2015 (News)
DPFs so don’t suffer diesel problems. Ignore the list prices. They are always available at discounts. Try http://www.drivethedeal.com Credit where credit is due A follow up on my case where the, dealer refused to allow