Probably motoring's equivalent of Geoff Boycott! He hates factual inaccuracy and avoidance of the fundamental facts of anything. Cars are meant to fulfil a purpose of getting from A-to-B, hopefully enjoyably, comfortably, and elegantly, not to serve as mobile communications and entertainment centres!
Dear Doctor, I drive 2012 Octavia 1.6 TDI Estate. Last year, around mid-year, I was notified by Skoda UK that my car was affected by the emissions issue and that I would be notified when to take my car in for modification. Last November I was further notified by the DVSA that the modification had […]
Dear Sir, I have experienced a problem with my CX-5 2.2 Diesel 175 Sport Nav. My car is four years old with 49,000 miles on the clock, is serviced regularly, and has just experienced an all warning lights scenario ñ TPMS, SCBS, Red Triangle, Engine Management all coming on with corresponding loss of the LED […]
Dear Doctor Diesel, How do turbochargers get contaminated with whatever they do, for the vanes to get stuck? The air enters via the air filter and then arrives at the turbo to proceed to the inlet manifold via the intercooler and EGR. I am at something of a loss as to where the awful […]
Hello Doctor. How are you… not too cold or wet I hope? When you have a moment, could you perhaps please advise me about my car battery. In the Fiat DoblÚ, I do a run every four to five weeks of approx 75 kilometres to see my sister, and then back the next day. […]
I have a 2005 Volkswagen Touran 1.9 TDI. My problem is that smoke frequently belches from underneath the car, but only when the outside temperature is around three degrees Celsius and the car is idling at traffic lights, or stopped in traffic. This is accompanied by strong diesel fumes, actually inside the car, even with […]
© Motorworld Media 2023
Registered Office: 4 Capricorn Centre, Cranes Farm Road, Basildon, Essex. SS14 3JJ
Company Number: 8818356
Website designed by Steve Dawson
