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!
Hi Doc, if one does decide to stick with a relatively “dirty” diesel, say a Euro 5 rated one, how does that affect the overall emissions picture? I’m a bit puzzled and confused by it all – we all like to have a new car from time to time, but I’m not sure that all […]
From time to time, the technical reports mention balancer shafts which obviously exist to make the engine run smoother, but it would be interesting to know a bit more about these components, what sort of engines they specifically apply to, and how they actually work. Perhaps the good Doctor could offer us some words of […]
If one part of car manufacture has improved more than any other in recent decades, it is corrosion prevention and painting, or finishing, of car bodies, and their various attachments. Rust is now rarely a problem that bothers us, which makes a huge difference when shopping for a used car. Much of the progress is […]
Dear Doctor Diesel, Reading the letters about the Kombi going in to limp home mode and your reply suggesting the diagnosis of a faulty turbo being wrong, I have to tell you our experience. We have suffered this with our SEAT Altea 2.0-litre TDI 140 for about four years. We had black smoke and a […]
Doc, I got the van serviced by Scotts Garage last week. It has done about 2,500 miles since we last corresponded, and has gone into limp home mode three times since then. Twice when pulling a half tonne trailer on a long uphill gradient, and once when I provoked it, just to see if there […]
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