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!
I run a 2007 SEAT Altea 2.0-litre TDI with DSG transmission and as you have given me excellent advice in the past, I hope that you are able to help me now. When the engine is at its normal working temperature (indicated 90 degrees Celcius) it has become very difficult to start, to the extent […]
Euro NCAP, backed by the European Commission, organises simulated crash-tests and provides European motoring consumers with independent assessments of the safety performance of some of the most popular cars on sale. Formed in 1997, it is backed by seven European Governments as well as motoring and consumer organisations in every EC country, with the UK’s […]
Hi Doc. I thought that I would contact you again after reading the attached article entitled The Deadly Diesel Deception which was published in the Daily Mail on Thursday 1st May. A lot of the author’s points in relation to soot emissions are (unfortunately) correct when considering the older diesel vehicles, but surely vehicles built […]
Dear Doctor Diesel, Please could you give me some help and advice? In April 2013 I purchased a 2011 Skoda Fabia 1.6 TDI. I asked the salesman if there would be any problems regarding the DPF filter and he said that he had not had any complaints from cars he had sold. He said if […]
Many thanks for the information given in your e-mail regarding my Mercedes-Benz E 320 CDI that kept losing almost all its power when I was out on the road. (See issue 325 Doc) The local Mercedes-Benz garage told me that I needed a new turbo at a cost of £1,500! A second garage said very […]
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