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My son owns a Vauxhall Combo Van which he uses for his work. In 2009 he had to have a new ECU fitted which was carried out at a Vauxhall dealership using approved parts. On friday last he had to be...
My parents have a diesel Volvo V70 estate 4WD. It is facing more costly repairs as bushes are wearing. They have a small farm shop and regularly carry or tow small loads 1/2 ton+ and tow a horse box occasionally....
For general road use in a pickup am I better off having permanent AWD such as a Hilux or is the Isuzu D-max just as good? Could I run the Isuzu D-max in continuous AWD or would I damage the transmission...
I currently own a Mitsubishi L200 Animal covering 25K a year, mostly motorway miles. It is also used for towing a rally car and some weight in the rear. Had fantastic reliability, though found the seats...
I have a 2 month old Ford Ranger. Paint work is faulty over half of the truck. Ford has said there is a few which have this problem and we have a e-mail to verify this. Told to fetch it back for a paint...
I bought a VW van T4 approx 2010. It was burning a lot of oil and a little rough. I was recommended a local garage and they advised on the work to be carried out including a reconditioning of the engine....
Lorry started as usual, then a mile down the road it cut out. Won't start now - any ideas?
My Iveco van continues running after the ignition is turned off, then doesn't turn over. Does start OK sometimes, but sometimes wont start at all. Ignition or starter motor at fault?
I have a 2003 Vauxhall Vivaro 1.9 CDTi van with 95,000 miles on the clock. It has been running fine but after having been parked up and not run for a few weeks, it is now rough to start, won't tick over...
I have a Vauxhall Corsa Combo 1.7 diesel and I got in it the other day but nothing turned over. It was working OK the day before so I thought it was the starter motor, so I replaced it yet it still won't...
 

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