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I need to tow 750kg, but want ease of access...
Hi, how are things?
I am a farmer who has to pull a load of max. 750kg and I have family member who is finding it difficult to get into our Mazda6, a petrol model. What are the best options in a four-door car?
Thanks
Mike Carmody (Listowel )
Jun 2016 Filed under: towing
Any sign of a new Golf Plus or Ford EcoSport?
When will the Volkswagen Golf mk7 Plus model and Ford EcoSport go on sale?
Ian Mckenzie (Grays/essex)
Jul 2012 Filed under: future cars
How to go about selling my '65 VW Beetle?
My 1965 1,300cc Volkswagen Beetle (one of first six months of the 1300 version and so has six-volt electrics, purchased from the local Volkswagen agent as their demo model when six months old, so I am the only owner) was last on the road in 1978, driven only in and out of my garage in order to use the pit over which it is parked and was to be my retirement hobby. It is to be sold.
Lifetime mileage is 41,500 and apart from needing a brake overhaul, it could easily be put back on the road, though the original paint work looks a little ‘tired’ – it is Volkswagen sea-blue. Any idea what I could expect to get for it? And how I should go about selling it?
It is standard except for a fitted tow-bar; also, has bespoke leather seat covers made just after purchase in 1965.
Bryan Page (SANDY, BEDFORDSHIRE)
Sep 2016 Filed under: classic cars
Could flood water affect a Hyundai Santa Fe?
Can flood water affect the fly wheel on a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe CRDi?
Seamus Mcintyre
Nov 2014 Filed under: miscellaneous
My Toyota Avensis won't start. What to do?
My 2008 Toyota Avensis diesel has just 75,000 miles on the clock, is fully serviced and running well until a week ago. It now will not start and my mechanic cannot get into the diagnostics to find fault.
What now?
Joseph Mcgowan (Donegal)
Nov 2014 Filed under: fault
What do you think of six-speed gearboxes?
What is your view on the practicality of six-speed manual cars versus five-speed? On normal national roads - non motorways - six-speed seems to equate to a never ending need to change gear at every bump and bend. Or did I have a bad experience with a particular car?
Patrick Mc Loughlin (Dublin)
Jan 2016 Filed under: gearbox
What's wrong with my Toyota auto gearbox?
My 2013 Toyota Avensis Verso has an auto gear problem. It drives fine when it's cold and the gear change is perfect. Even in reverse it's fine, but it stops moving after two to three minutes driving and reverse won't engage either. What is the problem?
John Kerry (London)
Dec 2014 Filed under: fault
The steering on my Avensis seems jumpy!
The steering on my 2010 Toyota Avensis Aura seems jumpy and light. What's wrong?
David Large (Sligo Ireland)
Jul 2016 Filed under: fault
What is the value of a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta?
What is the value of a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta as a trade in? It has 99,000 miles on the clock, is 1.6 diesel, new timing belt, NCTd until Sept 2018.
Miceal MacNally (Westport)
Sep 2016 Filed under: used car values
Any advice on family estate cars?
Any advice on family estate cars? Around a €12k budget, covering about 15,000km per year. Anything to particularity avoid?
Jim O'Neill (Carlow)
Sep 2016 Filed under: choosing used car
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