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How do I reset my Peugeot 308's odometer?

I have a 2010 Peugeot 308 1.6 diesel and the distance clock on the dash has stuck at 99,999 - is there any way I can reset this?

Maureen McDermott (County Monaghan)

Aug 2015 Filed under: mileage

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What's VAT situation on importing from UK?

I am considering buying a VAT qualifying car with a VAT number in the UK that is more than six months old and more than 6,000km on the clock. What are the immediate or later VAT implications for me?

Michael O Neill (Limerick)

Dec 2015 Filed under: importing

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How much to replace my Hyundai's clutch?

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I have a 2010 Hyundai i30 1.6 diesel CRDi and there's an issue with the clutch. I wonder how much it will cost me to to replace?

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Shah Adil (Dublin )

Feb 2016 Filed under: servicing

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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