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Does my 2014 Skoda Octavia need a new belt?
My 2014 Skoda Octavia 2.0-litre has 94,000 on the clock. Do I need to have the timing belt done?
Patrick O'sullivan (Cork City)
Jan 2020 Filed under: servicing
Does the Ford Kuga have a wet belt?
I'm thinking of buying a Ford Kuga soon... Do they have a wet belt as well as the main cam belt? I'm asking because I had a Focus 1.8 diesel Sport and the wet belt snapped.
Lee Phillips (Caerphilly )
Feb 2020 Filed under: servicing
Should my Polo's stop-start be working cold?
The stop-start system on my 2019 1.0-litre petrol Polo is enabled with a stone cold engine: if I drive 100 yards after a overnight stop the stop-start is enabled. This can't be logical as the diesels all have to reach temperature before enabling it. Spoke to Volkswagen, but can't get a straight answer. I have also driven other petrol Polos and they are exactly the same.
John M (Cork)
Feb 2020 Filed under: electrics
Can I get classic car motor tax?
Hello.
Is there cheaper motor tax for a classic car that's 20 years old?
Stasys Padomcikas (Drumkonrath)
Feb 2020 Filed under: classic cars
I can't play CDs on my Astra...
Hi,
I bought an Opel Astra and I put songs on a CD from my computer and now the stereo won't read them. Can you tell me what's the problem?
Bojan Jovanov (Radovis)
Feb 2020 Filed under: aftermarket
My F-150's auto stop isn't working...
I have a 2015 Ford F-150 and the auto stop just stopped working.
Andres Rios (Edinburg)
Feb 2020 Filed under: fault
Does my Audi A3 have a timing belt or chain?
Does my Audi A3 1.4 TFSI 110kW petrol Cabriolet have a timing belt or a timing chain? When should it be replaced?
Many thanks
Shaun Dillon (Chesterfield)
Feb 2020 Filed under: servicing
Belt or chain in my Focus?
Does my 2008 Ford Focus have a wet belt or timing chain or belt? The reg is 08 CE XXXX.
Gavin Mccormack (Kilkenny )
Feb 2020 Filed under: servicing
Checking correct lane at a roundabout...
Hi ,
If I'm travelling in the left lane on a two lane road and come up to a roundabout and don't take the first exit off the roundabout but go on to the second or third, do I have priority over a car that is traveling in the right lane? What if the car in the right lane wants to come off on the second exit and I'm continuing on to the third while staying in the left lane? What is the position if the car in the right hits me as it seeks to make a turn? Note: I'm not asking which lane I should be in, just what is the position if I stick to the left lane.
Thanks
Philip
Philip Donegan (Ballina)
Mar 2020 Filed under: miscellaneous
Diesel Avensis or petrol Corolla?
Hi there,
I’ve had a 1.4 petrol, three-door 2000 Toyota Corolla for years, but I need to change it and I’m looking at a 1.4 petrol five-door 2010 Toyota Corolla or a 2.0 diesel five-door 2011 Toyota Avensis. They're similar mileage with the Avensis slightly more expensive, but the tax is more on the Corolla. I don’t do a lot of mileage but my husband commutes and could take my car occasionally.
Denise Murphy (Rhode)
Mar 2020 Filed under: choosing used car
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