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My son, a carpenter, is set on buying a Transit Trend T350 but I have heard it said the model generally is prone to rusting underneath. Do you know if this rumour is well-founded or tosh? I have always...
I bought a Volkswagen Caddy today and the van runs fine. It has 75000 miles but it has a small amount of fluid around each of the injectors. Is this normal on a 1.6 TDI and can I return it to a private...
Last night, my brother bought a Ford Transit Connect, 06-plate, 180,000 miles. When he pulled away from the seller's house, there was a big cloud of black smoke which cleared after 30 or so yards (I was...
I have a Citroen Relay. It's Euro4, so it falls foul of the ULEZ in London. If I get it converted to Euro6, will Transport for London revise their assessment of the vehicle and exempt it from the ULEZ...
We're buying a new or nearly new van conversion-type campervan in the next year or two, most likely a 6m long Knaus. Most big brands like Knaus are based on the Fiat Ducato and, for 2020, Fiat has just...
I took my Fiat Doblo (86,000 miles) for a regular service and MoT to my normal garage, who I feel are trustworthy. On that morning, and afterwards at the garage, the car was found to be misfiring and smoking...
I have just returned a rental van to the hire company. During my time in the vehicle, a stone was thrown up from a truck in front and cracked the windscreen. The hire company has said this is not covered...
I'm thinking of swapping my car for a small van soon, probably a nearly new Citroen Berlingo. It would not be for commercial use, just personal. A friend says that any no claims I have would not count...
I’m looking for some advice before buying a Nissan NV200 to convert to a camper. I am looking for vans with a tailgate. There are suddenly a lot of 2016 available, I’m assuming as the three-year warranty...
I have a Volkswagen T5 T28 van that has been converted to a camper van, the logbook has been changed by the DVLA and now states body type: Motor Caravan and the vehicle category is N1. What are the speed...
 

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