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Taking the plunge

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Doctor Diesel — 1 Comment ↓

My present car is a Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI, with the torque converter automatic gearbox. After 50 years of manual gearbox driving, I took the plunge and changed to automatic life, and I am thoroughly sold on it, and on…

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Looking for a comfortable ride

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Doctor Diesel — No Comments ↓

Hope that you can help, Doctor, regarding thoughts on purchasing some new tyres. There’s plenty to read on various tyre manufacturer and retailer web sites, there are group tyre tests to read from other magazines, including some by European magazines,…

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Filter tips

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Doctor Diesel — 4 Comments ↓

I wonder if The Doctor might offer me a few words of advice on whether, in view of all the problems with diesel particulate filters (DPFs), I should look at having mine on my 2013 Focus Zetec 1.6 TDCi taken…

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Something lost in the translation?

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Doctor Diesel — 1 Comment ↓

Further to your letter from Dan Deakin, he was correct in saying that you do not add petrol in any amount to diesel fuel. I do recall the recent quote from a service manager of an Audi garage saying that…

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Soapbox – Motoring Journalism

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Doctor Diesel — No Comments ↓

I guess it dates me somewhat to confess that as a lad I used to buy Autocar when it was “one and nine pence” in old money (around 9p today) when a new Porsche 911 cost well under £3,000. Many…

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Judder and Whoosh!

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Doctor Diesel — 3 Comments ↓

I have a 2009 Citroën Grand C4 Picasso 1.6 HDi EGS which has done some 79,000 miles now. You were kind enough some time ago to reassure me over clutch slip, as this car is an EGS semi-automatic, which you…

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Mixed Feelings on Diesel Brands

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Doctor Diesel — 4 Comments ↓

Some recent letters to you have been on the subject of unexplained variation of mpg figures. I too was perplexed by variations going back some 15 years. I concluded that, for my motoring style, supermarket fuels used by themselves i.e.…

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Chips (NOT FRENCH FRIES) in the USA?

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Doctor Diesel — No Comments ↓

In your Diesel Car Magazine there are a lot of claims made for chips that make diesel engines more powerful and give better fuel mileage, and a lot of other claims. Are these all true, and are these conversions worth…

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Variable Resistance (Not a Rheostat)

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Doctor Diesel — 1 Comment ↓

Hello Doctor. I’ve been keenly reading stuff about fuel economy and economical driving in Diesel Car. One of the things that seems particularly effective is fitting eco low rolling resistance tyres, and I see that there are now ratings A,…

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Worried of Wantage….

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Doctor Diesel — 3 Comments ↓
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Dear Doctor Diesel, I would welcome your thoughts on future legislation on diesel engines, i.e. talk of scrappage schemes, charging to go into town and city centres etc. I have been driving diesel engined cars for twenty years, and my…

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