1995 Plymouth Neon Highline from North America – Comments
February 27, 2010 by admin
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1995 Plymouth Neon Highline from North America – Comments Trunk lock keeps sticking. Head gasket failure, which I am finding out is an engineering defect that will occur with almost all Neon’s – if it hasn’t happened to you yet it will so tuck a $1000 away for when it does (I have seen this [...]
2009 Toyota Corolla LE from North America – Comments
February 27, 2010 by admin
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2009 Toyota Corolla LE from North America – Comments I have not owned the vehicle long enough to have anything go wrong with it. I have changed the oil once to a synthetic. The oil filter is inconvenient to access, and the small clip that holds the plastic oil filter cap from unscrewing broke, but [...]
1995 Cadillac Eldorado ETC review from North America
February 27, 2010 by admin
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1995 Cadillac Eldorado ETC review from North America What things have gone wrong with the car? Tuneup with new plugs, K&N Air Filter, & scan check. Changed oil at indicated end of cycle with Castrol Edge & Mobil 1 Oil Filter. Noticed a 2 degree reduction in coolant temperature as indicated on the DIC monitor. [...]
Diesel In America: 1300 Miles In A BMW 335d
February 25, 2010 by admin
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America and Europe might have this whole hybrid/diesel thing the wrong way round. You see, hybrids like Toyota’s Prius or Ford’s Fusion do the best work in stop-start city driving, where their gas engines shut down at traffic lights, and their electric motors ease them up to speed again. Diesels, on the other hand, like [...]