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According to my recent MOT certificate, the above item is “severely deteriorated” on one side. The mechanic advised me to get it sorted ASAP or “it would bite” me, so I’m assuming it’s something like a CV boot where you want to replace the rubber before the joint itself gets damaged by incoming...

Hi guys, Thanks for your help with the VCU-change advice last week - that's all sorted, but now I have a new problem :-( For the last couple of months I've noticed the car taking a bit longer to start, but nothing too drastic. Then over the last few days it has ceased to start at all. Not a...

Hi guys, Six months after I bought this car, a work colleague (jtq4u on here) told me about the famous VCU issue, and we did a test: The time then, 38 seconds, was deemed very good, so I thought nothing of it for a few years. Today, two and a half years later, I decided it was about time I...

Hi, I have a 56-plate Freelander TD4 that's done 70-something thousand miles. Recently I've noticed that sometimes if I put my foot down sharply, the revs shoot right up for a second without the car changing speed, then the revs drop down a bit and the car speeds up to meet them. I assume this...