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Insurance for new, but older driver - advice please! :)

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  • AdrianC
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    Dr_Mobius wrote: »
    You got off lucky, a friend got a diesel 9-3 and it was spewing black smoke and ended up costing another £800 within a fortnight

    EGR valve, by any chance?
    they're actually Alfa engines I think, is that right?

    It's a Fiat group engine, so - yes - used in some Alfas - but also used by other GM brands including Vauxhall/Opel.
  • AdrianC wrote: »
    EGR valve, by any chance?



    It's a Fiat group engine, so - yes - used in some Alfas - but also used by other GM brands including Vauxhall/Opel.

    That, among with two pages of other faults. Still loves it though. I didn't know they were used in anything else, I thought they'd picked it as a way to annoy GM for forcing them to offer diesels!
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