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A bit of rattle when starting a 2.2 CRDI Kia/Hyundai diesel might sound like hydraulic tappets filling, but the cause is almost certainly a worn timing chain that needs renewing before it fails. Peter Simpson reports.

KIA can seemingly do no wrong with the Sportage. The model flies out of the showrooms at very nearly the same rate as the Ford Puma, despite that car being both much smaller and costing less to buy. S

Regular readers will know the 99 had quite an eventful summer holiday at the Le Mans Classic with the rest of the C&SC gang (News special, September). Several ‘issues’ occurred on its travels, meaning

The only show out for the Citroën this ...

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