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I'm going on a caravan trip in my 2006 Toyota HiLux turbo-diesel 4x4 towing a camper trailer weighing 1700 kg. A friend has told me to stay in fourth gear and sit on 110 km/h the whole way as it stuffs…
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The auto transmission on my 2006 Holden Captiva LX has started misbehaving - first just changing gears at odd moments, then would randomly lose all traction and was no longer safe to drive. The dealer…
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I'm going on a caravan trip in my 2006 Toyota HiLux turbo-diesel 4x4 towing a camper trailer weighing 1700 kg. A friend has told me to stay in fourth gear and sit on 110 km/h the whole way as it stuffs…
