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Have a diagnostic reader plugged in and see what codes its throwing, then take it from there, from described symptoms could be anything from a dead dying MAF sensor, IAC valve to janky ignition coils. Avoid any place that starts to instantly throw parts at it without getting a diagnosis first. Om a side note everybody nowadays should have diagnostic readers in their toolkit. They have become pretty cheap now. Form a couple of 100dhs for specific car brands to 30-50dhs for a generic obdII reader

Our resident mech Saleem is not in favour of anything with a bit of style and not made in Japan, surprised he didnt try to change your mind to go for a corolla or sunny instead so take his advice with a grain of salt. IMO Merc would be a better choice since its more common and more bits and bobs including after market available for the Merc, also generally Mercs are said to be more reliable than Audis. Although A4 is a better looking and more snazzier car IMO at the end of the day. Get what make you happy, you only live once. Test drive a few examples of both and see which one you like better and go for that. What would you rather have a smile on your face everyday or a few extra coins in your pocket.

I officially hand my title of grumpy old man to you for life. Congratulations

Ford used the name Taunus here for cars that came before the Cortina. These came with 1.7L and 2.0L engines and were hugely popular among the demolition derby crowd because they were extremely tough (the cars were) and it took a lot to disable them.

We have had millions of Mk4 & closely related Mk5 Cortinas here, but this is the first example of a two-door model I have ever seen. A true unicorn, this.

Nail. On. Head. The majority of people don’t care if the problem gets fixed, they just want the CEL turned off for the lowest price. If you won’t do it, somebody else will. I miss working on cars full time sometimes but on the other hand, selling your soul for 50 dhs here and there just isn’t worth it when it comes to your integrity. I’ve always prided myself on doing a good job but in uae doing a good job is rarely recognised unless it’s cheap and cheap + good doesn’t compute. Luckily, we have a Venn diagram to demonstrate,

Just finished the matrix trilogy. Wifey has never seen any of these old movies (isn't it weird that they're old movies now?) so I'm revisiting them all and it's good picking up on a lot of stuff I missed before. Anything new worth watching? Last cinema experience I had was horrible. I will never go to a cinema again. Screaming kids, people on their phones, talking loudly to each other etc. I even asked 2 people to go outside if they wanted to talk and they promptly shut up. You shouldn't have to ask for that in a cinema. Streaming FTW. If the movie makers don't like illegal streams, they should do something about the cinema experience. Set rules and broken jaws for anyone who breaks them.