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Time to cut the Skoda losses

Back in the Januar y issue, I reported that I'd ordered a cheap Chinese copy of the Pierburg 2E carburettor fitted to my Skoda Favorit. This was not through choice, but it was the only one I could find that promised to do the job. The problem I had was that the car would run fine for a few minutes, then suddenly die. For a while

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