All my cars seem to leak some f lu id or other. It’s what they
do. When I’ve been using The Italian Job on local errands
I noticed there was a little dribble every time I stopped. It
was pretty clearly water and at first I did think it was rather
more serious. Even the seller didn’t think the cooling was
particularly reliable. Indeed, when I first got it, escaping
steam seemed to be an issue, and I did toy with the idea of a
new radiator. At the moment all that happens is the dribble
when it stops, but there’s no overheating or running a bit of a
tem peratu re. Bit like me in old age, really.
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A READER WRITES
TALES FROM RUPPERT’S GARAGE
The best thing about writing for Autocar is making
contact with you, dear reader. You ask the cleverest
questions and you tell me interesting things.
Recently these have been Innocenti related. I have
talked to a couple of owners and the man who serviced
L o r d D o n a l d Sto ke s’s. H e r e’s a n eve n b i g g e r su r p r i s e
posted to the Autocar office: this novel by reader Frank
Kirtley. I’ve started it and I will let you know what it’s
about, but for now it’s brilliant someone called a book
The Innocenti. Glad to have some bedtime reading.
The Innocenti
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If you don’t mind, we’ll avoid
answering that since we’re not a
tuning magazine, and in any case,
there are many other things to
consider when uprating an engine.
Instead, it concerns us that you think you’ve
bought your RS3. In fact, you’re renting it, and
Audi Finance is your landlord. And just as some
landlords don’t like you changing things in their
houses, so Audi Finance is unlikely to appreciate
you sneaking more horses under the bonnet. Ask
permission, first. It’ll probably say no. JE
A spokesman said the company
has set a deadline of March 2020
to identify more service providers
within sister company Nissan’s
dealer network, so this might
mean your nearest service point is closer to you
than it was before Infiniti pulled the plug. He
said Infiniti’s warranties will remain in force and
parts supply will be maintained. Infiniti is inviting
owners to register for news and updates on the
new plan at infiniti.co.uk. JE
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READERS’ QUESTIONS
I’ve just bought
a new Audi RS3
Sportback on a
PCP. Once it’s run in, I plan to
have it chipped. Who do you
recommend for the work?
Kevin Salter, Colchester
I’m interested in a
nearly new Infiniti
Q50, but despite
the dealer’s assurances, I’m
worried about servicing,
parts and the warranty in
light of Infiniti pulling out of
Europe. What do you think?
Harry Jordan, Castle Douglas