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                              (5)       (a)       State three merits of front-engine front wheel drive. 
                                            (b)       List three causes of tyre wear. 
                                            (c)        State three causes of excessive oil consumption in an engine. 
                                                       
                                 
                     
                    
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             Candidates  did well in parts (b) and (c) of the question.   Part (a) of the  
question was not properly responded to  by most of the candidates.   
The required response to part (a) of the  question is given below: 
                    (a)       -           lower floor gives good cornering; 
              -           low centre of gravity; 
              -           it promotes understeering; 
              -           it has more space for the occupants.  | 
                 
                
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