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I currently I drive a C4 Grand Picasso 1.6 HDi EGS Exclusive. We have been extremely happy with the vehicle, the ride and build quality, etc. and are in...
My Mercedes-Benz E320 is insured by Mercedes-Benz Insurance. Following your advice recently I contacted them to inform them I was fitting winter tyres....
I am thinking of buying a Ford Mondeo estate 2.0 petrol.
Would you recommend this model, does it have a DMF and are there known reliability issues with...
I have a budget of £7-8000 to spend - it doesn't matter if the engine is diesel or petrol, but the car has to have a manual gearbox and be sporty. Can...
I have a 1.6TDCI C-MAX on 2011 plate.
The mention of DPF keeps rearing its ugly head. Diesels use less fuel so pollute the planet less (in theory),...
Bought a new F10 550iSE about a year ago. At 11600 miles under braking I began to get a shuddering through the steering. Was advised by the BMW garage...
My Beetle 2.0 automatic is very difficult to start on cold mornings, engine cranks well enough, but reluctant to fire. When warm it starts and runs well....
Should I run my new Prius 10th Anniversary on Shell V-Power? I'm hoping to get even better fuel economy to offset the additional cost at the pump.
I recently had trouble starting my Volkswagen Golf 1.6 mk4 on a very hot (35C) day.
It made a loud grinding noise. I called road side assistance and...
Why does my 10 year old Focus 1800 Zetec require a new timing belt and pulleys etc when the mileage is only 52,000 against Ford's recommended figure of...
Who owns a private number plate after insurance company has deemed the vehicle a write-off in an accident?
I'm thinking of buying a Hyundai i30 auto, 2007. The car has only done 33,000 miles, had one lady owner, and has been regularly serviced at Hyundai. Is...
I currently own a 53 plate Citroen Xsara Picasso 2.0 HDi and I average 44-48mpg.
I'm looking to purchase a used (up to 18-month old ) family car (£10K...
Advice on a small auto through Motability. I was thinking of Fiat this time or Mitsubishi.
I am interested in buying a new Fiat 500.
I personally would prefer the 0.9 Twinair or the 0.9 Twinair Lounge but the dealer is pushing for a 1.2 Lounge...
My X-Type is suffering excess fuel consumption and poor acceleration. My local garage stated it had two leaking diesel injectors and gave an estimate of...
My wife is looking to buy a family estate for the arrival of our second child, and also to use for her garden design business.
We have a budget of around...
Driving a 1.9TDI Skoda Superb and under load there is a whooshing noise. Happens when driving the vehicle under medium and high engine load conditions.
At my MOT I got an advisory note saying that the nearside front tyre (Kumho KU 235/45/R18) had a bulge on the inside wall.
Both front tyres have approx...
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wheels and tyres
I just bought the car yesterday, drove lovely nearly all the way home (38 miles from the dealer) and as we came into our village the engine started making...
I have just bought a 54 plate Rover 75 CDTi Automatic with 28,000 genuine mileage.
I paid £4650 for what almost appears to be a new car. I intend to...
I bought a new Ford Focus 1.6 Titanium Ecoboost in Sept 2011. The engine stop-start feature has not functioned since purchase.
The supplying dealer is...
I can't choose between the Vauxhall/ Opel Astra 1.6 115hp petrol or Renault Megane 1.6 110hp petrol - can you please can you help me choose the best?...
In 2008 you advised the then new Subaru Forester diesel. Due to the waiting list, instead we bought an XT 2.5 petrol.
Three years on, it is summed up...
The washers on my Nissan X-Trail won't work - any idea why?
A relative recently had to call a rescue service to start her car. She was told that jump starting, either the car to be started or the car used to start...
I have a friend that has just bought a car with brand new MoT from a garage who were selling the car as 'sold as seen. The garage he bought it from failed...
I am an independent retailer. Recently our landlord has imposed clamping rules to our service yard where we used to be able to place one car free. The...
Engine starts ok and runs perfect. Then travelling at about 40mph or more it randomly starts to judder and surge, then it runs fine again. Then when decreasing...
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technical issues
My 2004 Audi A6 2.5 TDI (120k miles) smokes big-time on starting in winter. Is this normal?
Just bought an approved used Audi S3 Sportback from Guildford Audi. Had a puncture and when checking what tyre I needed, I found that the car had been...
I was in an accident and the insurer told me that car is total loss and wants me to scrap it. Nothing was mentioned as to what exactly was damaged.
How...
Hello, I currently own a Honda Civic Hybrid but I feel I've done my bit for the planet and was thinking of buying a used SEAT Leon FR with a DSG gearbox...
I spotted a 2009 Honda Jazz EX on Autotrader in a rare (But not to everyone's taste) colour, and at a great price.
It was in Luton and I live in Manchester,...
If a car advert says this, would you be alarmed about the refurb bit?
* 2005 (05 reg)
* Estate
* 79,000 miles
* Manual
* 2.0L
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I do a 152 motorway miles every workday and I have a DPF filter light. The light comes on is then reset (for £40) ok for a bit comes on again (this time...
I would like to buy a 4x4 pick up for work as a landscape gardener, but it also will be my car for everyday use. I have £5000 to buy a used truck, can...
I am looking to replace the Bridgestone runflat tyres on my wife's E93. Would you recommend moving away from run flat tyres and replacing with standard...
I have a 52 reg Ford Fiesta 1.4tdci owned from new with 210,000 miles on the clock. Now I'm experiencing some clutch slip - does it have a dual mass flywheel?...
We last communicated back last summer (May/June) as I'd just bought a Pathfinder from a main dealer in Birmingham (Chatfields) with a failing dual mass...
My Ford Mondeo 1.8 petrol gets to high speed on motorway then after a while cuts out looses revs. If I press the throttle nothing happens and it continues...
What price would I expect to get for a private sale on my July 2007 Ford Focus 1.6 115 Titanium hatchback in metallic blue?
Immaculate condition, 38,000miles,...
After each of two years my BMW 520d has shown excess oil in the sump. Is this because attempts to clear the particulate filter have dumped fuel into the...
We currently have a Nissan Qashqai, but are looking for a car with a more practical boot space. We do a lot of mountain biking and a lot of camping so...
My Oct 09 BMW 1 Series diesel has been suffering from clutch judder for the last few months from cold.
This disappears when the car has warmed up. BMW...
Last year at 70,000 careful miles several swirl-flaps came adrift on my BMW 730d and one went through the engine into the turbo.
Inlet manifold and turbo...
I'm buying a second hand car from a dealer. He says that it still has 8 months tax left on it from the previous owner and do I want to buy it off him...
I have a 1.6 petrol Ford Focus automatic. It struggles to get past first gear into the upper range. I've been told this could be a gearbox solenoid. Problem...
A number of classic car owners have noted that their fuel hoses have degraded as a result of modern fuel containing bio ethanol.
This also applies to...
Thanks for your prompt reply to using Unleaded Fuel and putting in additive. No more Redex for me. Just read a report which compares Tesco Momentum 99...
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