Can I purchase a hydraulic pump for my Volkswagen Golf's electric roof separately?

I have a 1999 Volkswagen Golf IV cabriolet 2.0 and the electric roof doesn't work. This is because the hydraulic fluid has leaked out. It seems that the pipe has come off the hydraulic pump which is situated...

How can I cheaply repair my MINI Convertible's faulty roof?

I have a MINI Convertible on a 54 plate with just under 33,000 miles on the clock. I have had the car about 18 months. The gearbox was replaced after a few months of my purchase, due to a manufacturer...

Where can I have my Suzuki Jimny's hood repaired?

My Suzuki Jimny is an '04 model and the back hood has shrunk. It won't stretch over to pop shut on the door gate, plus the majority of poppers have corroded. Do I have to go to a main dealer or are there...

The roofers tree

Just a thought but the problem with "sticking" retractable hoods such as the one on my wife's Peugeot 206CC can be caused by opening or closing it on a slope. Dealers don't always think to ask the location...

Hooded menace

My wife part exchanged her 320d for a used SAAB convertible in March this year (in anticipation of the promised summer). Three weeks ago the hood stalled in mid-air to her acute embarrassment in a public...

Top fear

My wife has a Renault Megane Cabriolet with a power-operated hood. When trying to lower the hood, it starts to go down then stops and just bleeps. Each time this happens the main dealer fiddles about and...

Re-tractorble

My wife has a 10-year-old Mercedes SLK, in mint condition, having done only 38,500 miles from new. The retractable roof is the problem. It sticks half-way when closing, but after 10mins it usually closes...

Soggy and Big Eos

Can you tell me please whether the VW Eos is about to be revised or facelifted. I have seen an approx £4,500 discount quoted via Drivethedeal, which sounds extraordinary for a car on which I thought discounts...