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I would like to sell my 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 with soft and hard top. It is in reasonable condition and has a new radiator, new carbs and new clutch, six months' tax and nearly a year’s MoT. Please...
My soft-top BMW is garaged in an open car port (no doors, plenty of air circulating, but dusty, and bird droppings from nests, etc, and part of the back exposed to weather). Do you have any recommendations...
When I retire next year, I need to buy a car. I can't decide whether to spend £1000-£5000 on an old banger which, while cheap to buy, will no doubt cost a bit to run, or £10,000-£20,000 on something which...
Since 1990 I have owned a 1988 Ford Sierra XR 4X4 that I used for many years in connection with my business. Consequently, I showed my office address as being applicable in relation to all queries for...
I took delivery of a new petrol engined Honda Civic Type S on 28 April 2011 from Swansway Honda Rochdale with delivery mileage. Since then, when I've taken a week or more long holiday, upon my return the...
I have to use my garage as a workshop, as well as a safe haven for my beloved car to eliminate the worst of the British weather. Unfortunately, the garage was built by a thoughtless developer who minimised...
My wife and I are off down under for two months as a retirement bash. I shall be leaving my 2004 Mercedes C-Class K200 in the garage and unfortunately I have no-one to give it a run now and again. I seem...
In the Telegraph today, JS complains that he lives in the country and his motorcar is affected by mice. I live in a particularly rural part of the Peak District. My car is left out as I do not have a garage,...
Like TC (29/12/12), I have a Honda Jazz 1.4 SE that I bought in September 2005 when it was 18 months old. At the time, I was 74 and looking for a car that was reliable, economical and practical. Next March...
I changed my tyres to winter ones and am keeping the summer tyres in my garage. I have been told that the rubber may start cracking and they will not last as long as they're not being used. Is this correct,...
 

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