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My 2013 Honda Civic failed its MoT on 'excessive handbrake travel'. I've been told by my local garage that it will cost in excess £850 but they will pay half. Should they should cover all costs? I've just...
My five year old Mercedes-Benz E550 has done 17,000 miles and has had the brake pads replaced and now the rotors. Apparently the reason for the rotor failure was that I drove too little. My wife had a...
I've just bought a 2009 Citroen Dispatch 1.6 off a dealer after part exchanging my old van. After driving it for a few days, I've noticed some oil spots on the floor and sometimes what I believe to be...
I have a 2016 Peugeot 5008 automatic that was stored for three months over the winter. I took it for its first drive of the year yesterday, but as I was pulling away the parking brake fault light appeared...
I bought an 'Approved' Skoda Citigo two weeks ago from a local main dealer. The car has 29,000 miles on it and is still within the manufacturer's warranty period. The first time I drove it any distance...
The garage I use doesn't have someone that does MoTs. So my garage took my car to a different garage and it passed. However, later that day it started making weird noises so we took it back and my garage...
I have recently purchased a new BMW 3 Series Touring. I have 55 years accident free driving experience, always with manual transmission, and the new car was my first automatic transmission. Two weeks ...
Is the 2003-2006 model of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class a good car?