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I have a 2002 Toyota Yaris 1.0 VVTi that is chilli red in colour. Over the past couple of years I've noticed the paint colour slowly fade and become dull, and now it is beginning to peel off, but only...
Just as a matter of interest: I was cleaning my FIAT 500 this week and, horror of horrors, saw “dreaded orange pinprick spots.” My car has been treated and cleaned by hand on a regular basis. Having owed...
I would most appreciate your advice/comments on the following issue. I have owned a metallic silver (what else?) Mercedes C220 CDi Avantgarde since new in 2001. Over the life of the car it has suffered...
I've had a new Fiat 500 from May 2008. It is a Cha Cha Cha Azure Blue colour and I have problems with very little black and orange marks, like pinpricks, on all the panels except the roof and the bonnet....
We are looking to buy a 2002/52 Mercedes E270 CDI Classic with 62,000 miles, or we have sourced an 04 E270 CDI Elegance. Do we need to look for any particular faults with these models? We have been told...
I remember some discussion in your column of the tendency of a certain era of Mercedes to be extremely rust prone. In our extended family we have an 18 year old Volvo 760 estate, a 14 year old Peugeot...
I got rid of a rusty 2001 Merc and have a new 2009 Ford. Can you advise me on a polish/paint protector as I leave the car out in the elements quite a lot? You have mentioned in your Telegraph motoring...
I ordered a new Skoda Superb SE Diesel 170HP DSG from Meadens Skoda, Sway, Hampshire for delivery 1st March 2009. They have offered to give the vehicle the "Auto Glym Treatment" for £249 including a large...
We are soon to purchase a new Mark VI Golf TSI. What is your opinion of protecting the car with Auto Gleam LifeShine? In your opinion does it do what it says on the box and is it worth the cost to have...
 

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