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I need a van that looks stylish for my alloy wheel refurbishment franchise. I don't want a standard Transit as it's dull. What do you reckon would be better?
I have test driven a Land Rover Discovery Sport, Audi Q5 and Volkswagen Touareg. Of these cars and can't decide which to go for if any. Could you advise? I don't want to drive off road but do live in...
Hello, I bought a Mk2 Mazda MX-5 1.6 Isola from a dealer on Autotrader in July 2014 for £1700.
On inspection the red paintwork had large whitish marks on the bonnet and boot. The dealer told me the...
I need to buy an affordable (probably small) second hand car for the school runs and commute to work.
But I live rurally with lots of muddy, stony and high banked lanes and plenty of soft verges and...
My wife and I run a 60-plate (Nov 2010) Volvo XC60 D5 (215HP) AWD Geartronic SE which we've had since new.
We both like the car very much and to date we have had no problems with it, although average...
Where I live ( outside the UK ) the yearly road-worthiness test of vehicles includes a high-tech machine which rotates the wheels in order to test the effectiveness of the ( foot )brake. It seems the...
I recently bought an ex-demo VW Scirocco R Line 150PS from a main dealer. I was led to believe that it could be fitted with winter tyres but now they tell me the 19inch wheels asre too big and I would...
I wonder if you may help.
I have a Seat Leon car which is 21 months old. I purchased the car from a Seat franchised dealer in Aylesbury for £18.000.
The car is used for teaching people to drive, this was...
You are the only motoring journalist I like (except for L J K Setright, who is unfortunately dead). You tell it how it is.
I have now done quite a few thousand miles in the new Tesla Model S.
I can't...
My 1974 GRP bodied classic car was perfect in summer time, and used regularly. When wet weather came in I used two car covers, one soft breathable, and one waterproof, to keep off worst of rain and bird...
I only do around 9,000 miles per year and I'm looking at a petrol version of the Mazda 6. Much more choice with the diesel versions. Are these diesels susceptible to low mileage particulate filter problems,...
We are trading down from our Mercedes-Benz CLK to a smaller car at my wife’s request. We would like four doors, a manual transmission, a diesel engine, a bit of get-up-and-go and more of a hatch back than...
The windscreen wipers and washers have stopped working on my 2002 Audi A4. Any idea what's wrong?
The rear screen heater and wing mirror heaters on my 2007 Audi A6 are not working. I've looked at the car manual, but can't find the fuse that serves the heater. My local garage also can't help. Any ideas?
The EGR system has failed on my 2009 MK6 Volkswagen Golf 1.6TDi at 38,900 miles.
It has been diagnosed by a Volkswagen dealer (Heritage) and they quoted £1387.80 to fix.
The dealer contacted Volkswagen...
I am considering Audi Q5 with the 2.0 TFSI engine, year 2011, with 75,000 on the clock. The car has been regularly serviced, but some of the cylinders were changed because of oil usage and now it doesn't...
I have a Lotus Europa (1971) which has been off the road for 30 years and kept in a barn for 15 years. A restoration project which never got started and it's in a very sorry state. How would I go about...
I have a 2009 Vauxhall Corsa 1.3 Cdti with a manual gearbox, which will no longer start. The dashboard is displaying a "F" above the mileage, but I can't find what this indicates. There's nothing on in...
A recent Channel 4 documentary questioned whether government policy towards diesels had been misguided because of the health risk posed by noxious pollutatants - e.g Nitrous Oxide.
The current incentives...
I received a parking ticket recently and paid within seven days so as not to incur a higher fine. I want to challenge the ticket, but have now been told that I cannot do so as I've already paid it. What...
My 2004 Ford Fiesta's remote central locking is playing up, sometimes it locks and unlocks on the key buttons, but most of time you have to press buttons quiet a few times for it to do anything. I have...
I have an Audi A1 with the 1.4 Tfsi engine and it suffers with terrible condensation, which can take up to 20 minutes to clear. My local dealer has had the car in, but said there's nothing they can do...
I'm looking to buy a 2004 Skoda Octavia with a 1.6 petrol engine. As well as being used as a general run around, the car will also be used to make two or three trips towing a Swift Challenger 440/SE caravan....
My mother no longer drives, but still has her Skoda Citigo, which is subject to a recall. It has been put onto SORN and is kept in her garage. How do we get it to garage for the required update?
I have been informed by Kia Customer service that the Soul Mixx is no longer available with a petrol engine. Is this true as I can see this model in Kia's brochures and web site?
I recently purchased a 2012 Audi A4 Avant 1.8 petrol that’s done 20,000 miles on the original set of 225/50 R17 Pirelli Cinturato tyres. The tyres have worn well with 3mm left on the fronts and 5mm on...
I've got a 2004 Audi A4 Avant 1.9 TDi with 86,000 miles. It still looks smart, I like driving it and it has generally been reliable. The car got through its last MoT fine but on its latest service the...
The driver's door lock has broken on my BMW 330d E46. The lock turns, but will not unlock. I can use the remote locking for now, but would like to get this repaired. Can you advise the cheapest way to...
I took my car in to a local garage for an MoT and service. During the course of the service the driver window was put down and got stuck. The garage are now quoting my £339 to fix the window as it won't...
My 2011 Toyota Yaris diesel is suffering from increasing oil levels. It seems that diesel is getting into the sump. The car is still under warranty and the local Toyota dealer changed the intercooler last...
I have a Toyota Avensis estate and was recently told that I should check my cabin air filters and possibly replace them, I've never done this on a car before.
According to a manual I have for the car...
I need a new or nearly new car for £15,000. I'm quite active and will need something that's reliable, economical and large enough to carry a dog cage and other large items.
I'm not bothered about fashion...
I have also experienced a recurring stop/start error on my 2013 Nissan Qashqai. The dealer says the journeys might not be long enough to provide adequate charge to the battery. I have now charged the battery...
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