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The car has done 40,000 miles. The blow-plugs have been renewed yet still the engine is reluctant to fire-up first-thing in the morning. It requires a long churn. It starts briskly for the rest...
I have a brand new Hyundai IX35 that seems reluctant to steer away from the straight ahead posirion at normal road speed. At slow manouvering speed it's fine but on the motorways it just likes the straight...
More and more people are looking at tuning their diesels for more economy and or power. In this day and age of ridiculous fuel prices isn't it time we had a decent investigation into the pros and cons...
Have 3 year old Prius which have had from new and has done 80k - should I change now or keep for another 2 to 3 years ?
At the recent MOT of my 2007, MX5 with 23k miles on clock, (not franchised dealer) I was advised the front brake disks were scoured on the inside faces. The external (visible faces) are perfectly smooth,...
I recently bought a Nissan Juke, I like the car but the engine and road noise is too high on motorways at 70-80mph. Could you please suggest a solution for this. And could you please suggest any good...
I bought a new Mazda 2 in May 2011. It had almost immediate knocking on the steering. Subsqently the rack has been greased, had something done with/ to a bolt, and then finally a new steering rack. This...
I now do fewer than 6000 miles per year (local and annual 1000 miles overseas), mostly alone, and do not depend on the car for commuting. It has very little resale value. Is it worth buying a new car for...
The car turned left and made a noise like the exhaust had fallen off but it hadn't. Can not see anything unusual underneath. It sounded like it came from the back of the car on the passenger side. Any...
The back covers of both wing mirrors were flipped off in an automated carwash and one was badly damaged. Does the displayed disclaimer notice have any legal effect? I'm expecting their insurer's first...