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I am thinking of buying a 2010 Mercedes-Benz C220 with 112,000 miles on the clock. The dealer is asking £10,500 for the car. Do you think this is a good car to buy? I only do about 7500 miles a year and...
I drive a BMW X3 (registered 2011) with Pirelli Cinturato P7 run flat tyres, which I find very noisy, can you suggest a quieter tyre for this vehicle?
Embarrassingly, while distracted, I put some Redex Stop Smoke in the diesel tank rather than in with the oil! I expected the car to stop working quite quickly, but I only had a engine management light...
When pulling up to a stop, the revs on my Ford Mondeo (2005) sometimes rise. It also does it when stationary, before returning to idle. Any idea what this could be?
My local garage has told me that I need a new dual mass flywheel + clutch Kit for my Vauxhall Vectra, at a cost of £800. I called Vauxhall customer services and they told me to have the car inspected by...
I cannot decide whether I need to fit winter tyres to my Nissan Pathfinder (2006) or a decent 4x4 tyre. Basically I am looking at either the Michelin Latitude Cross or the Nokian SUV G3. Will the Michelin...
I own a 2010 Volkswagen Golf, which has done 34,000 miles. A few weeks ago the car developed a misfire and my local dealer charged eight hours at £80 per hour. The diagnosis is a cracked piston ring and...
I would like to buy a new Limited Edition Astra but they only come with 19 inch wheels and I was appalled at the cost and limited availability of this size of tyre. Do you think it is worth buying this...
I have a 1992 Volvo 460 and the key will not turn at all in the ignition.
The steering lock has always been erratic, mostly not locking and a new key cut to code [no transponder] has not worked.
My local...
My sister was recently driving to work when the engine in her Audi A3 (2008) started knocking. It was taken to Audi who diagnosed a new engine was needed. The car has done 103,000 miles and is out of warranty,...
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