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I have just retired and my current car is a diesel automatic Skoda Octavia. The car is okay, but does seem rather noisy on some road surfaces. Our driving will be a mix of pottering about South East London...
My 2002 Peugeot 106 1124cc petrol owned from new, and always main dealer serviced. On recent return from annual service the plastic end of the dipstick was found to have broken off - and the broken section...
Found a car to buy. It's in a container in a Spanish dockyard, and is waiting shipment back to UK. The seller wants to use Amazon and Western Union to enable payment. How safe is this?
My three year warranty is to end soon, the car has done 27,000 miles. Do you consider it worth taking out a warranty? I have four quotes: Volkswagen approved warranty: £207 Warranty wise: £438 AA: £399 Warranty...
Can Australian citizens resident and working in the UK and holding a UK Driver's Licence able to be added to a car insurance policy?
I am looking to buy a five door Volkswagen Polo. Do you know of any forthcoming modifications or shape changes that Volkswagen might be introducing in the near future? Would you recommend a diesel or...
Does the 1.0-lire petrol engine in the new Up!, Citigo and Mii chain driven or does it have a cambelt? Seems to be conflicting information out there!
I am considering buying a used Lexus RX 300 (from Lexus dealership), it looks in very good condition, has had one previous owner and has only done 58,000 miles. With the part-ex on my E320 estate I will...
We are interested in a roughly 2 year old estate and have whittled down our choices to an A4 Avant or, failing that, a C class estate. We cover no more than 5,000 miles a year, mainly made up of short...
I bought my Honda Civic in August from a dealer with a clear HPI check and have done 4,000 miles, I took it to Honda dealer for an early service today and found out that the car was crashed by the previous...