I've just bought a 1989 Range Rover - what should I have checked to ensure reliability in the long term?

I have recently purchased a 1989 Range Rover with the 3.5 EFI V8 engine. The car is in lovely condition and has covered only 46,000 miles. I plan to keep it for a very long time. The car had a service...

Does my Ford Focus TDCi need a new timing belt at 61,000 miles?

I have noticed on your forums that the recomended mileage for changing the timing belt on a Ford Focus 1.8 TDCI is 100,000 miles. I have a Spanish Focus that is on approx 100,000km (61,000 miles) and my...

Our Peugeot 206's timing belt broke at 68,000 miles. Should it have been changed during servicing?

We had our 2003 petrol Peugeot 206 1.1-litre serviced at 58,633 miles and the garage (who are normally very helpful) advised that the timing belt should be changed at 80,000 miles or 10 years. Surprise,...

Can you recommend somewhere I can have the camber alignment of my Mercedes-Benz SLK checked?

I have a Mercedes-Benz SLK which I have serviced at an excellent local garage. I am told that I need to have the camber alignment checked, as the front tyres are worn on the inside. Could you recommend...

Is £300 a fair price for a 70,000-mile Vauxhall Vectra service?

I believe I need to get my 1.9L diesel Vauxhall Vectra serviced, as it has now done 70,000 miles. Do you know what this service should cover and whether £300 is a fair price to be paying at the garage...

De-knighted

Our 2002 Peugeot 307 Rapier is just coming up for its 8th annual service and MoT. So far it has been very reliable and incidentally the most comfortable car to drive in 60 years of motoring. However, at...

Will Hometune use genuine Honda products when servicing my 2005 Honda Accord?

I have a five-year-old Honda Accord 2L EX automatic. If I use Hometune, is the filter and oil consistent with the Honda specified products, or should I pay the extra at a Honda main dealer?

When should the cam belt be changed on a 2001 Citroen Xsara Picasso?

I'm going to look at a 2001 Citroen Xsara Picasso 2.0HDi at an independent dealer tomorrow. It's advertised as "Full Service History, 8 Stamps In Service Book" with a mileage of 80,000. First question,...

Is it reasonable to accept 50 per cent goodwill from Porsche towards repairing a blown engine on my C4S?

I bought a 2004 Porsche C4S with 10,000 miles on the clock (40,000 now) from a Porsche main dealer in 2007. Two weeks ago the engine blew up, which Porsche diagnosed as an intermediate shaft failure. I...

Should my Volkswagen Golf 1.9 DSG have annual services, or more often?

We have a Golf 1.9 DSG SE on an '05 plate, it has just done 82,000 miles. We do approx 15-18,000 miles a year, the car is serviced every year and has just had an oil change, plus new rear discs and pads....