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Is it true that to ensure the validity of a vehicle's three-year warranty, you have to have it serviced by the supplying main dealer? I've just bought a 12 month old Jaguar F-Pace with two years warranty...
Does the list price for the £40k car tax threshold include or exclude on the road costs?
BMW has offered me the discounted price of £250 to add BMW Protect X to a brand new vehicle. I will lease the car for three years then return it to the dealer. Is it worth buying the protection?
I have just purchased a used Jaguar F-Pace with 10,000 miles on the clock. Jaguar says the next service is not due until October 2020 or after 21,000 miles. I seem to recall you suggesting that diesels...
Is it a good idea to buy car with a turbo engine?
I've been looking at buying a DS 7 for a few months. I'm concerned that, I've never seen it advertised anywhere and have not seen any on the road. They don't seem to be selling according to classified...
Which is the best and safest small car for country roads?
I am thinking of buying the new Honda HR-V having waited for them to put a decent engine under the bonnet. I have read many reports of full dilution issues - petrol in the oil, particularly in the USA....
Are there any cars on the market which are automatic and have the handbrake on the right?
Do you have a standard letter format that I can use to reject a one-day-old defective new car?
 

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