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Three months ago we bought a Ford S-Max. Within a week it developed an intermittent 'engine malfunction' warning and our local garage did a diagnostic check. They had it for a few days and replaced...
Three months ago I bought a 2011 SEAT Ibiza Cupra 1.4 TSI with 180PS. Since then I have noticed that the car uses a lot of oil. About a litre every 1000 miles to be exact. The garage I bought the car...
Nine months ago I bought a 14 month old Jaguar XF with 7000 miles on the clock. Since buying the car, it has spent 10 weeks with the dealer, with a number of faults. I have told the dealer in writing...
I bought a 1995 Audi A4 18 months ago and it has been plagued with problems. The garage where I brought car did extensive repairs two weeks after I bought the car to correct undisclosed accident damage,...
Last week we bought a 2009 Audi A5 from a dealer. When we collected it the digital oil gauge registered as half full. Over the weekend we clocked up 100 (gentle) miles as we acclimatised ourselves to it...
This morning I collected my new BMW. I drove the car for 7 miles when I was unable to change gears or disengage the gear. I managed to drive the car back to the dealership, who are now removing the gearbox....
My four month old Nissan GT-R has a gearbox fault and has been in twice for repairs with the dealer. Can I reject it and ask for a new car?
I collected my new Volkswagen Golf GTI a few days ago. However, on the way home, I noticed a smell of petrol and the fuel gauge was dropping at a rapid rate. Today, while driving down the motorway, I pulled...
Can you tell me what happens if I cancel an order on a new car? I have been waiting three months for delivery and to be honest I've lost interest. I am quite prepared to lose my £500 deposit, but am I...
A few months ago I bought a Toyota Previa diesel (2002) with 64,000 miles on the clock. Within two weeks it required a new clamp on a hose. It also needed re-sealing of the oil sump. Now it requires a...