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Having followed your excellent advice over the years we bought an economical Honda Jazz a year ago. Since then we have been plagued by condensation on all windows which can be eliminated by use of the...
I don't feel that I need winter tyres as the car has coped well with the snow we've had in the last couple of years. The roads where I live (Kent) haven't been too bad. But there have been one or two...
The electric folding wing mirror on my car was damaged by a waste collection wagon and will cost about £300 to replace. I witnessed this from a first floor window and someone arriving for work in the...
My wife and I are OAPs living in mid Wales and trying to make our car safer for limited winter driving and we know from FAQ that you advocate fitting four all season tyres but we can only afford to buy...
My wife owns a Honda Jazz 1.4 2002 and there are pools of water leaking from somewhere into the well which houses the spare wheel. There does not appear to be any wetness from above. I was wondering if...
I was driving car last night, an OFF light came on on the dashboard then the car and all lights shutdown? Any idea what it could be?
My car is showing a P0172 error code - Fuel System Too Rich. I have taken it to a independent garage and dealership, but none seem to be able to fix and speculatively say we can do this for £x. No one...
I purchased a 2007 Corsa 1.2 Club in the UK, which I subsequently exported to South Africa two years later. Here the base model is a 1.4. As we (I won't say who in the family!) ran the engine with a dry...
I bought a Citroen DS3 Racing brand new in May 2011 on finance. Within a few weeks it developed an issue where the car misfired and lost power on acceleration. I notified the supplying dealer and they...
I have a Volkswagen Tiguan (2011) but not the new model! It is fitted with 235/55 R17 99H tyres and I have purchased a set of Dunlop Winter Sport 3Ds in the same size. I am now trying to buy a second...