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I had a Freelander 2 internal gearbox failure at 55k. Car bought from main dealer as pre-owned vehicle and serviced at main dealer according to service interval. I was informed that I do not meet their...
As my car is now three years old does the £31 pm service care cost represent good value when compared to the likely service bills I will have to pay? I propose to keep the car for at least another 3/4...
My Kuga has 18" rims. I would like to fit steel wheels with winter tyres for use between Nov and March each year. Where can I get steel wheels and studs from (your links seem to give just alloys) and...
I was recently involved in a car accident. The other driver pulled out of a side road and hit my car which was on a main road turning right into the said side road. The other driver is now lying and...
Bought the car new in December 2009. It has always only averaged 25mpg and several other road tests show the same. Have had a go at BMW but no joy. Have tried OFT to get this gross misrepresentation examined...
I have a Peugeot 306 2000 model. I drove for about a mile yesterday and the car overheated up to over 100 degrees. Water was leaking from the water tank due to the pressure. Once opened it spurted a load...
Our 2006 Renault Megane Sport has a chronic stalling problem, worse after filling with petrol. The garage seems unable to pinpoint the problem. It has done 11,500miles. Is this a known quirk or are we...
The clockspring in Crossfire 2005 with 25k miles failed setting off horn. Next day I took it into dealer and airbags deployed on mechanic`s face as he drove it into workshop prior to any intervention....
Just thought I'd let you know that when my mum took her 5 year old Mercedes A class for an MOT last month, it failed due to a broken front coil spring (no doubt helped by the recent proliferation of pot...
I have a 1998 Mondeo V6 Auto. 74,000mls. Clean car with full history. I have owned it for four months and it has been absolutely faultless. However, whilst driving couple of days ago, without any warning...