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I have a 3-year-old Honda Jazz with CVT. I am extremely pleased with the performance - but there is one fault that is very annoying - ROAD NOISE. If I go into neutral at 60 mph (I know this is not recommended)...
Having lost the key to the locking wheel nuts on my Volvo, I was shocked to be quoted £172 to drill them out by a Volvo main dealer. Instead, Volvo referred me to McGard in Germany who, given a digital...
Over the last few days I have noticed an increasing amount of vibration through the steering column of my 2006 Jaguar X type (it is a petrol 2.5 all wheel drive). I decided to take it into my local garage...
Nearly 2 years ago I bought a 2005/55 BMW 535d M Sport. I have been very happy with it except for the run-flat tyres. On the inside of the near-side rear and the near-side front, blisters have appeared...
I can’t see the point of space-saver emergency wheels. A wheel well has to be large enough to take the road wheel when the space-saver is fitted so they do not save space. Also, an alloy road wheel only...
I’m considering a new set of ‘KEI force 10’ Alloy wheels for my 2002 Mini Cooper S. To keep costs down I was considering, swapping the runflats from the old wheels to the new. I am getting mixed opinions...
We have just had our BMW320CI convertible serviced by AH Autos at Guildford (who offer a fantastic service at realistic prices). They have identified a cracked front wheel 225/40/18 and two buckled wheels,...
I have a 1 year old SEAT Altea XL TDI that has done just over 9,000 miles and was recently serviced by SEAT. Everything was fine but they drew my attention to the rear tyres which had excessive wear on...
In 2005 XXX fitted a runflat Bridgestone tyre to my SEAT Leon Cupra (can’t say a bad word about the car). I was sold it as a “special deal”. Having found the invoice it doesn’t appear to be special at...
I have a BMW 320D Coupe M Sport – 255 tyres rear and 225 front on 18 in rims. Very satisfied with car, BUT ride / handling is awful, if I hit a bump at speed car ‘jumps’ off course, which does not instil...