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I know you like to applaud good service so I must heartily commend a Bradford firm called Revtronics (www.revtronics.com) that has repaired both my vehicles at a fraction of the cost of franchised dealer...
On 15 April 2011 I purchased, for my wife's use, a 2007 Astra Club 1.4 Estate from a local garage with only 15,813 miles on the clock. We like the car, but a month or so after we bought it the horn began...
We have a BMW X5 2008 model 3.0 litre diesel SE. Ever since we bought it, if it was left for two weeks the battery would be dead, not very good when you return from holidays. The dealership did various...
My father has an Audi A4, which was made in 2001. Recently the electric windows have started opening by themselves. Have you any idea what is the possible cause?
I have a 2007 Volkswagen Touran and it has done about 75,000 miles. Last Monday when I started my car in the morning the ESP sign came up on the dash and it is there permanently. I went to independent...
I was driving my Honda Accord when the dashboard lights went out briefly. This occurred again on the same journey only they were off for a little longer. I contacted my local Honda Garage at Stratford...
I have a Golf GT that is less than two years old. On two separate occasions, several weeks apart, it has been completely dead on Monday morning after being parked up without use over the weekend. I have...
I have a 2009 Renault Scenic with an electronic parking brake. Recently the parking brake has started to intermittently malfunction. For no reason, the switch occasionally refuses to apply the parking...
I have a 2004 Ford Focus 1.6. My ignition key battery power is very low now, with 80,000 miles on the car, so that it takes three or four attempts to unlock the doors. Can you suggest where we can get...
I took delivery of a Skoda Superb Elegance earlier this year. Three mornings ago I found that all the windows had been lowered overnight, leaving the interior open to the elements. Have you had any reports...
 

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