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My 12 year old Toyota RAV-4 is operational (8 months' MoT) but a garage report has listed a lot of upcoming problems - brake pads, two tyres, exhaust box, possible water pump problem, failing window motors...
How many miles per gallon would you expect an R reg Ford Mondeo Automatic to do? The car has been regularly serviced and looked after.
My car will give a jerk (one time jerk) each time it is coming to a standstill. The jerk is coming from the rear portion. It is also giving a vibration sound in the rear when the speed reaches 140km/h...
Dear Honest John, I have the opportunity to purchase a fine example of a very low mileage 2002 Jaguar XK8 convertible which has had one private owner from new. It is in excellent condition and has been...
My wife drives 5000 miles a year in 12 year old Daewoo Nubira which is in good condition with 60k miles on the clock, she has 4 years no claims and I am a named driver (9 yrs no claims). We have insured...
Wish to replace 405TD estate. Must have similar comfort seats & ride. Prefer diesel & model which can be maintained by experienced mechanic. Minimal computer reliance preferred, so this possibly means...
I'm about to buy my Mum's old 53 reg Honda Jazz (at trade-in price). As far as I know there has never been anything wrong with it apart from an EGR valve replaced under warranty. I note from your Car by...
What do you think would be the best car for my girlfriend, age 31, just passed test, in respect of lowest insurance and servicing costs. We are very much at the budget end of the market. Old bangers...
I have an X-reg Peugeot 306 Diesel estate, which has just over 159,000 miles on the clock. It has just passed its MOT, has had work done on brake pads and handbrake cable in the last 6 months, has a good...
I have recently been made redundant and am planning on going to college after the summer. As such I will no longer need my car and really can't afford (and don't need) to run it at the moment. So I am...