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How do you tell who is paying for their own fuel and who is in a company car? The owner driver is doing 90kph. The company car is doing 90mph.
What is it with modern car seats and watermarks? They are the bain of my life! My question is, how do I get rid of them? I've tried Autoglym shampoo and other branded cleaners, but I can't seem to get...
We on the SEATCupra.net website are finding a lot of "coil pack failures", but the fault appears secondary to oil leakage into the packs. This is on the new 2.0 TSI engines. Do you have any supportive...
I have a Saab 9-3 convertible TTiD, which is 2008 registered and has covered 52,000 miles, trouble-free, mainly on motorways over long distances at steady speeds. I am considering buying an extended...
My wife's car is insured through Kwikfit 'insurance'. She received a telephone call this week from someone who said he was calling on behalf of Kwikfit and offering GAP insurance. My wife declined and...
I bought a Volkswagen Golf MKIV GT PDI 130 from my brother-in-law who owned the car for years and bought it with 30k on it. It's now done 174k, mainly motorway miles by a very considerate driver who has...
I follow your column in The Telegraph and due to your advice I was able to get £450 back from Citroen UK - so thank you. My wife's four-year-old Citroen C3 started misbehaving and was diagnosed that all...
You have in the past recommended quiet-running tyres. I find the 17-inch Pirelli P7 (which I run from April to October) produces a noticeable amount of noise on most surfaces. Do you have an up-to-date...
I took delivery of new Fiat 500 1.3-litre diesel at the end of Oct 2010. Within a couple of weeks problem with warning triangle and stop/start unavailable lights coming up. Car went back to dealership....
I need a diesel car for towing a caravan, and have been considering a 2010 XC70 with the 205ps Geartronic D5 engine. I don't use the car for really short journeys, but I am concerned that with such a high...