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I am thinking about buying an approved used C55 AMG. Registered on a 54 plate. Will this car's likely build date escape the corrosion problems that afflicted some early C Class cars? Was MB build quality...
I have 45K kilometers on my Fiesta 2007. Just wondering what the timing interval for the belt is?
I own an 'R' Reg Nissan Micra 1.0 Passion which has recently started giving me a problem. It will start perfectly when cold but after about 15 minutes it switches off even in an idle position. It will...
I have an ex-driving school car, the protective film on the roof to protect the paint has become discoloured and is now white and very visable, it is also starting to crack. I have tried methylated spirits...
I have a 54 reg VW Passat (bought new) that has done 60,000 miles. In the last month selection of 2nd gear (either up or down) has been greeted with a fairly loud 'crunch' and associated difficulty in...
You recommend winter tyres rather than 4wd. At the beginning of last winter I had some snow tyres fitted to my Honda Accord 2.2cdti. They were excellent and in fact managed to get me where 4wd struggled...
My A4 has covered 56000 miles from new, former company car doing about 16k per annum, now as 2nd owner I only do about 7k per annum. First reg. Sept 2006 petrol 2 ltr automatic. Car has always been seviced...
My husband has just bought a Peugeot Partner Combi quicksilver 5 door estate 2002. We have been trying to get his insurance company to change from his old car to this new one but they are claiming they...
Do you know of any problems with auto transmission on Golfs?
Should a cambelt be changed due to age rather than mileage?