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I know that some new cars are advertised at a high discount with low mileage because dealers have to meet expected sales figures - but what is the real significance for the buyer?
Are all cars with turbos problematic? I keep reading about turbo failures which puts me off buying a new car with a turbo. Do you have to treat these turbo cars in special ways, particularly after a long...
I have a MINI Cooper insured with Lancaster insurance (cheapest by far) and I'm due to have a baby, so it's not practical anymore. I've got a BMW 1 Series 2.0-litre petrol. I called to swap my insurance...
Is there any legal requirement to have new cars serviced and maintained by the main dealer? We have new cars which don't even appear to have service books for stamps.
My brand new Suzuki Baleno is brilliant to drive; it's comfortable, economical, fast and safe - however, a combination of warning lights suddenly illuminated a few weeks ago. I think that it included a...
I have bought a new Q5 2017 and ordered some options on the car. However they aren't 100% complete as per list on the Audi website and brochure. I've paid for these options and now being told that that...
After 80,000 miles we are considering a replacement for the Audi A4 2.0 TDI. We were covering 19,000 miles per year but are now down to about 10,000 mostly trips of less than 25 miles. We drive into London...
I bought a new car using finance and made a deposit. The day the car was supposed to be delivered, I received a call from the dealer as they noticed the windscreen was damaged and they cannot deliver it....
I have a 2.0-litre Volkswagen Passat 130 petrol engine car. I would like to replace it with car with a similar size petrol-engined car not turbocharged It seems these days that petrol engines fitted to...
My wife and I are 75 yrs old and torn between a SEAT Ateca and a Q2 Audi.We want a smallish SUV, petrol and automatic with 0-60mph acceleration time below 9 seconds.