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I have two cars and my wife has one and we have significant NCD on all three vehicles. The discount has been earned separately in each case, and we are the only drivers on each car. Earlier this year,...
Your recent mention of “unintentional acceleration” of automatics, reminds me of a gravestone epitaph my brother claims to have seen on the rocks at the base of Niagara Falls in Canada (just below the...
I write of my Mazda 3 that shows a DSC fault warning light. I had the fault analysed by a Mazda garage and found it to be Code C1288 Pressure transducer Main Primary Input failure. The garage contacted...
I purchased a new Golf 1.4TSI DSG [7-Spd] on 2-9-2009. It is used for long and short trips and I use Superunleaded if available. It does not live up to its claimed mpg. The brochure shows urban 37.7 extra...
Had a warning light come up on my 2005 BWW 1 Series. The manual suggests Suspension Stability Control. BMW diagnostics states "brake hydraulic malfunction " DTC at a cost of £1,200 part + £500 labour....
I have been looking at the web site for an independent car servicing organisation and see that you can have your vehicle serviced by them, as opposed to a main dealer, without any detriment to your warranty....
My wife has a 1999V Ford Focus 1.8LX with about 67k miles on the clock. It currently has fully comprehensive insurance but is only used very occasionally, less than 2k miles a year. I am not sure that...
After its last service at our local Honda dealer, my wife was told her November 2004 Jazz (37,000 miles) needed new rear pads and discs, pads through wear (ok) but discs because they were suffering from...
I purchased a brand new Nissan Qashqai just over a year ago. From the outset every time I get into the Qashqai I start to develop a headache. Can you shed any light on the matter?
We too have always had a problem with misting on the windscreen of our 2002 Honda Jazz in damp conditions. We choose the correct setting for the windscreen with airflow on 2 (outside). We constantly have...