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I have a 1.3 Multijet diesel, Lounge spec and took delivery of my cherished car in April 2008. It has done less than 3,000 miles and its annual service was carried out in February 2009 by Souls of Bletchley...
My son-in-law’s Peugeot 307SW has a light flashing saying the particulate filter wants servicing. He contacted his local Peugeot dealer who wants £400 plus to rectify this. Surely this is a monumental...
I have purchased a new 58 plate Honda Civic Type R. And am very keen on making sure that I can maintain the bodywork in the best way possible. The car gets washed every couple of weeks and polished about...
What is the way to get a clean windscreen - inside and out. None of the sprays and cloths etc around really give a smear-clear result
As an insurance broker for 30 years I can confirm that the practice of 'loading' the premium after a claim when you have a protected bonus is becoming more common and it needs to be challenged by the masses....
I have a Honda Jazz, just one year old. I drove it out of the garage on to the driveway, went indoors to get golf stuff to put in the boot, tried to drive off, but the car would not start. The AA came...
I read with interest (as I always do) your piece in the Saturday Telegraph, this week particularly your comment regarding the BMW 530d turbo overheating problem. I am considering changing my Peugeot 4007...
I purchased a new Range Rover Vogue TDV8 in November 2008. It has had one service, covered 19,000 not exciting or speedy miles, and has nearly scrubbed through a set of tyres. More worryingly there are...
My daughter purchased from a VW dealer an 06 plate Golf 1.6 FSI That was still under warranty. The warranty expired in June this year. The car has been serviced regularly and MOT'd in June by a family...
In July, I scrapped my Rover 216 automatic for a new Toyota Yaris with multimode transmission. I was amazed by the lack of power it seemed to have and by the gear changes that seemed to be out of line...