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I complained to the MD at Mercedes Benz UK about rust on my Mercedes and Mercedes failing to rectify it under its 30 year Mobilo warranty because I had not had my car serviced by its dealers. I thought...
Been looking for advice on faulty EPS light for my Meriva and got a link to your page - also read the Vauxhall owners forum. I guess you are maybe wanting to collate these as you have asked for feedback...
Over the last couple of years my air-conditioning has intermittently cut out until this summer when it only worked for 5 minutes from starting the car from cold. I had it re-gassed but it turned out that...
Now living in Australia I have acquired a second-hand six-year-old Honda Jazz at auction with 165,000 kilometres on the clock - only an average mileage out here. Australia has already gone down the bio-fuels...
I see from your correspondent AF that he had a similar problem to me with his ABS. In my case my VW Golf 1.4 had a service immediately (just days) before the 3-year warranty was up as a precaution prior...
I have a 3-year-old Honda Jazz with CVT. I am extremely pleased with the performance - but there is one fault that is very annoying - ROAD NOISE. If I go into neutral at 60 mph (I know this is not recommended)...
I was delighted with my 2005 SEAT Altea 2.0TDI DSG, purchased March 2006, until March this year when clearly there was a fault in the drive train, diagnosed as requiring a new flywheel and clutch. Total...
I not so recently was involved in a crash with another car insured by the same company at a nearby roundabout. The following day, having reported the details on my return home, the insurer contacted me...
When a friend of mine went to buy a used Ford Focus Diesel (he was very impressed with my 1.6 TDCI), he was told by the salesman at his local Ford dealership that he "did not do enough yearly mileage to...
Coincidently my mother-in-law (aged 80) and I are both insured with Saga/Acromas (fully comprehensive) and recently had our cars damaged in separate incidents by other drivers. In my case my 1999 MX-5...