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I purchased a new Audi A6 Avant (2.0 litre, petrol, Multitronic) in September 2004. I have been pleased with its performance and reliability except for two ignition coil failures on no 3 & 4 cylinders....
I am having trouble with my Vauxhall Zafira 1.9CDti Sri, which is registered 06 plate. I bought the car in January 2007. In January this year I had to have a new EGR valve and windscreen washer pump, which...
My car was stolen. Before the insurance paid me, the police found it, did forensic tests and then notified me it is ready for collection. By phone the police told me there was no visible damage. However...
I have 3 cars all insured by different insurance companies is there an insurance company that I could take out a policy with that would insure all 3 vehicles on 1 policy?
I have had many trouble-free years driving Fiats, my current car being a Croma 2.2 auto (a superb car in most respects). However, it has recently developed an annoying "intermittent fault" in that the...
Having lost the key to the locking wheel nuts on my Volvo, I was shocked to be quoted £172 to drill them out by a Volvo main dealer. Instead, Volvo referred me to McGard in Germany who, given a digital...
I am thinking of buying a Skoda Octavia with DSG transmission. As this car has got the best reliability rating in the JD power survey I wonder if DSG has improved after reading a good deal of negative...
My wife and I bought a three-year old Polo TDi from a VW dealer in Nottinghamshire, as an approved used car. After only six weeks of owning it, it needed new rear brake discs and pads due to excessive...
I have read your column avidly for many years but today's response to D.E. of White of Roding is enough to put me off you for life! This is the sort of response I would expect from 'new' Labour, or even...
Please can you help with this dilemma? I used to drive an X5 (57 plate, 7-seater), which my husband now drives and I have a 56 plate manual MINI Cooper S. The MINI has been good fun to drive but with two...