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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...
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...
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...
Following the letter a week ago concerning Renault stepping up to the plate regarding a contribution to non-warranty work I thought I would add my own observation. I have owned a 1600cc Megane Sport Tourer...
Why can't I renew my car tax on line? My current car tax and insurance both expire on 31st July. I renewed my insurance on 13th July and received the certificate a couple of days later. The insurers...
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...
Over the last few days I have noticed an increasing amount of vibration through the steering column of my 2006 Jaguar X type (it is a petrol 2.5 all wheel drive). I decided to take it into my local garage...
 

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