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I am about to get my Kia Soul serviced. If I do not use a main dealer will this cancel my seven-year warranty? What would a main dealer charge?
I have been quoted £300 for a first service (10,000 miles) on my 2017 Audi A1 1.0 TFSI by my Audi dealer. I can't go to another garage as it is still under warranty. Do you think this is about right?
I purchased a new Jaguar XF Portfolio in September. Within the last ten weeks, the vehicle has been off road for just over four weeks due to a major software or hardware issue with no end date of fixing...
I am having problems getting a towbar fitted to my Nissan Qashqai. They never told me that the car was fitted with an Adblue tank and because of that I cannot fit a tow bar. I would have never have bought...
I bought my Skoda Yeti from a main Skoda dealer. They insist I must have my servicing done by them or the warranty will be invalid. Is this true?
We had what sounds like coolant failure in our Ford Focus EcoBoost Estate this week. Unfortunately it happened in France and we are in the process of organising repatriation. As this appears to be a known...
My 2014 Ford Fiesta has 12000 miles from new. The Powershift transmission has started to whine under acceleration and gives the feeling the clutch is slipping as the vehicle doesn't drive forwards as it...
I've just bought a new Volkswagen Golf. Do I have to take it to a Volkswagen dealer for servicing or can I take it to my local garage as long it's stamped and they use Volkswagen parts?
I'm a cash buyer with no trade-in. I'm hoping to buy a 2012 Ford Fiesta, with the Aston Martin grille and 36,000 miles on the clock, through a Ford main dealer. They're having to transfer the car from...
I've just bought a 2014, 20,000 mile BMW 320i xDrive M Sport from a BMW main dealer. The salesman told us it had new tyres all round. After delivery we noticed that it had three Pirelli PZero tyres and...
 

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