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I am the proud owner of a 2-year-old Morgan Plus 4, which I am generally very pleased with. Recently (within the 24 month warranty period) the car has needed replacement king pins and bushes which, according...
I read with interest your reply to AP on the subject of cambelts. You said that Ford/PSA diesels were "good for 60,000 miles". I have a Berlingo with the 2-litre HDI engine and the handbook says change...
I have a question about servicing and warranties. My 18-month-old car has a three-year warranty, of which the final year is a dealer rather than manufacturer warranty. If I take the car to an independent...
We recently emailed you regarding our 2004 BMW 320d that suffered a catastrophic engine failure when a swirl flap in the inlet manifold broke off and entered the engine. The car has full BMW service history...
I have a BMW E91 3-Series 2.5 Tourer with runflat tyres. After 16,000 miles the fronts are coming close to need replacing. I have found the present Bridgestone tyres seem to transmit even minor bumps in...
I have been reading your column with interest regarding the renewal of 'credit card driving licenses'. Like you, my wife and I were sent renewal forms and paid our £17.50 each and they were received within...
Some garages are offering vehicle servicing prepayment plans as a means of spreading the costs of vehicle servicing by enticing you to sign up for a once off or for monthly pre-payments. I investigated...
I would like to raise a very serious issue over the safety of coil springs Last week, I was driving home from work at about 4 pm in my 46,000 mile 2004 reg car. I had gone about 1 mile (almost entirely...
My wife has a Ford Focus and the dashboard has just failed - speedo, temp gauge, fuel gauge etc. A local auto electrician has advised that this is a known Ford fault and there was a recall sometime back...
I have recently bought a Left Hand Drive, (UK plates) FIAT Barchetta and am planning on driving it down to the coast of Spain and leaving it down there for the foreseeable future? I have found an insurance...