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Thanks to a friend who worked at Toyo, I have just acquired a set of their tyres for 12-year old Porsche 911/993. My local tyre dealer (a specialist - and very good) fitted them and did the tracking on...
I have a Golf which will be 3 years old at the end of December and am thinking of taking out a one year warranty with Warranty Direct, which I have seen advertised in the Telegraph. What are your views...
I am the second owner of a 1994 LHD Renault Twingo, imported twelve years ago. I receive a good insurance deal from Privilege, but out of curiosity I recently shopped around for online quotes and found...
My BMW 118d still very good. Excellent to drive and getting anywhere between 54+ and 56+ mpg average and occasional 60+mpg on long, careful runs. Quite a bit of local driving as well and some full acceleration....
I have a 2000 Audi 2.5 TDI which suffers an electric drain somewhere in the system, if I don't start the car for 3 days the battery will be too low to start the car. I now carry a spare battery in the...
I too bought a new Honda Civic with I-SHIFT gearbox earlier this year. Trading in a faultless 2005 Civic with conventional automatic gearbox was the worst day's work I ever did. Trying to hurry the I-SHIFT,...
I drove through some floodwater in my Peugeot 406 HDI 110 that was deeper than I expected. Several hundred yards up the road the engine started losing power. Home was only a few hundred yards away so I...
I have been an avid reader of your column for some time, but never thought that I might have the misfortune to need some of your expert advice, but here goes. My 3½-year-old VW Golf MK 5 TDI, has developed...
I am wondering if you might be able to help me resolve an issue that I have with the DVLA. In May this year I sold my VW Golf for £950 cash to a private buyer. I completed the back of the registration...
I took delivery of a new Audi A4 Avant 2.0 litre 143 manual TDI in August and having now covered more than 5,000 miles I am disappointed with the fuel economy. My previous A4 always returned at least 50mpg....
 

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