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I have the opportunity to buy a 2010 Vauxhall Zafira, with 77,000 miles on the clock, from a local independent garage. They can't find the service history book so has to sell car as NSH although he is...
At my car service today, the timing belt was ticked as okay but by the side it says 60,000 miles. The garage has told me that I need a new timing belt. Do I really need to pay £100 - £200 for a belt? Is...
When I agreed last October to buy a Saab 9-3 TID convertible with 69,000 miles, the garage agreed to change the timing belt. The engine cut out and stopped working last week, AA discovered it was the timing...
My Hyundai Santa Fe had a new water pump and cam belt last October. I've just been informed that the head gasket has gone as a result of the new water pump going. Should the new water pump last longer...
I want to buy a secondhand (nearly new, maximum 12 months old) Ford Mondeo Estate. I'm not sure whether to go for petrol or diesel. Annual mileage is approximately 30,000, which would suggest diesel, but...
Fiat have contacted me saying that the cam belt on my 2012 Fiat Panda is overdue replacement. It has only done 30,000 miles. Is replacement really needed yet?
When does the cam belt need changed on a 2006 Volkswagen Beetle 1.6? I'm at 66,000 miles.
Does the 2016 Toyota Yaris 1.5 petrol hybrid have timing chain?
I'm purchasing a 2012 Renault Megane that has done 81, 589 miles. Does the timing belt need changed?
We have a 2012 Ford S-Max 2.0 CDi Powershift with 45,000 miles on the clock. In last week's CAR section you suggested that the cam belt and associated parts should be replaced after 4 years. This has us...