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I bought an Audi Q3 around six weeks ago from a garage that's around 50 miles from where I live. The car shook badly on the way home so I called them and they told me to bring it back. I told them it was...
I recently had the 'restricted performance' limitation appear on my 2013 diesel Land Rover Evoque (it has done 35,000 miles). I stopped and switched off, waited a short while, then restarted and it had...
On driving my Skoda Yeti home, after purchasing from an approved dealership in April 2016, I noticed an external squeaking noise emitting from the front of the vehicle and an internal whistling coming...
My son bought a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class from Mercedes-Benz last year, which came with a one year approved warranty. The warranty is just about to run out and it failed its MoT because of a nearside...
I have a 2003 diesel Renault Clio 1.9. The engine turns over, but there is no ignition. There is a strange whirring noise coming from the engine bay. So far I've discovered that it isn't the battery, there...
My Ford Focus Mk1 dashboard lights keep flashing like a Christmas tree while I'm driving.
Any ideas on how water is getting into the boot of a fairly new Citroen C1?
Six weeks ago I bought a 2011 BMW 530d Touring with 99,000 miles from a non franchised dealer. The car has developed brake judder which was not evident at the time of purchase. Assuming it is the brake...
My wife and I have just retired and will use her small car as an everyday runabout. I have a 2010 petrol Skoda Yeti 1.8 which is relatively expensive to tax and insure and only needed for longer journeys,...
I am in the process of rebuilding an engine from the late 1940s. The recommendation, which I am following, is to use running-in oil for the first 500 miles to ensure a good bedding of the piston rings...
 

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