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Can you recommend a brand of replacement tyres for my Freelander – 51,000 miles on the clock - most long journeys to and from the Scottish Highlands from our home in Lincolnshire, often towing a fully...
Regarding your suggesting of run-flats being a viable alternative to 'space savers', I would have to suggest a caveat is required. It is my understanding it is 'impossible' to repair a run flat once it...
A year ago I had 3 new "budget" tyres fitted to my Vauxhall Astra by a local reputable local firm. A couple of weeks ago I had a flat nearside front tyre but did not identify the cause. On removal of the...
I'm hoping you may be able to find the answer to what seems to be an unanswerable question. Why does the UK 1988-1991 UK Honda CRX 1.6i-VT have 150bhp whereas the Japanese import CRX Si-R has 160bhp? I...
Had a warning light come up on my 2005 BWW 1 Series. The manual suggests Suspension Stability Control. BMW diagnostics states "brake hydraulic malfunction " DTC at a cost of £1,200 part + £500 labour....
I have owned a 2006/56 FIAT Panda 1.2 Eleganza from new, now 7 weeks out of warranty. An intermittent failure of PAS started yesterday. The nearest dealer will do a diagnostic check, but having checked...
I have a 2009 FIAT 500 1.2 Sport Dualogic. I cannot get my iPhone 3G to function properly with Blue&Me. I have programmed the phone onto the system but cannot complete the call as it just ends the call...
I write of my Mazda 3 that shows a DSC fault warning light. I had the fault analysed by a Mazda garage and found it to be Code C1288 Pressure transducer Main Primary Input failure. The garage contacted...
I said I was not happy with the automatic gear change of my eight year old Mercedes-Benz E270CDI. So my MB dealer did some tests and he tells me that the oil in the transmission has become 'contaminated...
I have a 2002/53 Mondeo Diesel. On 23-03-09 Wynne Motors of Burbage, Leicester fitted a Replacement Clutch Kit, Concentric Slave Cylinder, Dual Mass Flywheel and Mounting (all parts were new). Cost £703.35...