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I would be grateful for your thoughts on the following. I have a 2004 Corolla Verso. It had a main dealer service and oil change at 90,000 miles 7 weeks ago and 2,000 miles ago. Today, after driving locally...
Despite its somewhat boastful "Just like a Golf" advertising campaign, presumably Volkswagen will not be comparing the aircon systems of other cars with its own. My Golf V Sport (just a few weeks past...
The front section of the glass roof of our Audi A2 has broken. An Audi dealership quoted £3,000 for a replacement. Ludicrous, but we should like to keep this vehicle, which is run as a second car for its...
I read with interest the e-mail headed "Half Braked". I too have had DSC failures on two BMW E90 Series cars. One was registered May 2006, the other Jan 2007. Speaking to BMW mechanics at my local franchise...
Please can you tell me where I can obtain the special tools that are needed to change the cambelt on my 2004 Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.8CRD? My local Chrysler dealer first told me that they don't supply...
At four and a half years old with 45,000 miles on the clock and despite regular servicing and easy domestic usage, the timing chain on my 2,184cc Nissan X-Trail DCI SVE snapped. Nissan was not interested,...
My wife's Audi A2 1.4 diesel has approx 16,500 miles on the clock, mostly on short journeys. It is just over 3 years old and our Audi dealer has recommended changing the cambelt on the basis of time. This...
I have a 1.3 Multijet diesel, Lounge spec and took delivery of my cherished car in April 2008. It has done less than 3,000 miles and its annual service was carried out in February 2009 by Souls of Bletchley...
My son-in-law’s Peugeot 307SW has a light flashing saying the particulate filter wants servicing. He contacted his local Peugeot dealer who wants £400 plus to rectify this. Surely this is a monumental...
I purchased a new Range Rover Vogue TDV8 in November 2008. It has had one service, covered 19,000 not exciting or speedy miles, and has nearly scrubbed through a set of tyres. More worryingly there are...