I've bought a BMW 335i privately which has a faulty turbo - can I claim from my new BMW warranty?

I've just bought a 2007 BMW 335i from a private seller - sold as seen. I took out a full BMW warranty on the car on the same date. I recently noticed a rattling noise coming from under the car. Thinking...

A member of the Good Garage Scheme repaired my Nissan Patrol's head gasket but it's failed again - do I have any redress?

I have a Nissan Patrol 2004 GR 3.0 diesel. During January 2010 (six months ago, just) it had a head gasket failure at 130,000 miles, and was repaired by an independent garage (a member of the Good Garage...

We got a refund for our clocked car but the cheque for our old car has bounced - what do we do?

We recently bought a car from a dealer only to find it had been clocked. The dealer issued a refund although we are still waiting to receive the tax money back. We also sold him our dead car for £350 and...

Timing waits for no man

On Saturday, 6th March, I bought a 2001 'Y' reg VW Polo with 1.4 16v engine and 59k miles on it, from a fairly local dealer. I paid £2,700. On the Monday, I 'phoned the dealer to check when the timing...

Should I have my Mercedes-Benz C-Class, currently on contract hire, serviced at a main dealer?

I have recently received a new Mercedes-Benz C-Class on a 3-year contract hire. The small print states that I should get the car serviced at an 'Official Workshop'. I know that the warranty is not dependent...

Can you help me to buy a new car for £15,000?

I am teacher, therefore I know very little about buying a car. I'm looking to buy a new car for around £15,000. Looking for car like the Golf or a Focus but do not which one to buy or where to start from...

Judder naught

I spent £4,000 at an Alfa dealer in 2009 fixing problems with my car. The gearbox was whining and needed replacing, so it was suggested I replace the clutch at the same time. When I received the car back...

Can I recommend my local garage, David Thomas Garage of Codicote?

David Thomas Garage, Codicote, Herts. Excellent service, encyclopedic knowledge of all makes but especially Alfas, very friendly and personable. I won't use anyone else and I'm very fussy. http://www.davidthomasgarages.co.uk/

Should I use this service to sell my Jaguar XJ Sovereign, or do it privately?

I am selling my Jaguar XJ Sovereign but, to date, have had limited response from my Auto Trader ad. I have been contacted by a specialist company in Bristol who are offering to take my car and sell it...

Coming unstuck

Help. I bought a 1-year-old Vauxhall Corsa from our local Vauxhall dealer on Friday, and on Saturday realised that only the top half of the rear windscreen was de-misting. I took it back to their service...