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I have a 3-year-old Honda Jazz with CVT. I am extremely pleased with the performance - but there is one fault that is very annoying - ROAD NOISE. If I go into neutral at 60 mph (I know this is not recommended)...
I have had many trouble-free years driving Fiats, my current car being a Croma 2.2 auto (a superb car in most respects). However, it has recently developed an annoying "intermittent fault" in that the...
I was delighted with my 2005 SEAT Altea 2.0TDI DSG, purchased March 2006, until March this year when clearly there was a fault in the drive train, diagnosed as requiring a new flywheel and clutch. Total...
When a friend of mine went to buy a used Ford Focus Diesel (he was very impressed with my 1.6 TDCI), he was told by the salesman at his local Ford dealership that he "did not do enough yearly mileage to...
Having lost the key to the locking wheel nuts on my Volvo, I was shocked to be quoted £172 to drill them out by a Volvo main dealer. Instead, Volvo referred me to McGard in Germany who, given a digital...
I purchased a new Audi A6 Avant (2.0 litre, petrol, Multitronic) in September 2004. I have been pleased with its performance and reliability except for two ignition coil failures on no 3 & 4 cylinders....
I am having trouble with my Vauxhall Zafira 1.9CDti Sri, which is registered 06 plate. I bought the car in January 2007. In January this year I had to have a new EGR valve and windscreen washer pump, which...
Nearly 2 years ago I bought a 2005/55 BMW 535d M Sport. I have been very happy with it except for the run-flat tyres. On the inside of the near-side rear and the near-side front, blisters have appeared...
I recently purchased a 1996 Mercedes E320 Sportline Cabriolet, FSH 100,000 miles - a model recommended by you in the past. There are two small abrasion tears in the blue-coloured outer mohair hood covering....
My daughter had a similar experience to AF (Honest John July 25) with her Golf, which was 6 months out of warranty. The ABS pump failed and the VW dealer quoted £1,500 to replace it. After some protestation,...
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