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In 2005 XXX fitted a runflat Bridgestone tyre to my SEAT Leon Cupra (can’t say a bad word about the car). I was sold it as a “special deal”. Having found the invoice it doesn’t appear to be special at...
I filled up with 42 litres of Shell V-Power last Wednesday afternoon. The car initially continued to run well but by Thursday evening, after about 45 miles, it was running badly. On Friday I took it in...
I have a BMW 320D Coupe M Sport – 255 tyres rear and 225 front on 18 in rims. Very satisfied with car, BUT ride / handling is awful, if I hit a bump at speed car ‘jumps’ off course, which does not instil...
Us cyclists see all the broken parts of cars as we cycle along. The rarely swept gutters have all sorts of bolts, rubber grommets and other pieces that have fallen off cars. I had wondered where these...
We have a 53 plate 307 2.0HDI and recently every journey was enhanced by the ‘anti-pollution fault’ appearing - and an accompanying rev cut to 2,200rpm. This was tolerable because we found that switching...
I have a 2002 Jaguar XJ8 3.2, automatic, which twice in the last 3 weeks has failed to engage the gears. The first time the car had been left standing for 4 weeks while we were away. When I went to back...
Can you clarify your recent point about European road springs, and does this affect all European car manufacturers. Your recommendation to replace a broken spring with a matching new pair has also been...
We have a 52 plate 61,000 mile RAV-4 D-4D. The car has been owned by us for the last two years. Earlier this year, at 55,000 miles, we lost the use of 5th gear and also the water pumped started to leak....
While driving in town quite normally, my 2005 Citroen C4 2L HDI 40k miles, suddenly over-revved, revved up and down a few times, revved incredibly highly and then promptly stopped and wouldn't restart....
How can I reduce the cost of recalibrating my keyfob, which locks the car but will not open it? The battery is new. The main Mazda dealer, who is 30 miles away wants around £90 to fix it.
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