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I bought a new Mazda 2 in May 2011. It had almost immediate knocking on the steering. Subsqently the rack has been greased, had something done with/ to a bolt, and then finally a new steering rack. This...
My Prius will be 5 years old in May (55,000 miles). I am very keen on low emissions and enjoy an auto gearbox. I am thinking of changing it this year. I would be grateful if you could advise current...
Have you had an opinion of fleetprices.co.uk? They are offering outright sale of Focus ST 3 at £20,090.35 OTR. Wondered if there were any drawbacks?
Currently drive 2003 Citroen Berlingo Multispace 2.0 HDI diesel. Have had it from new and done 107k. Like: Reliability, quirky French utilitarian character, load space, thrifty 90BHP motor and sliding...
My parents are intending to replace their 2002 Ford Focus with something larger and more comfortable. A high driving position is preferred but not essential and it is likely that the car will be run into...
Is a new pre-reg by BMW (24/12/12) 320i Luxury xDrive subject to the security flaws which I read allow theft by cloning the remote key? Apparently the MO is to break the drivers window, plug into the...
My 94,000-mile 55-plate Lexus IS250SE is a seriously good motor which handsomely, smoothly, comfortably and utterly reliably does what it says on the tin. I now do around 8000 miles a year in 5 mile...
I’m interested in a new Ford Focus 1.0 125 Ecoboost or 115 TDCI. It'd be used for a 12 mile daily commute (24 mile round trip) of approximately 6 miles rural/town roads which can get congested and then...
When will Ford make any noise about the next generation S-Max? No sign at Geneva.
Our November 2010 Meriva 1.7 CDTI Auto (100ps) is an excellent car in many respects (particularly the high gearing), but the diesel is not suited to the many shortish journeys we tend to do. The Meriva...