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On the 1st of August 2008, I purchased a second-hand RAV-4 from a used car dealer and also purchased an additional two-year warranty from them. My RAV 4 is 3 years old (in Dec 08) and the mileage stated...
You wrote of the Audi A6 2005 on: "All engines apart from base TDI PD 140 four cylinder are chain cam." I asked at the dealer in order to check servicing cost and was told that the 2007 MY 3.0TDi is a...
Is there a definitive answer to BMWs auto gearbox 'sealed for life' conundrum? I have trawled the internet, including your hallowed pages, but there still seems to be some doubt whether to change the...
I have owned a CRV for a year and from new have had a judder when applying the rear brakes. Honda has said that it will solve the problem by skimming the discs. I am reluctant to accept this as I feel...
I have a Vauxhall Cavalier 1.7TD. The car had a problem with the driver's window not going up and down. I repaired this, as it was the runner that had come out of the guide. Now I have found that I have...
I drove through some floodwater in my Peugeot 406 HDI 110 that was deeper than I expected. Several hundred yards up the road the engine started losing power. Home was only a few hundred yards away so I...
Like CW of Moseley, I am experiencing much below indicated fuel economy from my new model Smart ForTwo. Friends with original model Smarts certainly seem to do better. In Surrey, with endless speed limits,...
6 weeks after buying my 2008 CR-V 2.2 EX diesel, I parked it at Gatwick Airport for a 2-week holiday. When we returned to the car, the battery was completely flat; no lights, no unlocking on the fob, nothing!...
I took delivery of a new Audi A4 Avant 2.0 litre 143 manual TDI in August and having now covered more than 5,000 miles I am disappointed with the fuel economy. My previous A4 always returned at least 50mpg....
I have a new S3 on its second tank full of fuel. Driving on the A1 with almost a quarter tank on the gauge and 65 miles left on the fuel range & no low fuel warning light on, the car came to a sudden stop....
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