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Should modern car owners with all-electric windows consider buying a hammer or other accessory to escape from a vehicle which has crashed?

I am thinking of buying a 2008 Suzuki SX4 1.6 petrol. Does it have a chain cam or belt? Is there anything else I should watch out for?

Do you think there are links between the expensive failures of the DPF filter systems fitted to VAG group vehicles that do not routinely cover high mileages to the recent diesel gate emissions scandal...

Hi.In process of buying another motorhome,and trying to compare engine power. ie, 1998 ford transit motorhome 2.5 turbo disel BHP and 2006 Auto cruise 2.2 Peugeot HDI Turbo. Don't want to commit, and...

I have a fault that comes and goes on my diesel Ford Focus. I could be driving along and everything is normal then all of a sudden the engine management light comes on and it goes into limp mode. Any idea...

My partner has been experiencing an issue with his Honda Civic whereby it is severely creaking at the back for the first five minutes of driving. Our local dealer thinks it might be coming from the fuel...

My 2005 Vauxhall Zafira 2.2 diesel has developed a slight loss in power in low rpm after it failed to start one morning. Diagnostic checks showed nothing , no engine lights or funny sounds when driving....

In July 2014 my 2007 Volvo XC90 was serviced by my local dealer. Within 100 miles it lost power and limped along at a top speed of 25mph. The fault was diagnosed as a butterfly valve, as a cost of £900....

My car has done 96,500 miles. I spoke to a Citroen main dealer and they advised to change the timing belt at 100,000 miles. Would you advise to also change the belt tensioner and water pump at the same...

My Kia Venga has developed an intermittent problem with the remote central locking. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Any ideas?