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I have a set of summer and winter wheels and tyres for my Dacia Duster Laureate 4x4, which I bought new in June 2013. I've done 8000 miles on the summer wheels and tyres (all alloys) and will want to change...
Can alloy wheels become porous? Our 2004 Honda Jazz has nearly new tyres on the original alloy wheels, but the tyre pressure drops quite quickly. Any ideas?
I want to buy a new car and have narrowed my choice to the Audi A4 Avant 3.0TDI black edition or the BMW 330 D X drive M Sport Tourer. Which car do you suggest I buy?
I have a 2001 Lexus LS430: it’s the best car I have ever had by quite a long way. The engine and transmission are virtually silent, but I get excessive noise from the front tyres even though these are...
My wife has had her 2009 Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.2 from new and it has done 21000 miles. On checking its tyres today I have just noticed that three of them (all Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 195 – 50 R15 fitted from...
I am thinking of buying a used (one year old, dealer owned) Toyota Yaris Hybrid. The T4 has 15-inch wheels, the Spirit has 16s, which should I get?
I have just had four new Goodyear tyres fitted to my mothers Lexus GS300. The tyres were sourced via the internet and fitted at a tyre depot. On bringing the wheels home to fit to the car I have seen...
I am about to buy a new Volvo XC60. I live in Madrid (hot in summer, cold in winter) plus travel frequently to Andorra and Switzerland. What tyres should I buy to cover me for all seasons?
In general, how do replica alloy wheels measure up to genuine alloy wheels?
I own a 2012 Vauxhall Astra 2.0 CDTi and the car’s rear pads were seized in pad carrier causing heat damage to the disks. The work to fix the problem cost over £200. I’ve also had issues with the quality...
 

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