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My eccentric brother has bought an old customised MGB GT with something called Sebring Tuning. He claims it was a bargain because it just needed to have the clutch fixed. But (ha ha) he can't work out...
There are many (mainly young male) drivers on the road with 'souped up' cars. Is there a motor insurance hotline to report the car registration and modifications? With car insurance being so high for...
Is there a standard list of accessories which don't have to be declared as modifications to the insurance company? I added a rev counter to my Aygo as my 17 year old is being taught how to change gears...
I recently purchased a Porsche Cayman 3.4s and managed to insure it to include five track days. However I was chatting to a friend with considerable motor racing experience, and he advised against taking...
I recently changed the 16-inch alloy wheels and tyres on my Honda Jazz and fitted 15-inch steel wheels with cold weather tyres (the only size of winter tyres available for the Jazz). The 15-inch replacements,...
I have a 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS 320 diesel which I had mapped 4 months ago to improve fuel consumption. Recently my turbo failed and I booked it into MB Edinburgh. Having examined the car they stated...
I have a 2004 Audi 130bhp TDi Avant with 140k miles on the clock which I have owned since 50k. I recently purchased a 'TDI Tuning Box' primarily for the increase in MPG, which I have noticed a difference...
I've seen adverts for companies that can disconnect the diesel particulate filter from the car's ECU. Is this legal and does it make the car better? I think you said only in the last couple of years DPF...
Can you give me a view as to what I should pay for an ex-demo Alfa Guilietta 140JTDM diesel Veloce, 61 reg with the following spec and around 4000 miles? It has special paint (£490), double electric sunroof...
You recently published a letter where an insurance company had treated the fitting of cold weather tyres as modification that they should have been told of. Where I live we are plagued by a hoody boy racer...
 

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