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I took my Vauxhall Meriva into the same main dealer as last year for a service to keep my Lifetime warranty up. They said my sump plug was stripped and would need a Helicore Insert at £89.63! On my Lifetime...
I have a three year BMW 2 Series Active Tourer with14,500 mile on the clock. It's been serviced by BMW and will continue to be. With such a low mileage do you think I need to extend my warranty at a cost...
I am trying to help a friend concerned that a franchised dealer might try to rip him off by demanding the vehicle has its first service done by them to retain the warranty. I'd thought that they could...
I bought a used 2017 Audi A6 Avant in April 2021 with 29,000 miles on the clock from a main dealer. It's now January 2022, the car has a mileage of 45,000 and I have had a local mechanic tell me that...
My BMW X1 requires an oil service, as per the computer, with 9,000 miles on the clock. If I get this done by another garage will it invalidate the warranty?
What warranty must dealers give on selling a car?
Just over two months ago my Hyundai Tucson diesel had its final service within its five year warranty, having done just under 26,000 miles and received a clean bill of health/MoT. Today an engine management...
I recently bought a Honda Jazz online from a dealer 300 miles away. On checking locally, the nearest dealer is 12 miles away. However, there is a Honda specialist garage with, it seems, a good reputation...
My Volkswagen Beetle is three and a half years old, has done a total of 9,496 miles (I have had the car a year and half, and when I bought the car it had 5,923 miles on the clock). I've had it serviced...
A motor mechanic I use has told me that the minimum length of warranty a car dealer has to give on a car sale is two months. However, lots of dealers are still offering 30 days. Is my mechanic correct...
 

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