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Three weeks back, I purchased a 2003 Range Rover with a new MoT. Advisories were a slight leak on transfer box and mileage unreadable through failing pixels. The dealer 200 miles away refused to communicate...
I was led to believe the kangarooing problem in 1.5-litre Volkswagen Group engines had been fixed. My Skoda Karoq 1.5-litre still stutters in first gear. It's a one-month-old car. What now?
My Skoda Karoq 1.5-litre shudders in first gear. Is Skoda issuing a fix?
I have just bought a new Toyota RAV4, and it looks like it is an excellent car. The car is black and has Toyota’s ceramic paint protection. Once the rain stopped and the sun came out (on day three of ownership)...
We recently collected a new Ford Fiesta from a Ford dealership. On the drive home, an engine warning light appeared on the dashboard with the message "low oil pressure". We stopped driving and called the...
A new Volkswagen campervan has broken down whilst being driven to me on trade plates. It is being registered to me from 1 July 2020 and all monies have been paid. I have yet to actually take delivery and...
My daughter purchased a 17-plate Fiat 500 five months ago. It started dripping oil yesterday. When checking the oil level, she found white foam. She's a key worker and needs transport. Can she reject the...
The salesman told me my Ford Fiesta ST has adaptive cruise control but it doesn’t and it can’t be retrofitted. Can I reject the car? The manager says Terms and Conditions says specs can change, but surely...
Yesterday (March 18), I traded in my car for a used Qashqai at a Nissan dealer. Car is registered 11 months ago with 3700 miles. Serviced by the Nissan dealer on 24 Feb 2020. I drove it towards home for...
I bought my Citroen C3 Aircross from a Citroen dealer on 8 May 2019. It was a pre-registered car with 10 miles and had first been registered on 29 March 2019. It has had an ongoing problem with the infotainment...
 

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