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My wife and I are the proud owner of a Skoda Yeti 2.0-litre Diesel. We have had the car for over three years, but have had nine punctures over this time. In every case the whole tyre had to be replaced...
I have bought a 2012 BMW 520d recently after 12 years with a 530i Sport. So far I love the car, but am comparatively disappointed with the road holding, cornering and noise from tyres. The car is presently...
We need to replace all four tyres on our Citroen C4 Grand Picasso. It's currently on Michelin Primacy HP 205/50 R17, but I'm looking for an all-year all-weather tyre. We're based in the south of France...
I have Skoda Octavia TDI VRS currently on aluminium wheels with 225/40/18 summer tyres. Would steel wheels with 205/55/16 winter tyres be a good combination for winter motoring?
I have not long taken delivery of a 2005 Volkswagen Golf TDI 4-motion with 67,000 miles that also has a most awful droning noise at approximately 2000rpm or 68-70 mph. It's as if the vehicle shouldn't...
Having had three new 195/45R16 tyres fitted to my 1.6 diesel Fiesta I was interested to find that they had all been inflated to a pressure of 37PSI. The car handbook recommends 33 at the front and 26 at...
We have a 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer GS4 diesel with 30,000 miles. We are very pleased with it: well-equipped, economical 55-60 mpg, and comfortable except for the rather hard ride. I have seen that you have...
I worked on a 2007 Ford Focus yesterday. It was fitted with alloy wheels. To undo the wheel nuts required a three-foot extension to the T-bar. To then remove the wheels required several heavy blows from...
I’m thinking about fitting winter tyres to my Volvo V50. We live in a rural part of southern England and want to get a good set of tyres to replace the current Pirelli 205/50 R17s. What do you recommend?...
I’m putting my car in storage for a few months, should I over-inflate the tyres?
 

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