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The ERG valve has failed on our 12 month old Range Rover Evoque. Coolant has entered the engine, what possible damage could have been done?
Four months ago I was told by my local MINI dealer than my car my 2007 Cooper needed new rear brake pads, discs and sensors at 34,000 miles. Yesterday the warning light came on, regarding the brakes and...
We are looking to buy a new Citroen DS3 Cabrio in the next few weeks; however, the dealer tell us that the DS2 will be launched soon and the DS3 could be axed. Is this true?
One of the doors is not locking automatically when I press the central locking button on my key. If I go up close and press the key towards the door it sometimes locks, but not automatically like the other...
I have lost the only key to my volvo v70 - the dealer wants £300+ for replacement. Are there alternatives?
Can you tell me if my 2011 Skoda Fabia 1.2 TSI has a cam belt or chain?
Have you any reports on the reliability or otherwise of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV?
Just taken my 2006 Toyota Corolla to have the air con regassed, unfortunately it didn't work, regrettably, neither does the air con . It only blows cool air on the lowest temperature setting ,or hot on...
A few days the ABS lights flashed continuously on my 2006 Renault Trafic. Any idea what this means?
In your review section you state that the CO2 emissions for the 2004 Mercedes-Benz SLK200 auto is 192 g/km. Yet, on the V5 for my 2004 model, it shows 211g/km which puts it into a higher tax bracket....