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I have owned a 2003 Honda Civic Type S for 10 years and it has only done 25,000 miles. However the steering is stiff in the centre position making small corrections difficult. The air con has also stopped...
I have just viewed a used (2008 model) Citroen C5 which was great apart from the brakes, which needed constant pumping to operate. The car has had a brakes service and bleed, but the problem still exists....
Hi, I'm asking on behalf of a friend who is not registered on the site. She took her Freelander 2 2.2TDi (2012, 18000 miles) back to the dealer yesterday due to a burning smell on driving. The dealer...
I have a three-year-old CR-V that has done 37,000 since new. It has misfired, which has been reported to dealer and Honda UK. The misfire is getting worse. I had a DPF warning light come on three weeks...
I bought a Nissan Note 1.2 petrol manual for my wife six months ago with 1500 miles on the clock. Having now done 7000 miles a ticking noise developed when taking my foot off the throttle. After some pressure...
My 2004 Honda CR-V 2.0 auto has been making a strange noise while reversing. I do not know why this has been happening. Also when you brake there is a metallic grinding noise from the left wheel. Any ideas?
Will using bleach or a weed killer to get rid of green moss/lichen on my paintwork? Or will it simply damage the bodywork?
How do I remove the redundant tax disc holder from my car? It was there when I bought it in 2009 and seems to be very firmly attached by the adhesive pads.
Having followed your advice, I this week purchased a 2010 Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport Tech RC six-speed, which I am very happy with. The manual states to run it on premium unleaded - is there a particular fuel...
My Volkswagen Golf has recently developed a slight judder when accelerating gently at low revs in low gears. The problem has been acknowledged by an accompanying franchise mechanic during the car's recent...
 

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