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I am touring on the continent with my 2005 CRV 2,2 CDTi (89,000 miles) towing a caravan, which I have done with this car since 2007 when I bought it. Cruising at around 50mph on the motorway the engine...
We have a 2009 SEAT Altea Freetrack with 49k miles and FSH. The FSH is not from the main dealer as that is 35 miles away, so it's done at a trusted independent. The car has had a number of the typical...
Our new Volkswagen Polo has noticeably bright and distracting daytime running lights. Our Volkswagen dealer garage insists they cannot be turned off. Is this correct - I didn't think they were mandatory...
At the end of March we purchased a Honda Civic 2003 S Type car with 58850 miles on the clock, as part of the deal we had the car serviced and MOT'd at the same time. We recently noticed squeaking from...
I bought an '06 ML350 from a main dealer and after 4 months/4500 miles they are saying it needs new pads and disks all the way round. Would this be covered under the sales of goods act?
I intend to have all four tyres of my partner's Mk 1 Ford Focus replaced before we go on a long tour. At present they are 205/50/16 but I am finding a far better range of tyres (and prices) available in...
The clutch has collapsed on my eight-year-old car and needs replacing. Please could you tell me how much the new part would cost and how much labour is involved so I have an idea of the total cost?
I have a second hand 307 Peugeot which I bought last year June. Last week I let the fuel level run very low and due to this the "Antipollution fault" light came on; and caused the car to jerk. The warning...
I have a Nissan Micra K12 1.2 automatic 3 door hatchback. When the car is at idle the battery light is off, as it should be, but when I put my foot down the light comes on. It then goes back off when I...
I've been getting a kind of honking sound when I change down gears (usually from 3rd to 2nd). My local garage says it sounds like a dual mass flywheel problem, which costs over £1,000 to replace. I drive...
 

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