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Having previously owned two Alfa 159s I am currently the proud owner of a 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia diesel 2.2 180 Super. I purchased it new I have now completed 90k totally trouble free miles and I can honestly...
Is it worth replacing the clutch on my 2015 Honda Jazz 1.4 at 82,000 miles or should I start to look elsewhere for a different car? The price of replacement is £1350. I have recently replaced the battery...
I purchased a Skoda Fabia a car a week ago and the dealer said it had a good service history but says it is digital and can not show me. It has covered 86,000 miles and the garage have serviced the vehicle...
I have a 2017 Suzuki Swift 1.0 Boosterjet automatic. We do less than 5000 miles a year and have a major service every year. If we start doing more than 5000 miels a year should we have it service every...
I am interested in buying a used low mileage diesel BMW. The previous owner was abroad for three years and kept the car in a garage untouched. He then had it serviced and it seems to have been driven with...
My runabout is a 26 year-old Corsa, approaching a genuine 60K. I bought it for £240 8 years ago from an old chap who had started to bump into other cars while parking and decided to give up driving. Since...
My Toyota Avensis 1.8 CVT has always gone to the main dealer for servicing and has never had a transmission fluid change. The mileage is now coming up to 65,000, should it not have had the fluid changed...
I have seen a Citroen C3 Aircross 2023 at an excellent price £10595. My concern is the notorious online reviews of the Peugeot-Citroen 1.2 Puretech engine. It comes across as a horror story waiting to...
I test drove a Mazda MX-5 1.5 yesterday. I liked it and the condition appears to be very good. It was registered in April 2022 so is just over 3 years old and it has 37,000 miles on the clock which is...
What information and tips I should keep in mind when looking for the right brake discs?