Buying an exhaust for a Golf

I've been quoted £803.53 inc. VAT for the middle section of a Golf 1.6 exhaust with cat and 2 lambda sensors. There is a rebate of £186 on returning the old unit, making a total of £617.53. This seems...

When should I change the oil in my Volkswagen Golf?

I have been buying, at vast expense from my local garage, YACCO VX 2103 FAP 100 per cent synthetic 5W30. I have a Volkwagen Golf Diesel on a long life service regime, being serviced every two years. What...

Do Volkswagen and Skoda automatics share the same brake interlock problem?

Having a Skoda Fabia 1.2TSI 105 DSG on order, my attention was drawn to two of your recent answers: Your reply to BH of Norwich about turbo shim adjustment on a 1.2TSI engine in a Skoda Roomster and that...

Jumping out of 1st gear - why?

Can you advise the likely cause of my car 'jumping' out of 1st gear when moving please? I have just bought it with 12 months MOT and something is not right! It has done 91k miles.

Tickover is too quick on our Golf Plus?

Our Golf Plus, 2008, 35k, has been Volkswagen serviced from new by Volkswagen but it has a problem. The tickover starts about 850 (fine) but soon moves up to about 1,100. This makes the car a bit too fast...

Confusion over insurance claim after damage.

Last November I had a bit of a freak incident in my partners new Golf. I was pulling into a petrol station forecourt when a large chunk of concrete which was in a pothole pivoted under the wheel and got...

Changing a keyfob battery

Could you tell me how to change a battery on my key fob for a 2004 Volkswagen Passat please?

Which mid-size estate?

I travel 12K miles per annum. Lots of short runs of less than 5 miles, a daily commute of 12 miles each way, with the odd 50 mile journey. Need to replace a 10 year old Honda Accord Estate 2.4 petrol auto....

Dealer misfueled a diesel car - do I accept it back?

I collected my new VW Scirocco (2.0 TDI GT DSG - 170bhp- 2010 plate) from a dealer on Friday. We had a 100 mile journey back home and the car seemed to perform very well. After parking the car outside...

Which convertible to replace our Hyundai i30?

I drive a Vauxhall Insignia Elite hatchback with leather upholstery, satnav and all the bells and whistles. Terrific car, I'm delighted with it. Currently, my wife drives a Hyundai i30 hatchback, which...