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• SEAT Toledo - My new car 17 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  A family member has just taken ownership of a 2015 Fabia and I was frustrated to see how easy it was to update both the maps, and system firmware, using the online Skoda portal. This free service is attached to the car for 3 years and is available for SEAT in Europe! Warranty – The SEAT warranty is equivalent to the Skoda new car warranty (3 years / 60K miles), but I was disappointed to see the breakdown cover only applies for 2 years, whereas it is 3 years for a Skoda.
• BMW M3 CS - Multiple Faults from purchase, No Help from Dealer 15 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  I call the warranty company and they say that calipers are not covered under warranty. As such I duly call Beck Evans workshop who ask me to bring the car in but any work will be charged for . Now, as any competant person will confirm its not advisable to drive a car with a seized caliper at all, let alone 30mins up the motorway.
• Unhappy with main dealer-how to proceed? 13 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  I'd also like to suggest the solution which I think is fair, something along the lines of either: a) Get the car drivable from its current state for what was my budget, £700 (i.e. do the fuel pump, leave everything else). This allows me to use my car, and get the remaining items done in a sensible order elsewhere, for a lot less money.
• Citroen DS5 - My Road Test Report 13 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  The chrome “blade” which runs from the A pillar to the leading edge of the front wing looked particularly good on this car which was finished in black. The DS5 looks good from the rear too with a squat stance set off by the roof spoiler and what look like twin chrome exhaust pipes. In fact, one is a “dummy” to balance the look of the car.
• Skoda Yeti - My Yeti(s) 25 Mar 2018 (Forum)
      I was approached by numerous people in car-parks / when re-filling at petrol stations, asking either what it was, or how I was finding it. I've owned a number of cars (>100) and more people asked about my Yeti (in 2009) than any other car.
• New car 20 May 2004 (Forum)
  It always takes 6-7 weeks to get your number plates from the LTO. That was OK provided you drove around with your registration papers in the car. You got a thing called a conduction sticker to show your registration was being done. Now with all the security (election, terrorist etc) cars without license plates are banned from driving. So you have this new car and nowhere to go in it, G he knows a couple of big cheeses in the City Hall, says he can get a letter from Mayor's office saying car is on government business not to delay.
• Driving the Amalfi Coast and Naples 5 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  The only bit of driving in Naples that did get to me was returning the hired car to the airport – and here’s some advice: allow an hour to get from the motorway to check-in. The distance is small, but I didn’t see a single “car hire return” sign and, as I had picked up the car in darkness, it was hard to remember where the compound was.
• 2yrs on from buying a 9yr old dpf-equipped diesel 10 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  Oct 2018 - on drive down to Devon for a half-term break, dash engine management light comes on. Car behaviour seemingly unaffected. Light remains on during stay, but clears on way home. Light then reappears on commute a few days later. Diagnosed as failed Proportional Richness Sensor. Garage advises car can be driven safely until next service.
• Buying a car from Far Far Away 6 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I keyed in all the info on the site and the car checked out clean. I still had to see the VIN on the car. Obviously I couldn't do this until I met him so I would make sure I had the HPI report with me when I set off. 4) I then needed to make sure I had breakdown cover.
• Mazda 3 - Mazda 3 2.2 d engine failure - warranty problem 13 May 2015 (Forum)
  As it happens, the garage they sent it to do seem very good and knowledgeable, and I'd actually much rather an independant third party, with no previous history with my car, did the diagnostics and work, as they have nothing to try and hide. I then left it for two weeks and a day, and rang the garage I'd originally left the car with to find out what was going on, as I hadn't heard anything for so long.