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  Halfords service costs and plans (Article)
  There is an added bonus in that the service costs are discounted compared to walk-in prices plus there are further discounts on wheel alignment, repairs, fuel and air conditioning services too.  See also:  Are Car Service Plans Worth It?
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Dispatch 2007-2016 (Article)
  Make sure the tyres have even wear, as the Dispatch is prone to being misaligned. Have it checked, and sorted, however, even properly aligned the Dispatch is known to have a healthy appetite for front tyres. Any blowing from the exhaust should be investigated and repaired or replaced, a new exhaust costing upwards of £400.
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Sprinter 2013-2018 (Article)
  Check the condition of the springs, and dampers, too, looking for any leaks and free play. Similarly, if there’s uneven tyre wear the suspension alignment is likely to need checking. The propshaft - all Sprinters are rear-wheel drive - can fail at around 100,000 miles. Have it checked, and listen for any rattling, particularly when pulling away.
• MoT Test Results and MoT Advice (Article)
  Many of these are headlight issues that could be cheaply fixed at home with a bulb replacement. Check all your lights are working, and check your lights are aligned by pointing them at a garage door or a wall at night.  Replacing a tyre is rarely cheap, but it’ll cost even more if you fail an MoT because of it. Some tyres have tread wear indicators, but if not you can check it using a coin: insert the coin into the tread pattern of each tyre at its shallowest point, mark the coin, then measure. The minimum legal tread depth is 1.6mm.
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  Classic Car Restoration (Article)
  The wire feed spring tensioner should be tight enough so that it doesn't unravel while the wire itself should be as straight as possible. From there you'll need to align it so it feeds through to the torch - if any force is required, chances are it's misaligned.  Wire speed is probably the most important setting - too slow and it'll burn back onto the tip, too fast and it'll be a mess.
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  How to buy a used camper van (Article)
  But if the van is getting on, check all the usual places - round the wheel arches, under the valences (if they're steel), round the edges of the boot floor, under the carpets if they will lift, in the bottoms of the doors, round the headlights and along the outer tops of the doors. Check the tyres. Uneven wear may be due to incorrect alignment settings, or it may be due to bent suspension components from kerbs, pot holes or road humps. So be particularly wary of uneven front tyre wear. Check the interior Now on to the interior.
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  How to buy a classic car (Article)
  Your complete guide to buying a classic car