Questions from January 2012
I'm thinking about buying a new car and it has 139,000 miles on the clock, is that worth buying at 700 quid? The car is a 2001 Ford Focus 1.6l 3dr hatchback.
My independent Mercedes-Benz servicing garage tells me that the Sensotronic Brake Control unit on my 2004 E320 cdi (90,000 mileage) needs replacement at a cost of £900+. I've read on various MB Forums...
Where can I find original list prices for older cars? I know glasses do from 1991-ish onwards but I'm talking before then/
I wrote to you a couple years ago asking whether an extended warranty for my newly purchased 2007 Dodge Dakota. I took your advice and purchased a LIFETIME bumper to bumper warranty from Chrysler for $2000...
My daughter has a one year old Qashqai petrol 1.6 bought from new. She is going abroad to work for two years and can't take the car. What is her best option? Sell the car and take the loss of the...
My house was broken into and the keys for my Volvo V50 stolen from my office. The car was used three days later in an armed raid and subsequently abandoned on a main road. The cars keys were not recovered...
The clutch has started slipping at 34,000 miles on my Peugeot 407 2.0 2009 Sport and was wondering if you could recommend a replacement kit that would last longer that the genuine one. It would appear...
We have a 23k mileage Agila and are concerned about the strength of the clutch. I think that this is a common problem to this model but is there any modification that can be made. We will speak to the...
My 406 hdi has a rough idle. When I rev it up it seems fine - a little misfiring, but soon it hits the turbo and it's OK. It feels almost like it's running on 3 cylinders on tick over. A friend has done...
My BMW Z4 is 4 years old and I have driven 32000 miles. It has just had it's second service where I have been told that the manifold is corroded and needs replacing, together with the exhaust system and...
My Legacy diesel (2009 26,000 miles) was experiencing a sudden loss of power under hard acceleration, such as overtaking or pulling out at a junction. Between Christmas and New Year it was diagnosed by...
We have a Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.8 petrol on a 51 plate. When we bought it in September 2010 part of the deal was to replace the cam belt which they did. Now on New Years Eve 2011 the car broke down....
 

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