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Took delivery of 11 plate Navara via lease company in May 2011. It had approx. 300 miles on clock. Passenger door handle was sticking, causing door to fail to shut on first two attempts to close. Decided...
I recently changed the cam belt and a whole service. When I start the car 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear is fine, pickup no problem, but as soon as I engage 4th gear and 5th gear the engine slows down. I used...
I have a mk5 Volkswagen Golf GT TDI, which before and during my ownership I have maintained and serviced on a yearly basis. It is currently on 120,000 miles and the cambelt was last changed at 57,000 miles...
I am interested in purchasing a car from ukcarbroker.com, however I have been told that as far as the v5/log book is concerned i woild be registered as the joint first keeper, "Care Of". I'm a bit dubious...
Have you heard anything about quality and durability of seat cloth material on the Rio 1.4 L. My wife's car is now approaching 3 years old and has done about 1500 miles. The edges of the seats are pilling...
When I got home after driving my Citroen Berlingo, parked up and had a cup of tea. There was a loud bang and hiss - on investigating the rear of the car was down to the arches on both sides - any ideas?...
I live in the country and drive a Fabia VRS 2011 shod with 205/40/16s. The roads are terrible. Apart from frequent punctures (potholes), the ride is very harsh. Would I benefit from changing to 16in or...
When I start the car in the morning. There's a grinding noise from maybe the fan? I switch the car off, then start it again and the noise disappears, and doesn't occur at all on any start up for the rest...
I currently run a 2001 Volkswagen Golf 1.4 for personal and business use. I've calculated that in the past 12 months I've covered 12,000 miles but my expenses for running the car inc. petrol, tax, servicing...
My father has a 2004 plate Espace 1.9 diesel on which the turbo has apparently failed (or is failing) - there is a lull at approx 1900-2000rpm almost as if the engine is missing. Mileage is approx 134k...
 

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