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My daughter's car has been returned to the dealer five times for various faults since purchase on 2 April. Although the dealer has addressed the faults my daughter has no confidence in the car, which has...
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My mother has had the clutch replaced twice since 2007 in her Toyota Corolla with 40,000 miles on the clock. I don't think she's a 'heavy' clutch user even though she's 80, but it is possible that as the...
 

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