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I have a 1 year old Kia 1.4 Ecodynamics Venga 2. It has been subject to throttle or turbo lag almost since new. The dealer has done what he can to find the fault to no avail. I have spoken to Kia who refer...
My Lexus IS220d (57-plate, 36,000 miles) has a warning light: VSC check engine, EML indicator and ABS warning. It goes into limp mode to protect the engine. I have taken it to a Lexus dealer who has...
My unoccupied car was hit in a car park. The third party filled his report accepting blame but advised me he was instructed not to admit liability. My broker (Swinton) put me on to carcare who wanted...
I have bought a Mitsubishi Shogun 4 Work, SWB, 3.2 DiD, 2005. So far it has been a great car, tows well, drives better than my Nissan pickup & has a boot to keep the dog safe. I get 22 mpg and wonder...
As my car is now three years old does the £31 pm service care cost represent good value when compared to the likely service bills I will have to pay? I propose to keep the car for at least another 3/4...
My Saab 9-3 went in for a service two weeks ago and was diagnosed with a broken coil spring. To begin with I was delighted with Saabs response that they would cover 100% of the cost due to the age and...
How can I improve on the very bouncy ride on my Hyundai Getz?
On Friday 1st April I was driving along the road in my 2006 Audi A4 convertible with my three year old daughter. All of a sudden I started to smell an intense smell of burning and smoke stared pouring...
I purchased a VW California brand new from main dealer in Sept 2009 for £37,000. So far I have had 12 visits excluding regular services for fairly serious failures - from pop up roof seizures to electrical...
I had a reduced supercharger pulley fitted to my MINI two weeks ago. Three days ago while being 200 miles from home, it frayed the drive belt. Luckily (I thought) I was near the company that fitted the...
 

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