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Having easily achieved the government mpg figures for various vehicles from new (petrol and diesel small and large), I was confident that I could expect the the combined 80.7 mpg figure promoted for the...
In the Telgeraph on 15th January you replied to a question about updating the Sat Nav on Mercedes Benz cars to give six digit postcode entry rather than just 4 digit. I have a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class...
You have answered a number of questions about expensive electronic problems with VW cars. Were the problems only found in vehicles built during a certain period, or are they still present, even in new...
I bought my kia when it was just a year old from a Kia (group) dealer on the Isle of Wight and it had done just 8000 miles. It was fine at first but soon things started to go wrong including; rust, wheel...
How do you tell who is paying for their own fuel and who is in a company car? The owner driver is doing 90kph. The company car is doing 90mph.
What is it with modern car seats and watermarks? They are the bain of my life! My question is, how do I get rid of them? I've tried Autoglym shampoo and other branded cleaners, but I can't seem to get...
My wife's car is insured through Kwikfit 'insurance'. She received a telephone call this week from someone who said he was calling on behalf of Kwikfit and offering GAP insurance. My wife declined and...
We on the SEATCupra.net website are finding a lot of "coil pack failures", but the fault appears secondary to oil leakage into the packs. This is on the new 2.0 TSI engines. Do you have any supportive...
I have a Saab 9-3 convertible TTiD, which is 2008 registered and has covered 52,000 miles, trouble-free, mainly on motorways over long distances at steady speeds. I am considering buying an extended...
I bought a Volkswagen Golf MKIV GT PDI 130 from my brother-in-law who owned the car for years and bought it with 30k on it. It's now done 174k, mainly motorway miles by a very considerate driver who has...
 

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