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My brilliant but under-used Fiat 500 (7200 miles) is coming up to five years old and is due an MOT and service. Last year the dealer did a "32-point service" for about £260. This included re-gassing the...
This may seem almost like stating the obvious, but please can you remind all readers to check their headlights from time to time? At this time of year, both my husband and I see an alarming number of people...
My car is a 1997 Mondeo 1.8TD, currently with 197,000 miles on clock. I've had it from new and the performance and fuel consumption are the same as when it was new. It has been extremely reliable, and...
I purchased a Volkswagen Passat Sport TDI DSG estate new in March 2009. It has been dealer-serviced since new and now has 35,000 miles on the clock. Over the last six months or so it has developed a habit...
Unfortunately there is no column like yours in Canada, so I am writing to you. I would like to buy a 2005 or 2006 Aston Martin DB9 convertible. What are the concerns I should look at before buying, and...
My Mercedes-Benz 190E is very heavy on petrol. For 10 litres of fuel, I get 60km. It does not smoke, what can l do to solve this? It's been recently serviced.
I recently purchased a B reg Mercedes-Benz 190 2.0-litre carburetter model with only 26,000 genuine miles and have since done another 15,000. Everything is absolutely fine apart from the fuel consumption...
Our Honda CR-V is now back having had a damaged number two exhaust valve replaced and the one next to it, all other valves re-seated and head skimmed etc, plus a new timing belt (old one only two years...
On of your correspondents mentioned the number of cars driving with a light not working. One reason may well be the tendency for manufacturers now to make a lightbulb change a garage job. In recent years...
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