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Recently I took my 2005 Ford Focus 1.6 Ghia for its 40,000-mile service to my local Ford garage from which I bought it new. They could not remove the sparking plugs to change them because the plugs had...
I have a 2004 Land Rover Defender and have seen may adverts about the merits of rechipping to improve economy and performance. What surprises me is that manufacturers do not already build the vehicle with...
My four-year-old Mazda 6 aircon packed up the other month. On inspection by my local Mazda dealer, T.W. White & Son in Addlestone, from which I had bought the car three years ago, a new condensing unit...
I own a 2-year-old SAAB 9-3, 1.9TDI Sportwagon. The car has done 16,000 miles and is still under SAAB warranty. When I took the car for its 2nd year service I pointed out that the rear brake discs were...
I have been watching an increasing number of entries on your Mazda 3 technical forum with problems associated with the Dynamic Stability Control unit. As the repair of this problem, a replacement unit,...
Recently I purchased an Alfa 159 Lusso JTDM 1.9 SportWagon. Its lovely to drive in every respect, except after 600 miles (3 motorway journeys) all at normal speeds mostly 4-5 and 6th gear, the car only...
A neighbour has just witnessed the removal of his own car from the road in front of his own driveway. OK, so it is an offence to park across a residential driveway - but not everybody realises this. The...
How is diminution in value because a car has been accident repaired affect the future value of a car? And what happens if it is claimed for on insurance?
Regarding your suggesting of run-flats being a viable alternative to 'space savers', I would have to suggest a caveat is required. It is my understanding it is 'impossible' to repair a run flat once it...
A year ago I had 3 new "budget" tyres fitted to my Vauxhall Astra by a local reputable local firm. A couple of weeks ago I had a flat nearside front tyre but did not identify the cause. On removal of the...
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