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In a previous article you mentioned a product that would remove the odour of cigarettes from the interior of a car. Could you please remind me of the name of this product, as we are being gassed by the...
My uncle mentioned that you had an article on how to get cheaper coded car keys. I have just bought a 51 plate Golf GTI and have been quoted £96 for a new key. Can you tell me how/where to purchase a cheaper...
I have a 2002 Toyota Yaris 1.0 VVTi that is chilli red in colour. Over the past couple of years I've noticed the paint colour slowly fade and become dull, and now it is beginning to peel off, but only...
I have owned my car since new. I have recently encountered a strange problem with the fuel tank. On opening the filler cap quite a large amount of air and a small amount of fuel is sometimes noisily ejected....
My 40k mile Vauxhall Meriva has just been serviced by the main dealer who, without asking, added some substance to the petrol and engine oil and called it an ‘Emissions Service’ then stuck £20 on my bill....
I am a retired Dr with a VW Golf Plus just out of guarantee and with only 26,000 miles on the clock. The ABS system has failed requiring a replacement costing £1,500 to make the car safe, insurable and...
Just as a matter of interest: I was cleaning my FIAT 500 this week and, horror of horrors, saw “dreaded orange pinprick spots.” My car has been treated and cleaned by hand on a regular basis. Having owed...
Before too long I could be looking to buy a new car. My ‘normal’ private purchases are Mercedes/Audi/BMW. For each of these I have (to me) a major concern: the absence of a ‘proper’ spare wheel. The systems...
I am coming to you for some advice as an avid reader of your column. My sister purchased a Saab 9-3 TID Sport (150bhp) in January of this year. From the day she collected it she has experienced problems...
I've contacted you before regarding my Astra estate (regarding a hand brake ratchet problem - now fixed) and I'm sorry to question you again but have a niggling question about the turbo. In 1st and 2nd...
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