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Can you elevate Toyota to the customer service Hall of Fame please? My Avensis estate is nearly five years old and with 79,000 miles on the clock. After several months of a tedious engine troubles, Toyota,...
A few weeks ago you recommended ‘Event Tyres’ to one of your readers. I too needed two, possibly four replacement tyres and decided to take your advice, Event Tyres were very efficient, notifying me exactly...
The timing chain has failed after approx 75000 miles, despite correct servicing. My garage who are currently undertaking repairs (they are in the Good Garage Scheme) contacted Fiat on my behalf but were...
I took my 2008 Vectra to a Vauxhall dealer (Downside Motors, Chilcompton, Radstock near Bath) for its annual service and MOT on 31/10/12. I have used this dealer once before but wouldn’t say that I had...
I wanted to write to highlight an excellent local garage in Leeds: Alderson Autos. A while ago I had an accident. When my car was returned to me it appeared to have turbo failure. The local franchised...
Do you know a good suspension specialist in the West Sussex area?
My Vauxhall Vectra’s power steering pump broke down and we were towed to Tustain Motors in Berwick-upon-Tweed by an RAC contractor. Unfortunately, they were unable to obtain a replacement pump before we...
I recently bought a Honda CR-V from Norton Way Honda of Letchworth Garden City. Rarely have I had a customer service experience that exceeded my expectations, but this was one. After the sale was concluded...
I took my 1993 Mazda MX5 for a service and got a phone call to say that the left front brake caliper was leaking brake fluid and needed to be replaced at a cost of £130, so I went ahead with the repair....
Nice to know there are some honest garages out there, even when it's made easy for them to rip me off. Recently I became convinced that the shock absorbers had worn out on my Astra (2004, 75k miles),...
 

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