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The car has just been for its MoT which it passed first time however it got an advisory notice saying 'play nearside & offside steering rack arm' what does this mean?
Even though the car is a 2004 its...
Engine has overheated for the first time ever. Genuine 80,000 miles and have been told that the head gasket has gone. Car drives fine, normal oil consumption, but heavy petrol consumption and loses water...
I have gone through a set of front tyres on my Ka in just three months doing just 3k miles.
Balance and tracking is OK, but steering doesn't feel great. Any ideas what the problem might be?
I have a new Fiesta 1.6 petrol Titanium with the standard 16-inch alloys and 195/45 tyres. Both my wife and I feel that the ride is to firm and hard, unusual for my wife to comment on this, she has never...
I have just ordered a new Honda CR-V 2.2 CDTi ES. It comes as standard with 18-inch wheels and I am aware you have suggested it would ride better on 17-inch wheels. If I went for this option whilst the...
The local mechanic has used Castrol Magnetec 10/40 engine oil instead of 05/30 in my 2008 Ford Focus TDCi. Will this be a problem?
I have owned a 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser convertible for around 3 months and really love the car. However, during the first real cold weather in December the battery was completely flat after not being...
The only way of making electrically powered vehicles practicable is to have their batteries interchangeable (charged for discharged) at drive-through service stations, requiring less time than it takes...
Looking at the AA comparison site, 23 out of 28 countries have cheaper diesel than petrol, and the average cost of diesel works out at £1.03/litre (1.22 Euros)
Why therefore is the UK market rigged against...
I took my 4x4 to a garage to get nitrogen filled in the tyres. The mechanic deflated all the four tyres while the wheels were still on ground (he did not jack it up!) and it remained so for almost 40 minutes...
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