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My 2004 Honda Civic 1.6SE suffers intermittently from a disturbing oscillation which seems to suddenly build up from low intensity to a noise which fills the cabin making conversation and concentration...
I read with interest your page on the 407 and it being prone to the lower hub joints failing. This has happened to my car, a 407 HDi X line Auto that I purchased pre registered from the Peugeot dealer...
My wife has a FIAT 500 diesel (which she loves) and we took it in for a first service at £149. I didn’t check the oil after the service to ensure it had been changed. (It was a FIAT dealer and I automatically...
I have a 2004 VW Golf 1.6FSI SE. The ESP light came on recently. I took it to a VW approved workshop that carried out a computer based diagnostic check. They have told me that I need a new component VAG...
I have a 2005 BMW 535D M Sport Touring with standard 235/40R18 wheels and tyres. 6 months ago, when planning a routine 4-wheel tyre change at Micheldever Tyres, they informed me that both rear wheels had...
I own a Toyota Corolla T3 1600cc. I've had it since new in July 2004. Recently I've noticed that the boot has started to retain water. I cannot find where it is coming from, everything regarding the felt...
Last Friday my wife purchased a 9 months old Audi TT automatic with 4,500 miles on the clock from a main Audi dealer in Liverpool. Yesterday, Sunday morning, only two days later, having travelled less...
Had a warning light come up on my BMW 1-Series, relating to Suspension Stability Control. The diagnostic states "brake hydraulic malfunction" DTC at a cost of £1,200 for the part + £500 labour. That means...
The internet is awash with complaints across the world that appear to relate to the combination of 19" wheels and low profile runflat tyres. I have never in the last 27 years of my driving experience ever...
Just a thought but the problem with "sticking" retractable hoods such as the one on my wife's Peugeot 206CC can be caused by opening or closing it on a slope. Dealers don't always think to ask the location...
 

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