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I was very interested in your answer to MA of Stroud regarding the merits of a winter tyre-shod Porsche Carrera S rear wheel drive against the 4WD version without winter tyres. As I currently drive a Skoda...
My friend and neighbour is now on the lookout for a sporty replacement for his Nissan X-Trail. He was ready to buy a 2010 Subaru WRX hatchback but is now stuck having, fortunately, read an article I sent...
I have not long taken delivery of a 2005 Volkswagen Golf TDI 4-motion with 67,000 miles that also has a most awful droning noise at approximately 2000rpm or 68-70 mph. It's as if the vehicle shouldn't...
The front Pirelli P Zero Rosso tyres of my Mercedes-Benz ML last only 4000 miles. The rears show no sign of wear. The car has 31,000 miles with full MB service history. Mercedes says this is normal for...
My wife has just sold her much-loved 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee and bought a newer one, a 2000 Grand Cherokee 4-litre petrol which has only 38,000 miles. It’s been a Chelsea tractor and well looked after....
As my wife and I will both be retired next year we are looking to run one car instead of two. We currently have a 2008 RAV4 D-4D, which was used for towing and an elderly Golf estate, both diesel. We live...
I am looking to change my beautiful 15 year old Audi A6 Quattro S Line. She runs beautifully, original engine, gearbox, clutch, almost no faults. But I need to do significant motorway distances on the...
I thought you might like to hear that we bought the S-Max you suggested to replace a Land Rover Discovery 3 and can confirm your advice that the winter tyres are definitely much better than 4-wheel-drive...
My wife's 2005 Freelander had an irreparable puncture. Four new Yokohamas had been put on about 15 months earlier and had done about 10,000 miles. The local Yokohama outlet explained that the precise tyre...
My 2006 Audi A6 Allroad (bought from new) recently let me down on the motorway and I've lost confidence in it. I need to ford a small stream (level fluctuates) on a daily basis and I really appreciate...
 

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