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I will shortly be leaving my 9-year-old (but extremely reliable) BMW 520i for 3 weeks at an airport surface carpark and am slightly worried it may not start on my return. Should I disconnect the battery?...
I think I have read either in your column or other parts of the motoring press that tyres degrade with age and that as a result not all spare tyres are actually roadworthy. How can I tell if my spare is...
I thought you would be interested in the problems I am experiencing with my KIA Cee'd SW 1.6 LS CRDi. When I bought the car I did not expect to achieve the published 57.6mpg combined figure but on good...
I have just had my second year service on my Honda FRV. 2.2iCDTI, mileage 19,000. I was relieved of the sum of £345 and then told that my brake discs were worn to minimum. I drive the car sensibly and...
Can you tell me if Ford Easy Fuel, that prevents drivers from filling with the wrong fuel, is available as an add-on accessory? I have a 2004 Mondeo LX TDCi Estate. The parts department at my Ford Main...
We own a 2002 Golf, bought in 2004, and a 2005 Octavia, bought in the Spring of 2006. The cars are kept side by side on our drive. Both have remote central locking. In February 2007 (after nearly a year...
I would be grateful for some advise please. I bought 2005/55 Golf SE TDI in September 2006 from a VW dealer here in Scotland. The dealer is supremely helpful, provides superb back up and has serviced it...
I have a 53-reg Audi TT 3.2 DSG. Last night when I arrived back at home from work and parked up, my TT would not lock with the central locking on my usual key. Thinking it was maybe the battery in the...
I recently purchased a March 2003 BMW 320d. I saw in your car by car breakdown entry on BMW 3-series E46, that 320d prior to October 2003 are prone to turbo failure. What can be done to prevent this happening?...
When Renault increased the power of its 1.9 diesel engine from 120 to 130 bhp they put a particle filter in the exhaust system to clean up the emissions. This meant the service intervals increased from...
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