Leaving car unused for three weeks

I will be away for three weeks over Christmas and New Year and will be leaving my car unused. I do not have a closed garage and therefore, it will be parked outside the house, in London. I am new with...

Porsche Boxster engine fault - where do I stand?

I bought a 2007 Boxster s 3.4 987 less than a year ago which has now been diagnosed as having scoring on the cylinder bores. According to the Porsche garage who serviced the car this is a know problem...

Diesel bug in BMW 7 Series - any advice?

I have been told by my BMW dealer after spending £1000 that the reason my car stops running is that I have a diesel bug that has damaged the high pressure fuel pump and now has put small bits of metal...

VED tax

In September we bought a new car for my wife and I took over her old car. The tax on this car was due to expire on 30th. I thought it would be easiest if the change of keeper co-incited with the tax renewal,...

Skoda Octavia vRS timing chain failure - where do we stand?

My stepson's Octavia vRS has recently suffered a catastrophic timing chain failure. We are awaiting a full garage report but they have confirmed the problem and that a new engine will be required. Their...

Water leak into rear footwell of Citigo - what's causing it?

My Skoda Citigo at three years old is getting flooded in well of rear seat behind the driver right hand drive about 4 inches deep, this soaked through to drivers carpet or floor. Seats not wet, and no...

Ongoing issues with a Vauxhall Corsa that dealer can't solve?

I had my Vauxhall Corsa in a main dealer because of intermittent starting problems. The first time it said the glow plugs were faulty and a new fuel filter was required. A day later it failed to start....

Goodwill payment six months out of warranty - expecting too much?

My ASX was bought at 3 months old and has been serviced at a Mitsubishi dealership each year since. The car is now three years and six months old. The petrol tank is leaking from the seam and has some...

Ford Fiesta advice

As you are aware I not so long ago bought a Fiesta TDCI 1.6 s with approximately 55,000 miles for £6000. The car has had a few issues but the dealer has more than willing resolved them which includes...

Vauxhall Astra heater issues - what's causing it?

The heater fan has stopped working on my Astra. It started out only working on setting 4 but has recently given up completely. I've tried changing the resistor it briefly worked but again stopped. Any...