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The lovely guys at ATS who check my tyre pressures are recommending that I have my tyres filled with nitrogen. According to them tyre pressures will then only need to be checked twice a year. Is this a...
I need two rear tyres for my 08-plate Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.4-litre. Are there any particular tyres you could recommend for fuel economy please? I average about 8,000-10,000 miles a year. Thanks
My car is less than a year old. I recently noticed the steel effect alloy wheels are starting to pit. The garage state it is caused by brake dust and nothing can be done about it. Their answer is wash...
A couple of months ago, at around 57,000 miles, I started to notice what I assumed was bearing noise from the rear of my 56-plate VW Passat Tdi 140. I took it into the local VW dealer who diagnosed stepped...
I have a new car on order, but it's not available until September. My current car is on good condition winter tyres, but it will need four new tyres if I go onto summer-grade tyres. I've only offered...
We recently took a BMW 320D coupe company car - We have found its a lovely car in may aspects but the way it follows the tracks in the road is terrible. In some circumstances you have to fight with the...
Our 2009 Berlingo has worn out it's rear tyres in 20K miles - we hoped for and expected (based on many previous front wheel drive cars) around 30 - 40K. Our dealer tells us that this is a common experience...
Now winter has passed, I'm starting to research and plan for next winter. At first I was assuming that getting rid of my BMW 318D would be the best plan, but I have seen a lot of advice around getting...
I've got an S-Max 2.2 Diesel - a fine car that I'm pleased with. I got it from Ford Direct with odd tyres on it, though, something I wouldn't normally mix up. They are a mixture of Michelin Primacy HP...
I just bought a Ford Fiesta 1.6 TDI. It came fitted with Continental Premium Contact 2 tyres, which seem quite noisy. Do you know of any tyres which would reduce road noise at all?
 

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