What are the tyre pressures for my Polo

I'm having a little difficulty finding the correct tyre pressures for my wife's Polo. The manual's pressures do not relate to those shown at the filling station. Have looked around at various sites and...

My accident repair is not good enough

I had a light accident in my Jeep in a tight country lane, and the damage was restricted to the rear o/s door. After insurance company issues, the car was delivered to their preferred repairer. All well...

Pump failure? Steering on our Passat feels funny in right hand corners

Our Volkswagen Passat was bought used from a main dealer with warranty last December. Since then it has developed intermittent loss of power assistance when going around some right hand bends. This is...

Does my MINI Cooper have a cam belt or chain?

Do MINI Coopers made in 2001 have a cam belt or a cam chain? I am hearing two different things. I've just bought a 2001 MINI Cooper. I took lots of advice before I bought it, and it has a full service...

I want to fit higher-profile tyres to my Ford Fiesta

I've just bought a July 2009 Fiesta 1.4 Titanium. It has low profile Pirelli tyres on it, and has a tyre repair kit in the boot. Ideally I'd like to replace the tyres with 'normal' higher-profile ones,...

Buying a medium size coupe / performance car

I have a budget of £6000 to replace my current SEAT Leon TDI, and am looking at an Alfa GT Coupe, Audi TT, Golf R32, Golf GTI, Maxda RX8, Alfa Beria, Seat Leon Cupra R. All manual petrol variants, which...

Disc parking zones

Are there any special rules regarding the signage to indicate where these zones are? A local market town has just set them up, as I have just found out. There is a sign into town which can be bypassed...

Run-flat tyres

Run-flat tyres: what would expect to pay for an replacement in an emergency breakdown. Size is 225/45R17.

Gearbox Bearing Noise

When my clutch is released sitting in neutral there is a buzzing noise from the gearbox area, and can be heard within the car. And in first and second gear, the noise is also audible but not as loud. I...

Can't sell my car before new car arrives - any suggestions please?

My new car (a BMW 320i xdrive) is due to arrive in two weeks. I am trying to sell my 2006 56-plate Audi A4 3.0TDI quattro auto with 62,500 miles. It has all the extras (except nav), and is covered by the...