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Please would you clarify something for my mother, who is over 80 and thinks that the garage is trying to 'diddle' her. Her car is more than ten years old, and doesn't do much mileage at all. The garage...
I just had a 2007 Astra serviced. They said that the thread came out with the sump plug and they had to fit a helicoil. It is a steel sump, so I do not believe them. I had to pay to get the car back. Any...
My Honda FR-V 2.2iCTDI, bought from a Honda dealer on 3 February 2013 with a warranty, broke down on the M25 two weeks ago. The engine began smoking and revving on its own, so we pulled over and switched...
My experience with an insurance company and its "preferred" repair garage illustrates why car insurance premiums are so high. Last year I had to make a claim for damage done to my car. The insurer's nominated...
My experience with an insurance company and their "preferred" repair garage illustrates why car insurance premiums are so high. Last year I had to make a claim for damage done to my car. The insurers nominated...
Your correspondent in ‘Drain on Resources’ appears to be too simplistic in his views on independent garages and his preference to franchised dealerships. I have had some very bad experiences using dealerships...
My 12-year-old 320i SE automatic salon BMW has provided good and relatively trouble-free driving for the past six years. Unfortunately, the steering has recently become stiff and noisy, and my local BMW...
I run a 1996 Ford Escort Ghia 1.8i Cabriolet. It's done 73,000 miles and is in excellent condition. Recently, I took it to a local garage for its MoT. I was told my car needed new sills to pass and I was...
I have a 2007 BMW 325i M Sport cabriolet with 24,213 miles on the clock and a full BMW service history. The Dynamic Stability Control has failed and BMW has quoted me £2002 to replace it. I understand...
The inlet camshaft sensor has failed on my wife's MINI Cooper Automatic. It is three years and five months old and has covered only 6,419 miles from new. We currently own two MINIs and this is our fourth...
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