My five year old Audi A5 needs £1300 of servicing - is this a fair price?

My Audi A5 will be five years old in February. It's been fully serviced by Audi since new, and covered 38,000 miles. I'm told by the dealer that I now need a new cam belt, oil changed, and gearbox and...

My garage keeps charging me for work without fixing the ongoing problem - can they do this?

My car went to the garage for a service and because it was overheating. They serviced the car and said it was the radiator and a burst hose (repaired for £579). I got my car from the garage the next day,...

My car's heater only blows cold air - is a split expansion tank the likely cause?

I took my 2006 Ford Fiesta ST to a local garage as the heater only blows cold air. They've told me the expansion tank has split. They have the part on order but tell me it's going to be over £80, plus...

My BMW garage is charging £276 for an oil change - should I shop around?

Following your advice about changing the oil after 10,000 miles or annually, I called my BMW garage to book my 1 Series in. The service reception seemed very surprised at my request and reiterated the...

Is replacing a turbo an expensive job?

I have a 10 year old Kia Cee’d and my garage has just identified that the turbo is producing a whistling noise on acceleration. They also gave me the impression that to replace the turbo would be an expensive...

Do I need anything else replaced when a cam belt is changed?

I have a 2009 Renault Clio, which has done 3500 miles. According to Renault, it needs a new cam belt. They recommend that the tensioner and the water pump should be replaced, but nothing else needs done....

Does my car need to be dealer serviced to maintain full service history and warranty?

I have a 2016 Audi A3 sportback S-line. Very pleased with it, but it's now due its first service. Do I need to go through Audi? I have an excellent local garage who will inevitably undercut the prices...

SEAT tells me my diesel Alhambra only needs serviced every two years - is this too long?

SEAT contacted me after one year of ownership about the annual service on my 2.0-litre diesel Alhambra. However, now they say that my car did not need a service until it was two years old. This incompetence...

How much does it cost to replace glow plugs?

How long will it take and how much will it cost, on average, to replace the glow plugs on my Saab 9-5 1.9 TDI?

Garage tried to con me into replacing 'worn' brake pads - why didn't the wear indicator come on?

I recently took our 2015 Volkswagen Sharan for its 38,000 mile service at a Volkswagen garage. The car has been carefully driven, but Volkswagen reported that the pads and discs need changing 'immediately'...