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I need a new motor on a budget. I've found a 2-litre petrol Peugeot 406, 1997 R-reg with 77,000 genuine miles. The seller has every MoT since new, it's very clean and tidy inside and out and MoT'd 'til...
We purchased our current Volkswagen Polo from a main dealer four years ago and at the same time bought an annual service cover for £14/month for three years. This expired and our first full service for...
I'm going to look at a 2001 Citroen Xsara Picasso 2.0HDi at an independent dealer tomorrow. It's advertised as "Full Service History, 8 Stamps In Service Book" with a mileage of 80,000. First question,...
On Saturday, 6th March, I bought a 2001 'Y' reg VW Polo with 1.4 16v engine and 59k miles on it, from a fairly local dealer. I paid £2,700. On the Monday, I 'phoned the dealer to check when the timing...
My daughter has a 2003/53 Citroen C8 with 55,000 miles. The cambelt snapped with resultant engine damage. The handbook advises cambelt change at 100,000 miles or 10 yrs. The car was inspected at the Citroen...
I purchased my '57-reg van in July 2009. It has a Ford warranty until December 2010 and had done 25,000 miles. It has now done 40,000 miles, but on 3 May 2010 the cam belt broke. The van is at Bristol...
I currently own an 04 plate Audi with 39,000 miles on the clock. I have yet to replace the cam-belt due to the relatively low mileage for the year of the car, however I am aware that the car is in its...
My brother has just telephoned to tell me that he had a cambelt replaced on his 10 yr old Mitsubishi 1.8 GDI Space Star by a main dealer three months ago but the car broke down Tuesday. The dealer is saying...
Could you please advise me about a hefty service quotation I have received from the local Volvo main dealer for a 100,000-mile service of my 1996 Volvo S40 automatic? They have serviced the car since I...
Please can you tell me where I can obtain the special tools that are needed to change the cambelt on my 2004 Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.8CRD? My local Chrysler dealer first told me that they don't supply...