Should I renew my warranty which covers my Audi's DSG gearbox?

I need to know about the long term reliability of the Volkswagen Audi DSG automatic gearbox. My car is an 06 plate with 50,000 miles and I bought it from Audi with a year's warranty. The warranty will...

Ripoff yarns

I am considering buying a used car, first a 2004 Suzuki Wagon R + GL, 41,000 miles at £3,400; second a 2003 Fiat Punto Active 1,242cc manual, 71,000 miles at £ 2,700. Which is best? What do you think? The...

Obsessed with smuts

I have a FIAT 500 1.3 Multijet Diesel. About two weeks ago I had the problem, exactly as described in your column. I towed the car to the FIAT dealership and got from them the answer that there were 2.5...

Why doesn't my warranty cover my Volkswagen Golf's prematurely worn clutch?

I have a 2.5-year-old Volkswagen Golf. It's only done 26,000 miles and the clutch is starting to go. I have spoken to the Volkswagen garage, who informed me that the clutch isn’t covered due to wear and...

My warranty company won't repair my Vauxhall Zafira's failed gearbox - what are my options?

Recently my Vauxhall Zafira went from being a superb gearbox to a bag of nuts in the palm of my hand. The only gears I had were third and fourth. I got relayed to a local garage, and when they looked at...

Why won't my warranty cover a burned-out clutch in my Vauxhall Zafira?

Without any warning at all, my ‘57 plate, 1.8 SRi, petrol, 29,000-mile Vauxhall Zafira’s clutch failed quite dramatically. The car went from working fine to a revving monster, barely able to move, all...

Can my warranty company replace my Saab 9-5's turbo with a reconditioned unit?

My 2004 Saab 9-5 3.0 TDI's pressure sensor warning light has come on. The warranty company has proposed sending the turbo away to be reconditioned at cost of £500, as opposed buying a new turbo from Saab...

Is my Suzuki Grand Vitara supposed to hesitate under acceleration, and can I fit a remapping device?

My one-year-old Suzuki Grand Vitara has just reached 13,000 miles. Full torque on this engine is at 1950rpm, but the RPM pick up is slow. Then it seems like a switch is thrown and the engine develops a...

My Y-reg SLK is suffering from rust problems. Would Mercedes-Benz repair it?

My Y-reg Mercedes-Benz SLK is starting to become very rusty. It started at the boot handle, and is now affecting all sills. Someone told me that this is a fault associated with Y-reg Mercedes-Benz models...

My 06-plate Renault Grande Espace suffered an engine failure after I bought it. Will the dealer contribute to repairing it?

I purchased a Grande Espace 06-plate 2.2DCI for £9999 with a full service history from a well-known internet dealer, plus a three-year AA warranty for £899. I went on holiday three weeks ago and the engine...