Carden centre

I am currently looking to buy a Civic CR-X due to being a Honda fanatic. After browsing the usual places (Autotrader, eBay, etc.) I came across a reasonable spec car. I contacted the seller and visited...

Strainers in the night

I wonder if you can help me? I have an Audi A4 Cab 1.8T, it is three and a half years old, has done 70k miles and has always been serviced and maintained by the same Audi dealership. Last week I had a...

Warrant piece

I bought a 3 and a half-year-old BMW 120D from CarGiant two weeks ago for £8.5k. On returning to London from Devon, after my first long journey in it, I found I couldn’t start it. BMW says that the electric...

Not what it steamed

I bought a 48k mile 2002 FIAT Punto from a second-hand dealer two weeks ago for £2,200. I also bought 3-month warranty. After one week I needed to put engine coolant in. I checked the oil and it was fine....

The sum of all gears

I have been recommended to write to you by a friend who reads the Telegraph. In short, we bought a brand new Grand Cherokee 3.0 CRD in July 2005. It went back to the dealer with gearbox problems at 1 month...

Fan drivers

I recently wrote to you about a buying experience at a large car showroom when my sister bought a 2003/03 BMW 320d SE. I recommended she get her local garage, which has looked after her decently in the...

NOX what it seemed

I wonder if you could reply to this snag we have, please. Two weeks ago we helped our son out to buy a used 2004/54 VW Golf 1.6FSI, 33,000 miles on the clock, great condition, FSH, bought from a non VAG...

Ringer man galled

I've been duped in to buying a stolen car, which I have no doubt will be taken away by the police and returned to the owner and I'll be out of pocket by £11,500. The seller has now disappeared so I can't...

Ranger than fiction

I recently purchased a Ford Ranger pick-up truck from a dealer for £7k + VAT. It is a 2006 model with 44,000 miles on the clock and I am pleased with the condition, etc. However, the bill of sale states...

Porsched egg

The bottom line is I spent £32,000 on a Porsche 997 that after 3 months ownership and 2,000 miles now needs £8,700 spent on it for an engine rebuild. Porsche is saying "nothing to do with me", and the...