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I have just taken delivery of a nearly new car from Mercedes. The car was delivered to my home address and I immediately noticed a strong cigarette odour inside. I mentioned this to the dealership in...
My son owns a (2001 model) Mitsubishi L200 2.5 diesel pick-up. When starting from cold, the vehicle belches out smoke. He was warned that the turbo is on the way out; however, whilst driving home from...
I bought a new Corsa SE 1.4 petrol auto which we collected last Friday. After about ten minutes we got on the M1 and after about five more minutes there was a big white cloud of smoke from the back. My...
Six months ago I bought a new Ford KA. The car has only done 3000 miles, but started smoking and misfiring on start up. It seems to clear itself after a minute, but something is clearly wrong. It has...
I have a BMW 3 Series Touring diesel automatic bought from new in September 2006. I have had 50,000 miles of excellent trouble-free motoring and arrange regular servicing at the local BMW dealer. Recently...
My Lexus has 110,000 miles on the clock and is 06 reg. I think this is low miles for a diesel. Recently it has started to smoke a bit. The smoke is whitish/blue and happens mostly when temperature needle...
I have a 1.8-litre 2003 BMW 316ti Compact automatic that has covered 96,000 miles. In the last year and a half it has started to using oil. It is not burning oil, and there is no blue smoke coming from...
Is there any tricks of the trade when cleaning the interior of a smokers car and trying to illiminate the aroma of nicotine? Thanks.
How much does it de-value the price of a car with the stink and discolouration of the inside?
In David Williams recent article there were several examples of people being prosecuted for 'Not being in control of their car' due to eating in their car, blowing their nose, etc., etc. Has anyone ever...
 

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