Main dealer oil changes

My company car is a VW Touran 1.9 TDi which I have had serviced at the local VW main dealer four times. After each service I make a point of checking the oil level before driving away and I have been surprised...

Replacement injectors in 2.0 VW Passat

In the past 12 months all four of the injectors in my VW Passat's 2.0 170PS PD engine have failed and been replaced by a Volkswagen main dealer. Is it possible to find out if the new parts are any better...

Belt or chain cam?

I am considering buying a Polo 1.2TDI (Not the BlueMotion). Is it chain-cam? I assume as a three cylinder diesel it is a little rough and noisy, but is there anything else against it as the mpg figures...

Electric window failure

One of my rear electric windows will not operate. I can hear a clicking sound coming from inside when I operate the switch, but there is no movement. It is an 07 Volkswagen Passat Estate. The other rear...

Paint and upholstery protection

I have been offered paint and upholstery protection for £300 by Citygate VW in Edgware Road. Apparently, the ceramic paint protection is the same as used by Williams F1. The protection of the upholstery...

Replacing a 10-year-old Zafira

I have a 10 year old Zafira that I've had since new and has been really reliable. However, I drive with my seat in its furthest back position and my teenage boys now complain there's not enough legroom...

Audi A1/A3 1.2 or Polo 1.6 comfortline hatch?

I am just wanting to know which car you think is best for me to buy. My job is a surgical representative for a medical company. I am very interested in the Audi A3 1.2 or the VW polo hatch 1.6 and I am...

Short Scirroco journeys

I am interested in buying a Volkswagen Scirocco 1.4. However, I have to do a lot of short journeys (half a mile or so). Would this damage the supercharger/turbocharger if many of the journeys were done...

My Volkswagen Golf broke down because the servicing dealer did not change the DSG fluid - is he responsible for repairing it?

I have a Volkswagen Golf Hatch 2.0 TDI GT (Automatic). The car does approximately 500 miles a week and has been serviced every 10,000 miles by the supplying Volkswagen dealer. At two and a half years old,...

Why are modern cars, like my wife's Volkswagen Touran, so complicated?

Surely there is something fundamentally stupid about the way we are building cars today? I drive a ten-year-old Toyota Yaris, a wonderful little car. My wife has a larger car, a Volkswagen Touran, for...