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I've put £100 down for a car and was waiting for the decision of the finance company. I was refused by the finance company and now the dealer won't refund my money even though he wrote that the £100 was...
I have a 2010 Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI , only done 45,000 miles. The EGR value has failed twice, once at 2 and a half years and again last August, a week after the the emissions fix. I had it replaced at...
I've just had to pay for a new engine for my 2011 Volkswagen Scirocco. The garage found out that the engine had already been replaced before by Volkswagen and that this is a well documented problem with...
I bought a car from a Mercedes-Benz dealership and have since found out that it was involved in an accident. The accident resulted in £1500 damage (a new passenger door and wing mirror). I only found out...
I was recently stopped for making a food delivery from the kebab shop I work in. On the day, one of our drivers did not turn up so the boss asked me to make a delivery which was very late. As I was about...
I have owned an Audi A6 Ultra from new since June 2014. In that time I have had a total electrical failure and 2 steering malfunctions - the latest one just before Christmas 2016. The Audi dealership acknowledged...
My 2014 Nissan Note Tekna has developed a nasty suspension creaking sound. I understand from the Note drivers forum that this is an issue with 2014 Notes - front anti roll bar bushes are a known problem...
My 2010 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI needed EGR replacement in December 2016 after 51,000 miles. The dealer quoted £1200 plus to replace but, as a valued customer, he reduced the cost to £400. I then asked...
I have just had my 2013 Volkswagen Touran recall part changed, it was an NOx engine control unit (23R7), and only 5 days later (I don't drive it much) two orange lights came on. Volkswagen say it needs...
I purchased a car which me, and a witness, were told had full service history. It doesn't. I wrote stating I am rejecting the car but have had response back saying the sales person now denies telling us...
 

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