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I own a BMW 1 Series 120D M Sport which was purchased from new in March 2008. Since the beginning of this year I have noticed that the Efficient Dynamics does not work. (The automatic Start / Stop system). The...
I purchased a new car from a dealer Jan 2010, the car started showing defects April/June 2010. Defects being: -Rattling window -High pitched whirring noise when when pressing the accelerator (when the...
I bought a Citroen DS3 Racing brand new in May 2011 on finance. Within a few weeks it developed an issue where the car misfired and lost power on acceleration. I notified the supplying dealer and they...
I bought a Subaru Forester 2007/07 in June 2010 from a Subaru Franchise. Within a few weeks it was back with an intermittent engine problem, which the franchise are unable to fix, despite help from Subaru...
I bought a 1996 MX5 from the salesman at my local Mazda dealership (Vospers of Exeter). He made it clear he was selling it for his father but it was displayed on the forecourt. The dealership had MOT'd...
I have factory ordered a 2011 Seat Exeo 2.0 TDI Sport Tech. When the car arrived the dealer rang to state that the Sat Nav unit as ordered had not been fitted to the car and an "upgrade" would be fitted...
I purchased this vehicle new from a local dealer just over three years ago. Over the last 18 months I have returned it to the service department on four occasions, because of large quantities of water...
I took delivery of new Fiat 500 1.3-litre diesel at the end of Oct 2010. Within a couple of weeks problem with warning triangle and stop/start unavailable lights coming up. Car went back to dealership....
I have just purchased a brand new Mini from BMW. I opted out of BMW seal&protect and took it to my reputable detailing company for a seal&protect. This was when the flaws appeared, in preparing the vehicle...
I took delivery of a new Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TDi 170 S Line on 1 September. This is my third A3 and in all I have been very happy with the model. When ordering the new car I decided to go for several...
 

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