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I bought my new Puma in October 2020. At the two year service, I was advised the rear discs were badly pitted and corroded, and as I noticed some uncomfortable braking, I had new rear discs and pads at...
I tried to negotiate a deal for a car but was advised by salesman that he had no leeway with the price due to "FCA instruction to treat customers fairly". He stated that all prices are "fixed" but I feel...
I've seen a nice Lexus at Hilton Garage near Derby. It's been for sale with them for 5 months... but it's reasonably priced! Should I be concerned?
I own a 55 plate Hyundai Terracan, the engine is beautiful and purrs or so I am told, so it's not a vehicle I want to scrap as it's used for winter travel to my horses. My issue is the windscreen wiper...
Hello HJ, my son purchased a 2020 Peugeot 208 GT Line from a local non-franchised dealer. The vehicle was registered on 13 August 2020 and has done around 12800 miles. It was sold with a new MOT and fresh...
I had my Jaguar F-Pace serviced at a main dealer when it was two years old and it will soon be due for a four year service. There is a local Jaguar specialist with a good reputation who is cheaper than...
My local dealer claimed the policy was changed a few weeks ago to 100,000 miles without a time limit. The vw website is vague suggesting 4-5 years but check model yet there is no way on the website to...
Where can we actually see Fisker cars and sit in etc?
I've been doing lots of research on Mercedes before I buy. What's Tiptronic and Kompressor mean? Currently investigating private sale, sounds good. 1.8 SLK Tiptronic 2008 £8995. Only 21500 miles 2 owners,...
My Mercedes CLK280 was recalled for a sunroof check. When I got it back, the auto-lights failed followed by the interior light and then the sunroof. A swathe of lacquer had been taken off the boot where...
 

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