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volkswagen touran overheats
Mechanical

My Volkswagen Touran overheats when it goes past 60mph. Any idea what the problem might be?

Our reader’s VW Touran is the 1.6TDI model and it appears to overheat on motorways when he exceeds 60mph for any length of time. Garages have given up trying to…

By James Foxall26th April 202210th June 2022
paintwork repairs
Maintenance

A garage did paintwork repairs on my car but within two months all areas were rusty again. What should I do?

We get a lot of questions from drivers who’ve bought cars only for them to go wrong. But what are your rights if you have body or paintwork repairs done…

By James Foxall5th April 202219th May 2022
new camshaft
Mechanical

My garage says my car needs new piston rings and a new camshaft. It’s such an expensive repair, can I do the two things separately?

Our reader with the expensive repair has a 2014 Nissan Qashqai. Their garage has diagnosed damaged piston rings on one of the cylinders and damage to the camshaft. The problem…

By James Foxall27th December 202114th April 2022
clutch flywheel needs replacing
Buying + selling

I bought a car from a dealer 11 weeks ago and the clutch flywheel needs replacing. What should I do?

Our reader bought a car 11 weeks ago from a dealer. After five weeks, he had to take it back because the brakes were grinding. The dealer sorted that out…

By James Foxall5th October 202118th November 2021
broken-down car
Driving

A breakdown operator towed my broken-down car to a local garage who damaged it. How do I get compensation?

A breakdown service took our reader’s broken-down car to a garage near where he was on holiday. The garage struggled to fix its transmission problem, forcing our reader to find…

By James Foxall7th September 202116th September 2021
no service history
Buying + selling

What do I need to ask the seller before buying a car with no service history?

Buying a car can be one of the more stressful things we do. As well as ensuring it’s mechanically sound, you need to make sure the paperwork is fully in…

By James Foxall16th March 202129th March 2021
diagnostic tool
Mechanical

What is the best diagnostic tool for my car?

No modern motoring enthusiast’s garage is complete without a diagnostic tool. But there are a lot out there. Here we look at what the best ones are and explain what…

By James Foxall8th October 202023rd October 2020
mot and service
Maintenance

My car broke down right after its MOT. What’s the difference between an MOT and service?

A lot of people think if they take their car for an MOT it doesn’t have to be serviced. That is most definitely not the case. Read on to find…

By James Foxall3rd September 202016th September 2020
uk lockdown
Driving, Motoring admin

Can I still take my car for its MOT in spite of the UK lockdown?

At the moment, the UK government hasn’t stopped garages operating during the UK lockdown. They are considered an essential service because the cars of key workers still have to be…

By James Foxall25th March 20206th July 2020

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