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My daughter had a 2016 Nissan Juke that went into a Nissan dealership for a fault. They handed the car back and it would not start, so they asked us to leave it with them. They replaced an ECU and charged...
I purchased a used car from an independent dealer. The same day we noticed water coming from underneath the glove compartment, entering the passenger footwell (air conditioning leak). Am I within my rights...
Until recently I was the proud owner of a high value factory built trike, a 2018 Rewaco. Sadly, my trike suffered a major fire while riding on the motorway. I got it onto the hard shoulder without injury,...
I've bought a car from a used car branch of a main dealer. I think they put their trade-ins through this branch if they're not quite up to dealership standard. They claim to sell cars at a price that reflects...
Four months since buying a 2014 Mazda 3 2.2-litre diesel and on the day of collection the DPF warning light came on. The garage has attempted to repair this but after several attempts the issue remains....
We’ve purchased a 2019 Nissan Qashqai and in the 10 days we've had it we've had a number of problems with it. We had tyre pressure warning light come on within 30 minutes of collecting the car and found...
I have a 2021 Seat Leon FR Sport. It was leased in April. It seems to have developed a number of faults all connected to the infotainment and SOS function. The infotainment system often hangs on a 'please...
I bought a 2006 BMW E46 2.0-litre diesel convertible on 13 May for £2700. It'd done 105,000 miles. I bought it in Birmingham, I live in Shropshire. On the drive home, it was clear that between 1200 and...
My niece just bought a 2005 Volkswagen Golf for £1000. After a week, it needs a new camshaft and clutch plate. This is her first car so she can take her driving test, but the seller doesn’t want to know....
How would you rate a 2009 Honda Jazz automatic with 30,000 miles on the clock. It's being sold for £3750.
 

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