Intelligent Motorist Pack

My 2014 Swift was serviced on Friday by the main dealers - they charged me £24.98 + vat for a "intelligent motorist pack". This turns out to be an engine flush & fuel system cleaner - the car had only...

Mitsubishi Outlander - chain or belt cam?

I have Just purchased a 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0 diesel (as i couldn't find a 2.2 Mitsubishi engined one in my area) I am assuming that it has a timing belt and not chain? Additionally - my vehicle...

Lost service book

Several months ago I booked my Honda Civic Diesel ES in for a service at my local Honda dealership (which has full Service history - mostly Honda) and left my service book with them. When I went to collect...

Air conditioning

Audi recommends servicing the air conditioning at 2 years old for £80 Is this good advice ? Many thanks

Are dealer-only oils any different from those publicly available?

I just received my car back from its first dealer service and saw I had been charged £60 for 3 litres of Castrol magnatec 5w30 c2 oil. I showed how I could but the same grade myself for less than half...

What maintenance should I expect to carry out on my 2003 Jaguar X-Type?

Five years ago I purchased in the UK a 2003 Jaguar X-Type 2.0 litre petrol, one previous lady owner with 43,000 miles and a Jaguar service history. Since then, I moved to Cyprus and brought the car with...

How do I know whether my garage did an oil change or not on my Volkswagen Touran?

I had my Volkswagen diesel Touran serviced yesterday. When I got home, I checked the service book and found that they had ticked the 'Oil change: No' box. However, the invoice included charges for oil...

Is £90 per hour a reasonable labour rate for a car workshop?

I took my Ford Focus (a very nice car) to a Ford dealer for its first service on 12 October 2012 with 4233 on the clock and everything was OK. This week I went to the same Ford dealer for the second Service...

Does the timing belt need changing on my wife's Skoda Fabia?

My wife has a Skoda Fabia 1.2 HTP 60, which she uses mainly for shopping trips and has done 10,100 miles from new. It is now coming up for its four year service and she has been told by the Skoda dealer...

Should I have my Peugeot 3008's timing belt changed?

I have a 2008 Peugeot 308 S 1.6HDI 5-door hatchback. So far it has been an excellent car with no breakdowns. A few months ago I received a leaflet from the Peugeot main dealer in the area, Walkers of King's...