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Car clinic: How do I keep my Audi A1 looking like new?

Your motoring problems solved
Published 23 June 2014
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Car clinic: Why does my Toyota MR2 make a clicking...

When I set off in my W-reg Toyota MR2 convertible, on full lock and at walking pace, a clicking noise comes from the steering. What could it be?
Published 16 June 2014
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Car clinic: Will the battery of my Mercedes C180 stand...

I’m planning a six-week trip, during which I intend to leave my 62-plate Mercedes-Benz C 180 parked on the drive. Will the battery run out of charge...
Published 16 June 2014
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Car clinic: How do I fix my Peugeot's broken key fob?

Our experts address readers' technical and consumer issues
Published 09 June 2014
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Car clinic: My VW Polo's fuel display has disappeared...

A few days after the annual service the fuel display on my Volkswagen Polo’s digital dashboard disappeared. My car is just three weeks out of warranty...
Published 03 June 2014
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Car clinic: How to switch from kilometres to miles...

The in-built sat nav in our 62-plate Ford S-Max has suddenly decided to work in kilometres and I can’t find a button anywhere to revert it to miles...
Published 03 June 2014
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Car clinic: Car interior spring cleaning tips

My car is full of a winter’s worth of trodden-in crisps, brazil nuts, chocolate, mud, dog hairs and worse. Any spring cleaning tips? I really don’t...
Published 03 June 2014