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Car Clinic: What is the grating sound when changing from first to second gear in my Porsche Cayman S?

Car Clinic: What is the grating sound when changing...

Sometimes when cold there is a grating sound when changing from first to second gear on my Porsche Cayman S. Any ideas?
Published 09 August 2016
Car Clinic: I had an accident but the third party's insurance may be void due to undisclosed health problem. What can I do?

Car Clinic: A third party's insurance may be void

My car was hit by a driver who admits responsibility but says he “blacked out”. His insurer won’t pay and is checking for an undisclosed health...
Published 09 August 2016
Reader Letters: Illuminated controls, defining a vintage car, HGV dragsters and another fine maths

Reader Letters: Illuminated controls, defining a vintage...

I enjoyed Jeremy Clarkson’s piece on the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio (“Foot down, I’m in clover”, July 24). I must say, though, that if...
Published 08 August 2016
How to check how safe a car is using Euro NCAP crash test scores

How to check how safe a car is using Euro NCAP crash...

Before 1997, drivers were kept in the dark when it came to knowing how safe a car would be in the event of an accident. The only available guide was...
Published 01 August 2016
Reader Letters: Walnut strip and blinking lorries

Reader Letters: Wolseley walnut strip, choice faults...

I was delighted to see my first car, the Wolseley 1500, reviewed by Jeremy Clarkson. I took mine over, aged 17, from my late grandmother in 1976...
Published 01 August 2016
Car Clinic: Will vinegar stop my windscreen wipers from screeching?

Car Clinic: Will vinegar stop my windscreen wipers...

What can I do to stop the rubber of my wipers screeching over the windscreen? A friend suggested using vinegar.
Published 25 July 2016
Reader Letters: Car dealer mumbo jumbo and postcode problems

Reader Letters: Car dealer mumbo jumbo and postcode...

Given the nature of the Volkswagen emissions scandal, surely owners deserve a little more transparency when they are advised that their car has had...
Published 25 July 2016
Experts name the safest used family cars for under £15,000

Experts name the safest used family cars under £15,000

Buying a used family car can be a daunting process at the best of times. From spotting the slippery salesman pushing the old bangers he wants to see...
Published 20 July 2016
Car Clinic: What's the best portable sat nav device?

Car Clinic: What's the best portable sat nav device?

Q. My boyfriend and I plan to travel around the UK this summer in our campervan. To avoid squabbles, we need a (reasonably priced) portable sat nav...
Published 18 July 2016
Reader Letters: Speeding fine payment, Humber brag and lorry louts

Readers' Letters: Speeding fine payment, Humber hoopla...

I was caught on camera exceeding 60mph on the A30 near Hayle in Cornwall. I pleaded guilty by letter and sent off the £100 fine. According to the...
Published 18 July 2016
Buying Guide: £10,000 super coupés that are nearly as desirable as Jaguar’s £110,000 F-type SVR, including the Peugeot RCZ

Buying Guide: £10,000 super-coupés

It is weeks since we handed back the keys to Jaguar’s F-type SVR, yet our hands are still quivering and our knees knocking from the super-coupé’s...
Published 13 July 2016
Car Clinic: What's causing the hissing noise that stops when I press the brake pedal?

Car Clinic: What's causing the hissing noise that stops...

A hissing noise comes from one side of my Audi A3 but stops when I press the brake pedal. The brakes seem to be working properly. Any ideas?
Published 11 July 2016