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CM reader, Malcolm Rainier, buys and sells a few motors during the year. Recently he has concentrated on buying (and repairing) the Mazda CX-5 range. Here Malcolm tells us his experience with the SUV, which has a bad reputation in the trade.

After a long trip, I found a small end section of the heat shield scraping on the road. It looks like it had ‘wafted’ up and down for a long time to split along the 350mm length. I contacted Peugeot S

Your non-diagnostic vehicle-related problems solved

There’s nothing worse for the DIY-agnostic car enthusiast than getting a phone call from someone asking what’s wrong with their motor. “Any idea why it won’t turn over, mate?” “It wasn’t making that k

After suffering its first failure in Paul’s ownership, the XF Sportbrake was soon fixed and back at work

During the fuel crisis in 1973 the government imposed 50mph limits to try and reduce fuel use, and this could well have made the whole concept of trying to save fuel a more mainstream idea. Today, wit