To be confrontational

The problem is not the car companies but the standards and people wrongly assuming that test results are meant to relate to real world conditions.
I would argue the tests results are a useful measure between two different models.

Well after 18K my OE pirelli's on my 20's are at the end of their life and I am looking around. I am normally a Michelin man but I must admit the Pirelli's have really impressed me and for the first time in 15 years I never bothered fitted winter tyres to a car despite the bad winter we had. Looking...

Am I over trusting No, but I have something you might be interested in. £5k and its yours. Tell me more lol. I take the view that anything mechanically is covered by the warranty and is an easy fix, bodywork and interior is less so, so i always ask for a full description of any defects. I am not ba...

Yip I bought my old 911 blind, not even a picture, purely on spec and the reputation of the dealer (OPC) I flew down to London, the SA collected me from the airport and 30 mins later I was driving the car back to Stirling Both my kids cars (VW's) were purchased blind using a video and a description ...

Dr Leather wipes - simple and effective dries lovely and mat

Your car WILL fail a MOT if it is fitted with an aftermarket HID system as there is no self levelling or headlight wash, the rules for testers were changed earlier this year and there is a number of discussion of various other car and bike forums to testify to this. LED's appear to be a little more ...

I assume your headlight washers and rear washers dont work either?

Its suspicious that its just had a service, porsche windscreen fluid is known to produce a gunk if it is mixed with some brands of fluid, if thats the case they will charge you to clean out the washer bottle and pipes

they will normally wave the inspection fee if you are getting it serviced - but i bet you will have to pay the inspection fee even if it was serviced last week

I must admit i do like the full length rear light cluster on the Cayenne

In terms of power if you run the cable down under the rubber on the passenger side you can use a piggy back fuse connected into the fuse box there - its much neater than plugging something into a lighter socket and it wont invalidate the warranty