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Engine oil has required only two top-ups

Navman sat-nav set-up is proving invaluable
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Touch of glassOctavia’s broken windscreen was efficiently dealt with by specialist Autoglass, which provided a full replacement. The cost was covered by our insurance – we simply had to stump up the £25 excess.
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