Recent content by patrickkensington

I've been looking at a 2016 XF that a dealer in Ras Al Khor is selling, and while the exterior looks clean and the price is tempting, I've heard enough horror stories about electrical gremlins and cooling system issues on these cars to know I shouldn't trust my own eyes. A colleague mentioned...

I've got a 2017 MKX with the 6 speed automatic and lately it's been slamming into gear when I come to a stop then accelerate again, like a delayed harsh engagement that's getting worse over time. I've read online that these Ford based transmissions can have issues with the valve body or the...

Man, I've been dealing with weak AC on my 2015 GMC Yukon for two summers now, just living with it because I kept getting quoted crazy amounts from dealerships and didn't trust the random garages near my place. A buddy finally dragged me to a place in Sharjah that specializes in American SUVs and...

Of course my car starts making that horrible grinding noise on a Sunday morning when I have back to back meetings and zero time to spare. I'm supposed to drive to Sharjah this afternoon and honestly I don't feel safe with the way the pedal feels right now. Is there anywhere that actually does...

Had a scary moment two nights ago when the rear left tyre on my Optima exploded on the ring road just past the Sharjah border, I pulled onto the shoulder and while I was fumbling with the spare a white van pulled up with a couple of guys offering to do it, I usually say no to these roadside...

Had my R56 for about nine months now and I honestly can't tell anymore if the bone-jarring ride over every little ripple is just the "go-kart handling" everyone jokes about or if something's genuinely worn out, my wife refuses to drink coffee in the passenger seat because it ends up everywhere...

Alright so I'm hoping I'm just overthinking this. I've got a 2014 Bentley GTC V8 and the battery is definitely on its last legs – cranking is slow, the air suspension takes forever to lift the car after sitting overnight, and I've even had the radio cut out a couple times while driving which...