What are your experiences of the Mondeo?

I'm about to look at a 2003 Mondeo 3.0 ST220 Manual. It has two previous owners and FSH. Do you have any experience of these cars, and do they have any known problems?

VW Touareg - when are the options worthwhile?

I am seriously considering the purchase of a new VW Touareg 3.0-litre diesel with 245bhp. There seems divided opinion about the optional air suspension - several reviews praise it, but a dealer suggested...

I bought camper advertised with with 12 month MoT... but it only has three weeks!

I bought a Hymer four weeks ago. It was advertised as having a 12 months' MoT, but when I looked at the paperwork, I noticed it only had three weeks' MoT left. I informed the original owner, who said it...

Looking for the perfect dog carrier

I'm looking to change my 2006 Vauxhall Astra diesel for something suitable to carry a Labrador dog complete with cage. I am considering a new/nearly new Hyundai Santa Fe or Toyota Avensis estate, and am...

Notice of Intended Prosecution - it arrived after 14 days. Can I get off?

My son has received Notice of Intended Prosecution from Suffolk Constabulary for driving at 37mph in a 30mph limit on 2 November 2012. I, as a named driver, was driving the car on the day in question....

Young driver advice about the Honda Civic

I'm 19 and currently considering buying an 05-Reg Honda Civic Sport. I like the model, and from my research they are reliable and well built considering they've been looked after. My current approach is...

Cheap metal tyre valve caps

My wife bought me a set of four silver metal tyre valve caps to replace my standard black ones, from the £1 shop. She thought they would match the colour of my Silver Golf Mk VI nicely. I didn't think...

Driving in USA and approaching 70 years old. Can you help us?

Can you advise sites to research about driving in the USA as I am approaching 70 years old. I have driven all over the country for thirty years or so but saw somewhere that after 70 years old things get...

Volkswagen Golg - Faulty EGR Cooler

I bought a September 2009 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI eight months ago from a main dealer. The car came with with one year's extended warranty. There is now a warning light on, and it's loosing power. Volkswagen...

My new car' has had bodywork repairs that weren't declared

What are my rights, and should I be chasing? What are my realistic expectations? Bought brand new car from main dealer - recently had minor bump - bodyshop experts tell me my new car has had lots of work...

Wanting to buy Fiat 500 TwinAir, but...

Have you heard if, or when, will Fiat be fitting the 105bhp TwinAir to the 500?

Just retired, need advice on what size (and make) of car to buy

I have just retired and my current car is a diesel automatic Skoda Octavia. The car is okay, but does seem rather noisy on some road surfaces. Our driving will be a mix of pottering about South East London...

Broken dipstick

My 2002 Peugeot 106 1124cc petrol owned from new, and always main dealer serviced. On recent return from annual service the plastic end of the dipstick was found to have broken off - and the broken section...

Cold Starting problem

I've had my Fabia vRS estate since February and it has been great until recently. When cold in a morning (5deg or less), I try to start the car - the dash lights up as usual, but when I turn on the ignition,...

Paying for a car using Amazon pay site

Found a car to buy. It's in a container in a Spanish dockyard, and is waiting shipment back to UK. The seller wants to use Amazon and Western Union to enable payment. How safe is this?

Excess oil consumption?

My daughter's car was serviced in September. When she came to visit last week, my husband checked her oil level to discover it was very black and half full. The garage has since stated that being a...

Should I take out an extended warranty?

My three year warranty is to end soon, the car has done 27,000 miles. Do you consider it worth taking out a warranty? I have four quotes: Volkswagen approved warranty: £207 Warranty wise: £438 AA: £399 Warranty...

Buying a saloon - what would you recommend?

I've had my Nissan Primera 2.0-litre for 12 years. It has been a great car over the years. However, after 165,000 miles, I've decided it's time for change. I would like a big boot and excellent fuel economy....

Handbrake problem on a Vauxhall Meriva - Is this normal?

I have 2010 Vauxhall Meriva 1.7-litre diesel, and when parked on a gradient (and starting) the handbrake has released by itself, causing the car to roll downhill. Unless you are looking outside you are...

Blocking out winter sun when driving

I find it extremely difficult to drive in bright sunlight. Is there a product I can stick on the windscreen to 'block out' the brightness but which I can see through?

Lambda sensor needs to be replaced with the exhaust?

At my last MoT, there was a hole in the exhaust so the lambda sensor could not read emissions. I had hole welded and passed. This time exhaust needs replacing, but garage insists lambda needs replacing...

Insurance versus paying yourself - what would you do?

We have had a slight knock on the front wing of our 2009 Honda Civic and our dealer quotes £900 for the spares and fix. The fault is entirely ours so I am interested to know if there is some sort of...

My hood is becoming unstitched

I purchased my 2009 Audi A3 cabriolet used from Audi West London three years ago. Has done 25k miles and hood is furled almost every trip. Wear marks about to break threads of fabric and thus anticipate...