Garage selling faulty cars

I have a friend that has just bought a car with brand new MoT from a garage who were selling the car as 'sold as seen. The garage he bought it from failed to explain about a faulty cv joint and head gasket...

Dodgy sellers

I spotted a 2009 Honda Jazz EX on Autotrader in a rare (But not to everyone's taste) colour, and at a great price. It was in Luton and I live in Manchester, but it had a clear HPi report, which prompted...

Should I buy a Leon FR DSG?

Hello, I currently own a Honda Civic Hybrid but I feel I've done my bit for the planet and was thinking of buying a used SEAT Leon FR with a DSG gearbox - what's your view?

Noisy first gear on a 350Z

I bought a 58 plate Nissan 350Z from a used car dealer, and I noticed it had a bit of a whine in first gear. I google'd it and saw that it could be a characteristic of that gearbox but took it to Nissan...

A practical car for camping and cycling

We currently have a Nissan Qashqai, but are looking for a car with a more practical boot space. We do a lot of mountain biking and a lot of camping so often load the boot up with mountain bikes and camping...

Buying an SUV in Malta?

We are moving to Malta soon and need a car that will accommodate our labrador. My wife also prefers an Automatic. Within our budget for a 3 year lease, we can get a new KIA Sportage EX 2.0, Nissan Qashqai...

Buying a cheap reliable commuter - help please.

I'm looking to replace my Mrs' Ford Ka with a diesel car for commuting longer journeys. The car needs to be reliable, comfortable, efficient and pratical to soak up all the labours that my MINI wont...

A diesel car for £7000

I currently have a 2003 Mondeo 115 TDCI. It's done 197,000 miles. The DMF went at 90,000 and is starting to fail again. I'm concerned about buying another Ford Mondeo or any Ford TDCI because of DMF...

Poor acceleration from my Peugeot 807

I recently purchased a 807 2.0hdi 136hp. On test drive it seemed to have good acceleration. It was given a basic service and cambelt change before i picked it up. Now I have it, it seems to be very slow...

Exchanging a Chevrolet Matiz for a Citroen Berlingo?

What is my Matiz worth in part exchange? It's got FSH and will need new tyres and exhaust looking at soon (mentioned on MOT at beg Jan 2012). It's got a couple of scratches to interior but is clean,...