Buying a new car. What would you recommend?

We have a 2006 Discovery with 80k on the clock and have been offered £12,500 as a trade in against a year old KIA Sorento KX2 with 11k on the clock. I am attracted by the Kia 7 year warranty and 42mpg...

2wd or 4wd

Is there an easy way to tell a 2wd Kuga from a 4wd one ?

Which 4WD would be best?

I need to buy new/nearly new car and I have the following requirements; I need a lot of boot space for my training gear, I need 4 wheel drive so I do not get snowed in when I need to be somewhere to deliver...

Buying a 4 wheel drive

We need a very reliable, spacious 4 wheel drive vehicle which can handle hilly, wintery conditions. What's out there for around £5000 - £7000?

Buying a new family car

We live up a very steep country lane and have been snowed in despite autosocks the last few winters because of the ice and compacted snow. For our next car we are trying to find cars which have a switch...

Inexpensive 4WD saloon

I would like to buy a saloon car which is automatic and has the option to engage 4 wheel drive mode for bad weather. I am looking at mid range price.

Do the Vauxhall Antara and Jeep Compass have the same diesel engine, and is it a chain cam engine?

I've been looking at the Vauxhall Antara and Jeep Compass amongst others and I'm struck by the similarity of the engines, even down to the emission and performance levels. Both companies advertise these...

Should I replace my Mercedes-Benz C220 with a Honda CR-V for better performance in snow?

I currently run a 2001 Mercedes-Benz C220 CDI Elegance saloon. The car has done just over 80,000 miles and is in excellent condition. During the past two winters, due to the snow, I have not been able...

Can you recommend a car suitable for rural roads in ice and snow, perhaps with switchable 4wd/2wd?

I live in a hilly rural area with local access being a problem in icy/snow conditions. I also have to travel to rural schools as part of my job. I want to change my car but don't want a big fuel guzzling...

Can you recommend a replacement for my Qashqai that will deal with rough roads better?

I own a 3-year-old (just had first MoT) Nissan Qashqai 1.5DCI Tekna 4x2 that I like very much. We bought this car due to my husband's illness as we had previously owned Land Rover Freelanders, which my...