Refinery

My wife is about to change her car and can't decide what to get. It needs to be an automatic and as quiet and as comfortable as possible inside. She will buy a nearly new car that is up to a year old with...

Top of the tops

I've just taken delivery of my new Hyundai i30 1.6CRDi and it has SIX gears. Please pass on the good news Hyundai website, as it makes this car an even better buy. My i30 the first new car I have had,...

Lab test

I am looking for a smaller estate car that is comfortable, economical, reliable, automatic, petrol new or up to 3yrs old. The entry height over the bumper must be no higher than our present excellent 1995...

Vice Verso?

More than 5 years ago I emailed you about changing my car. You recommended a Toyota Corolla Verso. I bought one and have been very happy with it. However it is time to change, and Toyota no longer makes...

Seveners

I am in a dilemma as to where to start looking for a car that will take up to seven people. I am looking at the shape/size of the older Espace. But now, looking into it a bit more, I really like the idea...

Cuddly, bouncy Panda

Hi John, I have a Rover 214is from 1998, which I am thinking of adding to the government scrap heap even though it has only done 78,000 miles and has been reliable. I was considering the FIAT Panda 100HP...

CXs and 7s

Your comment "It's a bright spot on the horizon when the other half announces you've got one in the net, your two-seater has to go and she fancies one of those 4x4 thingummys. She can have her 4x4 and...

Indian reservations

I have a 2001/51 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It's been a brilliant work horse but sadly is getting more and more expensive to keep on the road and the heating/air con's totally gone and I'm not sure I can bear...

Strapping little fellow

We have a new baby arriving at the beginning of November. We've been used to driving round in our 3-door Corsa for the past few years, or me on my motorbike, but now obviously have to change to accommodate...

Risk action

Our second son (22) has not yet passed his practical driving test, although he is a fairly competent driver and has now let his theory pass lapse. Getting him on the insurance of either of our cars (both...