Which transmission is better - Ford Focus Powershift or Honda Civic torque converter?

I would like to arrange test drives in the Focus Zetec 1.6 Powershift and the new Honda Civic 1.8 Automatic. I would appreciate your opinion on both types of transmission and your advice on how long a...

Should we buy a Focus or a Fiesta, and with which engine?

My wife I are now in our 80s and we have a 9-year-old Focus and a 5-year-old Fiesta. I am no longer allowed to drive due to poor eyesight so we propose to sell both cars and buy a new Fiesta as my wife...

Recommendation for Drivethedeal.

I took delivery of a Hyundai Santa Fe auto a couple of weeks ago. All went exactly to plan and the registration documents landed a few days ago. Based on my transaction I can recommend Drivethedeal. The...

Buying a new small car?

I have currently a Smart Passion Diesel which is just under 1 year old. So far I have been delighted with the car but my driving mileage is going to dramatically change. Currently I am driving approx...

My warranty started some weeks before i bought my new car - should i be worried?

I recently bought a Fiat 500 and noticed that the warranty started four weeks before I bought the car. The dealership has said that this is down to the car being registered early. I have asked for a confirmation...

Are Motorpoint's new cars too good to be true?

As a regular reader of Telegraph Motoring I often see Motorpoint advertising new cars with sometimes £3000 off, such as a new Peugeot 207CC at £13,899 when the full price would be approx £16,500. It looks...

Has my new Land Rover Freelander 2 been 'clocked'?

Last week I purchased a new Land Rover Freelander II. The odometer in the speedo read just six miles, but the trip read 7.8 miles. This should be impossible unless the odometer had been 'clocked' in some...

Powerful automatic suggestions

My friend is doing a lot of motorway driving and wants a powerful petrol automatic with £8,000 to spend. He is happy to pay the petrol prices but is worried about getting the Audi 3.2 because of the potential...

Cash or PCP?

I am going to buy a new car in the near future and have been advised by the dealership that I should take out a PCP in order to take advantage of a £1000 manufacturer deposit contribution and a cut price...

Buying a Qashqai and a Pixo - what model?

We have an Audi Q5 S line 09 reg and a VW Golf CL estate N (96). Thinking of changing both for a new Nissan Qashqai 1.6 Tekna and a ex demo Pixo. We would need to use one car as transport for our beagle...