Committed adultery

My needs are fairly basic: to carry two adults (5' 8" and 5' 5"), a reasonable boot for carrying medical bags, plus Tesco shopping. It needs to be reliable, but as we are within spitting distance of J24...

Snow right

Suggestion for a Golf / A3 size, diesel, 4WD to cope with (hilly and icy roads in winter)?

Autocratic transmission

Though it climbs local hills and accommodates golf clubs, the family Smart fortwo has an annoying gear change. What modest automatic should we try next to replace it please?

Higher car

Can you help us to find a car that will accommodate tall people in the back, please? Our 15-year-old son is 6ft 5in tall and for long journeys prefers to sit in the back of the car. We have tried all the...

Stop/start economy

I am interested in the new Toyota Yaris 1.33 stop/start. Particularly attractive is the low VED, the 6-speed gearbox and dual VVT-i Technology that makes the car quick but economical. I have noticed your...

Born again BMW

I viewed an unregistered BMW 525i SE Auto at Motorpoint yesterday (after seeing details on your site). There were signs that it had stood around for some time, but with £13k off list price it seemed a...

Old Getz

My elderly mother, aged 73, currently drives a small Citroen C3. Her partner (89 years old) a Hyundai Getz 1.1. He wants to buy a scooter to use in town, and has looked at one that takes apart into 4 pieces,...

Doner carbab

Could you advise me on the pitfalls (if any) of new cars imported from Cyprus. I have been advised that they would be to UK specification with 3-year-warranty. I am interested in Honda S2000 priced at...

Jazztised

My wife has a 5-year-old Honda Jazz CVT, which has been extremely reliable and a joy to drive, but she is now thinking of a replacement automatic. What would you recommend? We would like to support UK...

Carbon shoe sighs

I read and enjoyed your review of the new 155 - 178g/km diesel engines that Volvo plans to release for the S80. Do you know if these will be available for the XC70 any time soon? My company has recently...