Access car

My 80 year old mother-in-law is driving a V reg automatic Scenic which has seen better days. She suffers from osteo-arthritis in her shoulders and needs a car with relatively high access that she can just...

It’s a stealo

I swapped my 2004 MG Rover for a 2002 FIAT Stilo 1.8 16v Dynamic. The thing is I’ve been completely ripped off. I was told by the seller that there was only a problem with the exhaust and at times the...

Fiestive spirit

My mother-in-law has a Y reg Ford Fiesta 1,600 16v S and she is looking to replace it with something similar but more up to date (not brand new). She has road tested a 2006 of same model and finds it very...

Worcester source?

I'm trying to decide between two cars for sale at the same price; one is light, fast, uncomplicated and uncomfortable, the other is heavy, fast, complicated and comfortable. I know about Morgan +8s but...

Drop head gorgeous

I am thinking of buying a convertible. Can you tell me which cars might be the best value for money, also considering design, price of service and repairs, etc. I would be paying under £30,000, more like...

Seating comfortably

I am thinking about buying a ‘classic’ Aston Martin DB6. Will the valve seats be suitable for running on superunleaded petrol?

Clever Tever

Bearing in mind recent discussion on the Teves Mk 60 ABS system, I have a two-year-old Altea XL 2.0 DSG with which I am very happy and had intended to make it the last car I own. I do about 6,000 miles...

Rental arithmetic

My local Vauxhall Main Dealer recommended me to buy a 2007/57 reg Meriva Design 1.4 saying it had been one of their fleet cars. The logbook did not show them as owners. My car proved to have a difficult...

Does the Jaguar XJR have any known problems I should look for?

I've owned a 2003 Celica (140bhp) for two years now and fancy a bit of a change. Talking down the pub with friends, we got on to slightly older but very powerful saloons. I've since taken a fancy to a...

XF actor

I'm considering buying a 2008 Jaguar XF with 2.7-litre diesel engine. Mileage is 60,000 and I would like an opinion if this high mileage might give problems over the next say 30,000 miles. It has been...