Africar

My daughter is starting a three-year posting in Pretoria (South Africa) in early June and has special rates to purchase a vehicle. She is keen to explore some of the wildlife in the area and is interested...

Off’d Corsa

We have a 1995 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 auto 5-door that has done 44,500 miles, mostly on journeys of a mile or less in our local urban area. This could well be a good time to buy a new one, which, at our age,...

Fuel of my future

I am not sure whether to buy a used Audi 2.0 litre 140 TDI or a 2.0 TFSI, around 70k miles. I am aware that the diesel will give more mpg but as I will not be doing much mileage, I wondered what your views...

Sticks shift

I'm thinking of moving on from my much-loved 120,000 mile Volvo 480. I live in inner London and mainly use a car for quick trips to and from North Wales with quite a bit of driving on country roads and...

Keen old Saaby

We are looking to trade in our old SAAB and get a double cab pick-up. We will be using it for collecting wood, round hay bales, travelling across fields, towing an open trailer and going up and down the...

Auristocrat

No question, your weekly feature in the Telegraphic Motoring section of that newspaper is always a good read regardless of what make of vehicle you drive. However, as a completely satisfied owner of a...

Pad car?

What do you think of the Nissan Note? Can you tell me the best car: the Nissan Note, or Citroen Picasso?

Min condition

I have decided on a MINI Cooper. Hopefully fun, but more practical than a Mazda MX5. There are two or three 2005 to 2006 Electric Blue and Hyper Blue examples at pretty much the same price depending on...

Mr Softy

I am looking for a medium sized car that is comfortable to drive. Most makes have stiff suspension, sports seats and the like. Why? I drive a 2004 Ford Focus and the suspension is stiff, giving a bumpy...

Daughtermatic

I am looking for a small car with automatic transmission for my daughter and would appreciate a short list from you based on reliability. We will probably go for a nearly new/ 1 year old model.