Buying a family car for low mileage driving - Kia Niro or Toyota Prius?

I drive about 8000 to 11,000 miles per year and want a reliable and high MPG car, priced around £25k. Majority of the travel is less than three miles, occasionally about 17 miles and two or three times...

Need a used family car for £2k - any suggestions?

My friend bought a Honda Civic on your recommendation and has been very pleased with it. Now her husband's 1.5 diesel Renault Megane needs replacing with something of a similar size. He likes the economy...

Buying a seven-seater - what would you recommend?

My daughter has four children, a dog and a husband. What do you suggest she buys to replace her Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life? Priority is reliability, low running and maintenance costs. Value for money is...

Best new or used family car for £13,000?

My wife unfortunately managed to write off her Volkswagen Golf today. We need to buy a new family car quickly and can spend up to about £13,000. We know very little about cars. We live near a Motorpoint...

Best seven-seater for £30k?

My son has a growing family and needs a bigger car. Mostly short journeys and he would like a car/SUV with occasional seven-seats and lots of space. An automatic would be useful, but not essential. Maximum...

Need a reliable used family car - any suggestions?

We have a 2012 Ford Focus estate that my wife wants to get rid of and replace with something with a higher seating position. We have shortlisted two cars: 2013 Scenic XMod 1.6 diesel with 60,000 miles...

Need a used small family car for £5000 - what would you recommend?

I have £5000 to spend on a used car. It must have five-doors and space to fit a buggy in the boot. I have been looking at the Mazda 3 (2010 model), are these any good?

New baby on the way, which car should we get for £13k?

We have our first child arriving in six months and have £13,000 to spend on a used car that needs to be safe, reliable, spacious and hopefully cheap to run/insure. We need a decent sized boot and are looking...

Do you recommend the 2011 Ford Mondeo?

I have a simple question because I do not understand a lot about cars. I did a lot of research and I really like the Ford Mondeo 2011 Titanium X automatic. I've seen one for sale with 50 000 miles for...

Which Mazda 3?

I am looking at an economical family hatch mainly for city driving with an occasional long distance motroway journey. So thinking about the Mazda 3..should I go for the automatic 2.2 l 150 bhp diesel or...