Top gear

I am looking to buy a second-hand car for my daily commute to work, which is around 60 miles per day of almost all motorway and A road driving. I have around £6-£7k to spend and was looking at something...

Sub standard

Some 3 weeks ago I bought a 2000W Subaru Forester Turbo S. When we saw it the car was "unprepped" having just been taken in. We had a test drive and were interested. The only small problem was it was hunting...

Pain in Spain

I’m thinking of buying a car in the UK and bringing it down to Spain as I have a house there. Are there any auctions in the UK specifically for LHD cars?

FIAT Treicento

Quick question for you - hope you don't mind. We've been offered a 2002 Fiat Cinquecento for our 17-year-old daughter. The car has done 300 miles from new (really) and is owned by an 86 year old gentleman...

Distance relative

I currently drive 25-30kmiles per annum and have a 2003 Citroen C5 2.0 SX petrol, bought last October now with 59k miles. Not long after purchase it became clear that the car was not well put together...

Cheapest seats

We are a family of 5 who need a new family car that can take up to 7 people and a whole range of sports equipment, we have a limited budget (hopefully up to £12,000), would prefer a car not a van and...

Old for new

I have an 07-registered Mitsubishi Colt CZ1 (3dr, Black, Air Con, 18,000 miles, petrol, manual). I want to downgrade to something a little older say 2004/2003 (Nissan Micra, Honda Jazz) but would like...

Gateway to the South

My daughter recently started a new job in South London and rather then stay up there she wishes to commute. As we live in Southampton the commute is a 150-mile round trip per day, 5 days per week. She...

The Rentalist

I negotiated on my daughters behalf the purchase of a Toyota Verso on the basis that the salesman said the car had been owned by Toyota and was an ex staff car. Though previously registered to Toyota,...

In which we surf

With a budget of £5,000, I'm looking for a diesel ex-AA or BT or council van for my surfing holidays. The van will be converted to house surfboards and possibly a bed. I am based in Manchester and would...