Civic spare wheel

I recently purchased a 55 reg (2006) Honda Civic 1.8 Vtec EX (new shape). The car does not come with a spare wheel of any sort (I knew this when I bought it) but wondered if it is possible to at least...

winter driving - winter tyres and/or 4WD?

Let's say that I am driving in the mountains in winter and that there is snow and ice. I imagine that a 4WD vehicle with winter tyres would be the best car to have? My question is - If my car is not a...

Tyres for Skoda Octavia

Can you recommend tyres for my 2008 Octavia hatchback that might be a quieter than the original Dunlop SP Sport?

Tyres for XFS

Have you heard of any issues faced with the tyres supplied with the Jaguar XF S 3 litre D? My father had to have three out of four replaced at 16,000 mile not for tread wear (all were over 5mm) but for...

Snow Tyres vs Insurance

You recommend winter tyres rather than 4wd. At the beginning of last winter I had some snow tyres fitted to my Honda Accord 2.2cdti. They were excellent and in fact managed to get me where 4wd struggled...

Snow chains

Going skiing in a Range Rover Sport and need to take chains or socks - which are better and how many wheels is it best to put them on?

Please recommend a cheap, reliable car for local station runs and also a safe family car?

In an attempt to save money, my wife, two small children and I are about to leave London and move to a rural location where the country lanes will not be gritted during winter. I will continue to work...

Do large wheels with low profile tyres make SUVs like our Honda CR-V unacceptably expensive to run?

My wife and I drive a CR-V EX I-VTEC auto (our third such vehicle) that was purchased as a 3-month-old demo model in October 2008. However this model was fitted with 19-inch alloy wheels and low profile...

Will the Audi A6 S-line's 19-inch wheels cause an uncomfortable ride?

I inherited my current company car, an '09 plate Audi A6 S-line saloon running on 18-inch alloys and 40-profile tyres. I expected the suspension to be spine-smashingly hard, but have been pleasantly surprised...

What are your opinions of the Mazda 2 Activematic?

My wife is keen to buy a new car and has her sights on the Mazda 2 Activematic. Have you had the opportunity to test one yet?