Looking for cheap, economical car for distance commuting

Having just been offered a new job I am researching the best car to commute in. I'll be travelling 120 miles a day, 5 days a week, mostly on motorways. I don't really want to spend more than £2K - ideally...

Citroen C4 - which engine?

I'm considering buying a new Citroen C4 2012 with a manual transmission. The dealership only has a 92 hp/230 torque model in-house to test-drive but can order a model with 110 hp/270 torque if desired....

Is the C-MAX 1.6 diesel any good?

Is the Ford C-MAX 2007 diesel auto 1.6 any good? Looking for a cheap small auto diesel for work.

PCP buy the car or bail out?

Our PCP ends in November this year. Our mazda2 1.5 Sport 5 door will be 3 years old and will have done 18k miles. The conditions of the PCP were 24k miles. The final payment is £5k. Should we plan to buy...

Buying Mum's Jazz - what to check out?

I'm about to buy my Mum's old 53 reg Honda Jazz (at trade-in price). As far as I know there has never been anything wrong with it apart from an EGR valve replaced under warranty. I note from your Car by...

Replacing an Astra estate?

We have an 09 Astra Estate which has to be replaced. It is used for carrying boxes and unfortunately the new Astra is a sports estate with a sloping rear roof and the boxes won`t fit. Is there a similar...

any recourse on private used car sales

Hi, I recently bought a Citroen Saxo 1.1 2002 for my daughter as a first car. I bought it from a girl I work with, this was a private sale. We were starting the car every 2 weeks as she has not passed...

X-Trail or Santa Fe?

I have up to about £6k to spend and I have narrowed my choice down to the newer 06 2.2 Crd Santa Fe and a cheaper 04-05 Xtrail 2.2 Dci I like the look of both, I prefer the seven seater option of the...

Dash Board reflection in windscreen

I bought a new 520d Touring in March this year, with an Oyster (light beige) interior trim. The dashboard is a light shade of brown. In Sunlight it reflects very badly into the screen, when it rains...

MPV for five adults under £7k

Our 12 year old Grand Espace needs replacing after 215,000 miles. We have to seat three 6' sons in the back so leg room and comfortable proper adult sized seats are essential (the fights over who has...