Ton cruise

I've recently retired and am looking to buy a new or nearly new car. Ideally an automatic with cruise control; reliable, comfortable and reasonably fast (0-60 in 10 seconds or so). As the kids have flown...

Style counselled

I intend to buy a Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe. I’ve decided to go for the 2.0 litre engine but am undecided as to whether to specify the 6-speed manual transmission or the 6-speed sequential paddle-shift...

Z Victor One

Having had a TVR many years ago, I like the sound of the Nissan 350Z/370Z driving experience, but I¹m not keen on the butch styling ­ and I might regret having only 2 seats. I can¹t afford an M3 or an...

Seven heaven?

As an ageing juvenile of 62, it is only in the last 10 years I have enjoyed a Midget and an MGB Roadster. These have been gone a while but my eye has been taken recently by :- 1) Caterham Classic Sprint...

Sport star

I have some money to spend on a new car and like the Nissan 370Z and the BMW Z4, both have great looks and initially it was the Z4 I fancied but your two star rating put me off. I have been on today and...

Life begins at 60

Suffering, what may appear to be a mid-life crisis, me and my partner have decided to remove from our driveway one of our more sedate cars and plump for a sports type convertible. However looking at the...

Sportomatic

After much soul searching and having ogled one for years I am struggling to find a Mazda MX-5 with automatic transmission. I believe you can get an imported one that has higher spec and have looked on...

Buy and SL

I use your website a lot as a reliable source of background information on new cars. I am thinking of changing from my current Porsche 996 Carrera to something with a little more luxury and refinement...

Naught to sixty

I'd be grateful if you would recommend a model of sport car in the region £55,000-£60,000. I wonder what your views are regarding the Merc SL500/350, Porsche 911, Jaguar XKR, Aston Martin Vantage/DB9 or...

Maz transport

I have seen a ‘new’ pre-upgrade MX-5 2.0i Sport on offer for £13,635. This seems almost too good to be true but how do you feel about the 'old model' against the recent upgrade? This price would not buy...