How should I drive my diesel Honda to protect the DPF, EGR valves and other diesel-related components?

I am taking possession of a new Honda CR-V 2.2 iDTEC EX auto at the end of the month. With previous diesel vehicles I have driven them from new following your guidelines with no problems. Unfortunately...

What do you think of the new Ford diesel engines?

Would you please kindly clarify for me as to what one can expect from the latest range of Ford diesel engines? I am currently shopping around for a nearly new Ford Focus or Mondeo car. A local Ford salesman...

Changing a 2003 Golf TDI

I am confused by the market. My wife wants to change her 2003 Volkswagen Golf TDI auto for a similar model.

Which medium-sized car should we trade in our S-Class Mercedes and Volkswagen Polo for?

My motoring habits now consist of a few day trips and a six-week drive in the summer to Italy. When we go to Italy we take the long way round and cover approx 4000 miles. We have no kids. Our cars at present...

Our diesel Ford Focus suffered a big DPF fault with other damage - is the trader who sold us the car liable?

I am writing you regarding my Ford Focus 1.6TDCI. I purchased it in April 2012 with 38,000 miles on the clock. In October the engine malfunction light came on. I took it into the Ford garage we purchased...

Which SUV for towing a 650-kilo dinghy?

I currently drive a 2009 Skoda Roomster 1.4 turbo diesel, which is fine for towing my small dinghy. However, I am considering buying a bigger boat and will need a vehicle that can comfortably tow 650 kilos....

Which premium diesel fuels are the best for which types of driving?

I have been reading with interest your advice on diesels having just taken delivery of my new company car a Mercedes-Benz E350 CDI. Like all diesels, it gets really upset if all I do is drive 1.5 miles...

Which car is capable of covering high mileages reliably?

I am an equine veterinary surgeon doing over 40,000 miles a year. My Saab 9.3 2.2-litre diesel has come to the end of its life at close to 300,000 miles. What do you suggest to replace it? I always buy...

Why did our Ford C-Max automatic accelerate on its own?

Yesterday, my wife she was driving her aunt’s Motabilty car, a Ford C-Max diesel automatic. When she returned to the car with her aunt, she had great difficulty manoeuvring out of a parking space due...

Which small car to replace my Peugeot 106?

I have a Peugeot 106 that I absolutely love but it has now done 130,000 miles (diesel). I travel across Essex, Kent and Sussex. I’m not sure what to buy next. If they still made the 106 I would go for...