Good feedback on Drive the Deal

Thanks. Became aware of Dive the Deal for sourcing a new car through your column. What a find. Ten weeks later the new spec E-Class is on my drive. Quick, clean, competitive, communicative and helpful...

Sheet steel thickness in modern cars?

I have seen various comments by posters on this site suggesting that modern Ford cars sound "tinny" and a colleague also made the same comment, quite independently, about his fairly recent Fiesta model....

Repairing old fuel tanks

I read the question in your Telegraph column (from ND in Lincolnshire) about a Mitsubishi Sigma fuel tank that's leaking. You advised finding a plastic tank or a racing fuel tank - we actually refurbish...

speed humps and damage to inner-tyre walls

I am a Parish Councillor in a Northumberland village and the County Highways have a policy to put in metre-wide speed humps as, they claim, inter alia, that full road-width humps are more damaging to things...

Is the post-2011 Volkswagen Passat a reliable car?

I have noted owner’s comments about the 2005-11 Volkswagen Passat reliability problems. There seem to be very few about the post-2011 model and I am wondering if you have any feedback as to whether or...

Driving an automatic car - why use neutral?

You mention the advantage of the Mercedes auto box is that the shifter can be moved from neutral to drive without pressing the brake pedal. I have covered well over 250,000 miles in a number of automatics...

Puncture repair kit fails to do the job

My wife's Evoque is sitting outside our house with a flat tyre. There's no spare and the repair kit provided has failed to re-inflate the tyre (too damaged), so I can't drive it to the local Kwik Fit....

Diesel engines and LPG conversions

1.It seems to me that the modern trend for buying diesels may be more fashion driven than technology driven. Modern diesels are so full of complicated parts such as turbo chargers and diesel particulate...

Is after sale protection worth it?

I am thinking of having Lifeshine protection on my car. Is it worth the money 300 pounds or just a case of the salesman making more money?

Were you aware of this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honest_John_missile Your talents are indeed many and varied! The MGR-1 Honest John rocket was the first nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile in the US arsenal.