How much does a Cat D devalue a Vauxhall Combo?

A Vauxhall Combo I am looking at has had a category d repair if £8000 is value without that damage, how much does it go down by?

Price of car with and without service history?

I bought a two-year-old Citroen C1 VTR+ (13k miles at the time) in September last year from a main dealer. I was told it had a full service history. When I picked it up there was no service book. I queried...

I need a cheap, reliable people carrier

My wife and I live in Portugal on our own, but are visited by families of our children and grandchildren. We need a low-priced but reliable 7 seat people carrier. It would be used as a second car so...

Which of these three saloon cars is best?

I'm thinking of buying either a: Mazda 6 2008 2.0d or 2.2d hatchback BMW 320d 2006 saloon Mitsubishi Lancer 2.0 diesel 2008 saloon Which one would you recommend and why?

A car for hauling beer barrels - what's best?

I need a car with a big estate boot to carry barrels of beer - approx. six barrels at a time, weight approximately 55s or 330kg. Comfortable and reliable are keywords, was looking at a 10-year-old Mercedes-Benz...

What to look out for when buying an older S-Class

A reputable second hand car dealer has a Mercedes-Benz S350 on an 03-plate with 47,000 miles on the clock for sale at £5890. What should I consider? What average MPG Short and long distance? What is...

Rejecting a car as not fit for purpose

In August 2012 I bought a 2008 BMW 330i from my local main dealer. The car appeared to be in superb condition with around 15,000 miles on the clock. However, from day one, the car has suffered from the...

I paid a deposit for a car that isn't available - can I get it back?

I recently spotted a nearly new approved used car at a local dealer on the BMW UK website which was exactly what I was after. It was advertised as available, not as "coming soon", so I assumed it would...

Problems with a car bought at auction

I purchased a car from BCA which had a mechanical report. This shows the car has a good battery, drives well but has a bit of smoke from the exhaust. The vehicle is stated as all good, with the exception...

Went to test drive a car and it sounds wrong

I went to view a car (2000 Ford Fiesta) which I quite liked. However, there was a slight gravelly sound from engine when revving, not from the exhaust. Sounded fine on tick over.