Buying a new car

I'm looking to buy one of the following - Volvo V60, Peugeot 508, Citroen C5, Toyota Avensis. Looking for a comfortable, reliable, safe car. I've driven German cars over the years, but hate the harsh...

What's more reliable?

Would you buy a pre-reg Insignia Auto for £16000 with delivery mileage or a hybrid Auris or Prius? I am 61 years old and not doing more than 5000 miles per annum. Would you suggest an alternative?

Audi A7 or Land Rover Discovery?

I have an Audi A5 3.0 TDI quatro which I bought following advice from you three years ago. It is time to replace it and I need something bigger. The two options are the Audi A7 or the Landrover Disco 4. My...

Extending a warranty - worth it?

Is it worth buying an extended warranty @ £445 for 2 years when buying a new Mazda 2 diesel? I plan to keep it for about 5 years. My annual mileage is 20,000.

New car specification changed without notification

Picked up a new Meriva SE on 1st november. One of the reasons I purchased the SE model was it had a 7 function computer which included a digital speedometer, this was featured in its brochure, and was...

Which diesels have torque convertors?

You replied to DLR from Sevenoaks that the way to avoid DMFs on diesels is to get one with a torque converter. Can you suggest some? We'll replace our 2.0 TDi Golf next year. The Golf has the awful VW...

Need a winter car, budget up to £60k

I need a car that will cope with winter - 4WD or winter tyres OK. Budget up to 60K. Need spacious boot and 4 doors. I don't like the interior of the Jaguar XF. Tried Mercedes-Benz CLS, but not ideal...

Time to change - what should I pick?

I commute to work - do about 25,000 miles per annum, all motorway(M3). Currently I have a Toyota iQ with 50k on the clock, which is on finance - can change anytime and will come out with 2k to put towards...

Is it worth buying a diesel?

Changing down from Volkswagen T4 Transporter and I will be doing fewer than 9,000 miles a year - would I be better off with petrol if you take the cost of fuel at the pump in to consideration?

Moisture in fuel - how to avoid it?

You recently referred to modern fuel being hygroscopic (absorbs moisture) and the problems this can cause with emulsified fuel blocking fuel lines. My wife owns a Kia Picanto with a 1.25 petrol engine...