£3,000 car for 18 year old

My 18 year old grandson passed his test last year. In April I will be buying him a small car. It needs to have low insurance, low VED and be economical to run and maintain. I don't know where to go to...

A car for an 18-year-old male?

I want to purchase a car that my son can insure and guess a Group A vehicle would be best to get a sensible insurance policy. My budget is between £3 - £5K.

Broken cam belt

The cam belt has broken at 99,000, and repairs are likely to cost us more than £2000. For normal use, the handbook recommends changing at 100,000 miles. Otherwise it is "severe" at 50,000. We have owned...

Citroen Grand Picasso winter tyres

Have Michelin Primacy 215/50/R17 95W fitted - what winter tyres would you recommend - would you also recommend new alloys?

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...

Ratchet and ruined

My September 2010 Citroen C5 Tourer was recalled by Citroen and VOSA, in November for rectification of handbrake problem. I was instructed to take it to any authorised dealer. The work involved removing...

Advice on a used C4 Grand Picasso

I mainly do short school run journeys with the odd summer hoilday/weekend break during the year. We want to buy a used Grand Piccasso as it has low CO2 emmissions for a 7 seater. 1) What would be more...

Car for 17-year-old girl

I'm looking for a small, reliable secondhand car for a female teenager (17) to buy and insure.

Fumes in the cabin

I purchased an 05 Citroen C4 from a local small dealer on Wednesday of this week, and is very clean inside and out. I noticed on my way home a slight fumey smell coming from the a/c but thought it was...

Unused car

I have a new Citroen C4 which will not be used very much this winter and want to purchase a car cover to protect it. What should I purchase? Also what can I do to protect the brake discs which will rust...