What's the best new car for £8000 or less?

I need a five-door car for a daily commute of five miles. My key criteria in order of priority are reliability (I want to keep it for at least five years preferably 10), fuel efficiency, drivability in...

Which small estate?

I'm looking for a good, cheap, general purpose small estate or MPV, new or nearly new. Doesn't have to be a big brand name as long as it's reliable.

What should I get - a used Skoda or new Dacia ?

I'm thinking of buying a used Skoda Rapid 1.2 TSI Elegance. I can pick one up with less than 20,000 on the clock for around £8000. However I keep thinking a brand new Dacia Sandero Stepway isn't much more...

Can you recommend a cheap estate/SUV?

I am looking to buy an estate or SUV, budget around £7500. I do a daily commute of four miles each way and the regular trips of 500 miles round trip to see family. Can you recommend something which is...

Looking for decent car under £6k - any ideas?

After a pretty disastrous experience with my Hyundai i10 and the main dealers, I'm sick to death of it after 19 months and want to trade it for something around the £6k mark. I'm not too fussed about...

New car for retirement - please recommend

I am retiring in 6 weeks. I want a vehicle to transport wife, grandchildren, dogs and lots of luggage on holiday. I may also want to tow a small caravan. I have been looking at a Berlingo and a Dacia...

can I swap the wheel around on a 4x4?

I have a set of summer and winter wheels and tyres for my Dacia Duster Laureate 4x4, which I bought new in June 2013. I've done 8000 miles on the summer wheels and tyres (all alloys) and will want to change...

Wife is expecting twins - what car should we buy?

My wife is expecting twins and we're looking for a used car which will have space for a double buggy. Our budget is up to around £10,000 and reliability and low running costs are important to us. What...

Which used car for an elderly couple?

We need to replace an elderly Nissan Primera with a used car, ideally no more than £10,000. We are also elderly, so something higher than, and certainly no longer than a Primera. We do a low mileage,...

Buying a small car for the school run - what do you recommend?

I live in Rural Ireland I am looking for a car with low cc (tax pruposes) to carry one adult and four primary school children to school every day. The roads are not great around were I live so I would...