Can you recommend a car with fully adjustable steering?

My Mercedes A-Class (2010) has very comfortable seats, but the steering wheel does not extend forwards for a comfortable arm driving position. This affects both my friend (six foot one) and myself (five...

Ford Fiesta slows down and speeds up itself at 70mph - what's going on?

My Ford Fiesta diesel, which has done 80,000 miles, has stated acting odd. At around 70 mph I start gently rocking back and forth in the seat - it feels like the brakes are being applied gently. It's more...

Buying a hot hatch - what's best?

I am considering the MINI Cooper S - the new version yet to be released. But, using MINI's online configurator and adding 90% of the options on offer, the price unsurprisingly rockets by £10,000 bringing...

Buying a new estate - Passat or Mondeo?

I want to buy a new large petrol engined automatic estate as I only do 6000 town miles per annum. Sub £23k via a car broker will get me a Volkswagen Passat 1.4 DSG Executive or a Ford Mondeo 2.0 Powershift...

buying car to 'share' with 17 year old son

I have persuaded my soon to be 17 year old son not to spend his savings on a car as he would not be able to afford to run it as he will be a student for at least another year. I need to change my car now...

Buying a 4x4 to cope with flood aftermath

Unexpectedly, I urgently need to swap my Ford Focus (56 plate Zetec Climate, 1.8 petrol 57k miles) for a car with four wheel drive and much more ground clearance. We live at the end of a steep farm track...

Buying a used Fiesta - petrol or diesel?

I'm currently looking at buying either a 2010 Ford Fiesta Zetec S 1.6 petrol or the TDCi version. I have a 13 mile trip to and from work, which is 80% in town traffic with stopping and starting. As I only...

Buying a car with space on a budget - any ideas?`

I am looking to buy a new car to replace my old Mazda 323 as I have a sneaking suspicion its about to cost me a lot of money to keep (suspension, tyres, MoT, tax renewal to name a few things!). I'm a...

Replacing Xsara Picasso - what should I buy?

I am thinking about buying a used car to replace a 2008 Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6 HDI. Due to numerous problems with turbo seals and injectors, the car has become too expensive to run. I average 20,000...

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...