Buying an ex-lease car?

I want to buy a nice two-and-a-half-year-old, one-owner Mondeo from my local Ford dealer but the V5 shows the owner/keeper was a lease company. Does this imply the vehicle was used as a pool car rather...

Coccyx pain - what's a comfortable car?

I am currently driving a Kia Cee'd CRDI. With the current driving position and seat firmness I am getting more and more coccyx pain within 5min than I do sitting in an office chair for more than 8hrs. ...

B-MAX for a wheelchair?

Will the Ford B-MAX take roof bars? And if so up to what weight will it carry as I have a roof box for a wheelchair and I need a car which will take 75kg on roof?

Wet plugs on a Focus

I have a problem of liquid getting into the spark plug chamber of my 2005 1.6 Ford Focus petrol hatch, and wondered how to stop this. An RAC operative said that he thought that the HT leads might be too...

What first car?

I've just passed my test and am looking for a first car. Main thing for me is it needs to be safe, cheap to insure and fairly reliable. I have been looking at a Citroen C2 1.1 (2003) second hand for just...

Replacing a used Mondeo

My 2005 Mondeo diesel is being passed to my son very soon. I was going to replace it with another year old car but my mileage has reduced. I was about to buy a 12 mth old petrol such as Focus, Octavia...

Changing to a comfortable car

As two 80 year olds we need a car that is easy to get into and out. We have a 1.6 C Max 2004 diesel auto with 30K but it is perhaps entering a more expensive period. If we were to change - apart from...

Why has the turbo on my Ford Focus TDCI failed so early?

The turbo on my Focus TDCI failed and had to be replaced at a cost of £700. The mileage is 42,000. Why do turbos fail when an engine will make 200,000 miles? I have been advised that the cause is most...

Which is more economical - the Ford 1.4i engine or the Vauxhall 1.4i?

I am getting rid of my Vauxhall Corsa 1.4i 16v as it's 12 years old. I wondered if the Vauxhall 1.4i 16v or Ford 1.4i 16v is more economical as I’d rather get a 1.4-litre than a 1.2-litre car.

Are company car drivers taxed unfairly?

I am very concerned about the amount of car tax that company car drivers are having to pay. I have read this tax is to encourage companies to buy cheaper and more fuel-efficient cars but it's not the company...