I drive a lot, what should I buy?

I want a diesel car because I drive heavily. Which car would you recommend for my driving needs? I do 19000 miles on motorway a year. Currently I drive a 1.7 CDTI Astra but it's becoming expensive. Any...

Not automatically

My present car is a 07 plate Yaris SR 1.3VVT and I have covered 13,000 miles from new. As I am getting on in years I feel that a small automatic car would make driving a lot less stressful. Therefore I...

Is my Hyundai dealer clearing old stock by insisting I take a new i10 in July rather than waiting?

The fact that over the last nine years I’ve bought a total of seven Hyundais from the local main dealer (TWG, Northwich) is probably indication enough of my complete satisfaction with both their service...

Stolen number plate

I have come down this morning to find that the nuber plates on my car have been stolen. I assume they have been stolen by someone up to no good! Apart from reporting to the Police, is there anything else...

Can you recommend an economical family car for £7000 to replace our 7-year-old Nissan Micra?

Please help. We are two old bats in our 60s about to buy a car. I have owned Micras since they started making them. I love them, they handle well, turn on a sixpence, hold us and the grandchildren or six...

Tyre speed ratings

My daughter needed a new tyre on her Hyundai i30 because of a puncture. All the tyres are speed rated as H (upto 130 mph).The tyre fitter at Costco when checking on his computer said that it told him it...

Seats of this content

I love my 6-year-old Yaris automatic. But I need a small auto to carry my husband to hospital and a little higher seat. It must be a more comfortable ride as he has cancer is in his bones and he feels...

Full size spares

In May I shredded a tyre while in France. I was glad to be driving a Mondeo with a full-size spare. I was able to replace the tyre with an identical Michelin the same day. What would have happened if I...

Best small car?

I'm looking to change my 2008 Aygo, which has given me intermittent starting problems for almost 2 years, although my Toyota garage can't find out what's wrong with it. The Aygo has been the worst car...

Family/ Learner car compromise

My daughter turns 17 later this year and will start learning to drive. We run a Toyota Auris 1.6 and while I think it would be ok to learn in I suspect the insurance may be prohibitively expensive, so...