Which 2.2-litre petrol car to replace our Vectra?

For many years my wife and I have been buying the Vauxhall 2.2-litre Vectra as we like its combination of size and power, we also like the fact that the economy of the petrol engine is surprisingly good....

Which car to replace my BMW 3 Series?

I need to replace my company BMW 3 Series soon and I now need a car that can take a large and growing dog. The cars I am interested in are the X3 18d SE, Audi Q3 Sportline, the Mazda CX-7 Sport, or for...

New company car for family needs- what would you recommend ?

I'm due to change my current company car soon and need something more spacious for the family. I think a 3 Series is likely to be too small so have looked at the new Mazda 6 saloon and SW, Peugeot 508...

Which tyres for my Mazda CX-5?

Following your road test of the Mazda CX-5, which size tyres would you recommend with a 2-litre petrol? I rather got the impression that the 225/65 R17 were too high profile and that the 225/55 R19 were...

Which fun convertible sports car do you recommend?

My other half wants to buy a convertible for fun driving. He loves cars and used to have a Spitfire that he tuned up and drove as a young man. Now we are approaching our 50s, he has some spare cash and...

Which winter tyres are currently best and do I need to change my Mazda 3's wheel size?

I drive a 2009 Mazda 3 Sport. I live on top of a hill where the road is not gritted by the council due to local cuts. When it snows like it did recently we could not use our car for a few days until the...

Scoured disc surface - why?

At the recent MOT of my 2007, MX5 with 23k miles on clock, (not franchised dealer) I was advised the front brake disks were scoured on the inside faces. The external (visible faces) are perfectly smooth,...

refuelling

My 1998 MX-5 owned since new and is becoming increasingly difficult to refuel. Any garage, any pump (petrol) no matter how digitally dexterous I am, the pump keeps cutting out. It takes ten minutes plus...

What can I expect from Mazda regarding my steering problem?

I bought a new Mazda 2 in May 2011. It had almost immediate knocking on the steering. Subsqently the rack has been greased, had something done with/ to a bolt, and then finally a new steering rack. This...

Are there problems with oil levels on the Mazda CX-5

I am thinking of buying a Mazda CX5 Sport diesel ex demo but have read that in Australia there have been problems with DPFs & oil levels over the X mark? Do you know of any problems regarding this? Not...