Inland revver, new

I purchased a new Nissan X-Trail DCi 150 diesel auto in January 2008. It's a great vehicle, but there is one thing that niggles me, and I'd like your opinion. It's the transmission. When you slow at a...

Mini-mum

My post-pensionable mum is looking to replace her teenage Astra with something reliable and inexpensive to run and maintain. Journeys are typically local and short with a train being used for longer journeys....

Paddle car

I am looking for a used 4x4, budget up to £13k, to do an annual mileage of only around 10k mostly consisting of longer motorway journeys rather than short hops. It needs to be able to carry a couple of...

Spendsible choice

I need your help please. I have around £2.5-£2.8k to spend on a 2nd hand car. I do fairly low mileage – circa 8k per year. What should I be looking for? I don’t want anything flash or thirsty, just reliable....

Porsche or?

I'm enjoying your concise, sensible videos and road tests. Given a choice of Nissan 370Z or Porsche Cayman, which would you buy?

Grey monument

What are the pros and cons of buying a Nissan 350Z that is a grey import?

Golf cause

Multiple queries: Current views on recent build quality of Porsche, Mercedes, Jaguar? I have a 2002 Celica Premium Sport Pack. If it was still made I would have another. I have around £30k and am considering...

Game of consequences

I was interested in your response to a reader suffering a Turbo trouble with a Nissan X-Trail. The turbo and intercooler on my 2005 X-Trail were replaced by our local main dealer in December 2007 at 42,000...

X-Factor

I have an X-Trail, bought new in 2005, now 4 months out of warranty. It is very good and very economical (44mpg overall) and has covered 30,000 miles. Last week the turbo blew and Nissan has agreed to...

Wandering car

We want a selectable 4x4 (auto preferably) that is about 2 or 3 years old with excellent reliability and economy (which presumably means diesel, although we have been unlucky with auto diesel gearboxes)....