All season tyres as good as winter tyres or not?

I purchased a used Peugeot 2008 with Vector 4 season on. I usually swap to winter tyres. Do I need to or are these just as good. Live in the north west pennines in a rural area but don't need a 4x4 for...

A new or nearly new small car?

I am looking to buy a small manual petrol crossover. Average mileage per year would be about 7500 miles. Mix of 50% town and 50% motorway. Needs to have reasonable luggage area. Looking to keep for about...

Family car buying advice?

A new arrival forces the sale of my much enjoyed Fiesta. I'm looking for an estate or MPV. I do around 22k per year and do not want a diesel as they have cost me a fortune to repair in the past. I like...

Want to buy Peugeot 2008 1.6L Auto, but can't get new one with required options. Can you help?

As Peugeot have discontinued their 1.6L VTi Auto engine, do you think it likely that they are going to bring out a new version on the 2008?

Peugeot EGC transmission

I have a Peugeot Bipper Tepee 1.3 diesel with EGC auto box. Why does the user manual say never to leave the car in neutral? And advises you can start the car in 1st or reverse gears?

Overheating Peugeot 207

My Peugeot 207CC has an intermittent fault of overheating. After about 20 mins of running, on comes the fan and up goes the temp gauge, heading to boiling. After parking up and leaving to cool for a couple...

Peugeot air filter

I have just serviced my Peugeot 308 renewing the pollen, oil, air and fuel filter but I have noticed that the car is louder than it was before. The air filter i took out was different to the new one...

Changing timing belt at 14k miles

The local Peugeot dealer has written to my elderly mother-in-law, recommending replacing the timing belt on her seven year old 1.4 petrol 207 which they have serviced from new. The current mileage is around...

Replacing a Citroen DS4

I am thinking about replacing my Citroen DS4 with something more conventional like a C4, Hyundai i30 or Peugeot 308. I drive about 12,000 a year with 15 miles to work and back with regular 120 miles trips...

Payment of DVLA release fee after impoundment

I recently purchased my father's old car, a Peugeot 206, in April. The new V5 document came through after 8 weeks waiting and several chase calls. It did not contain any notification about the new rules...