Which small car to replace a Passat?

My girlfriend's Volkswagen Passat has reached the point where it's no longer economical to repair and she needs to find something smaller, cheaper to tax and insure with low servicing costs. Probably a...

What do you think of the SEAT Ibiza 1.2?

I am looking to buy a SEAT Ibiza 1.2 TSI with 5 doors on a 61-plate - the reviews are good. Then I noticed they have a DSG gearbox on some models. I would like to know in your opinion if if i should...

Trade in a SEAT Ibiza for a Mii?

I have a SEAT Ibiza 1.4 petrol SE Copa five-door in silver on 61 plate with 8000 miles on the clock with all the buttons, auto lights, wipers, climate, cruise, trip computer, electric mirrors, aux in,...

Rate these cars?

I live on the island of Malta where I cover 6,000 miles annually and am looking to replace my aging 1997 Civic VTi with a brand new manual transmission petrol car. I'm not sure if you can help me pick...

Engine won't turn off in our SEAT Leon

My wife has a 2009 SEAT Leon FR Petrol. There is an intermittant fault in that when the ignition is turned off and the key removed the engine will continue to run. As this is the DSG verision it can't...

What car would you recommend

I currently drive a 1.6 2007 SEAT Leon and do about 18,000-20,000 miles annually. It's never let me down however I would like to have a more fuel efficient car. I do a lot of motorway driving and I 'd...

Are we liable for a new engine to be fitted to our Primary Care Trust SEAT Ibiza?

My wife currently drives a SEAT Ibiza Bocanegra, which she leases through Cornwall Primary Care Trust (CPCT). She has had the car serviced as per the manufacturers guidelines and tops up the oil, when...

What is causing excessive road noise in my SEAT Altea XL?

I have just purchased a 2010 SEAT Altea XL diesel automatic and find the engine quite noisy when first starting up, but more importantly find the road noise excessive when driving. Admittedly I had a 2.2-litre...

Ecoboost or TSI?

I would like to buy a Volvo V40, Ford Focus or Seat Leon but wonder which model has the better engine (reliability, consumption, power)? As I want decent performance for reasonable money, I'm considering...

SEAT Leon: FR or Cupra?

We have currently owned owned a MkIII Golf GTi 16v since 2002, it has covered 248,000 miles and over the last year or so we have had to start to replace a few components, but it's still going strong. We...