Buying a first time car - what would you recommend?

I am a 21 y/o paramedic in SE London. Looking to buy a car for traffic driving (12 miles daily) and occasional motorway use. Three years no claims as a named driver. Something small nippy and stylish....

What to replace a Golf with?

Looking for a car to replace an S-reg Golf GTD TD and am totally confused by too many choices in a smaller car. I've been looking at Fiat 500, Volkswagen Up, Nissan Micra, Honda Jazz, Suzuki Grand Vitara....

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...

Auto gearbox oil changes - when do I have to change?

Both of my cars have a standard automatic gearboxes. Is there any mileage recommendation for replacement of the fluid in these transmissions. Curious as there seem to be fluid replacement problems in many...

New crossover buying advice?

I live in a predominantly dusty, unpaved or pothole riddled driving environment. We would like to buy a new car that can best handle our rough road conditions. My budget is in the £22,000. I need enough...

New Suzuki Vitara?

Having had Honda cars for a number of years I now find I need a small AWD and am bitterly disappointed that the UK HR-V will not be one. The only one I find that fits my remit is the Suzuki Vitara. Will...

Intelligent Motorist Pack

My 2014 Swift was serviced on Friday by the main dealers - they charged me £24.98 + vat for a "intelligent motorist pack". This turns out to be an engine flush & fuel system cleaner - the car had only...

Which will be more fun to drive?

I am trading up from a Jazz owned from new. I want a comfortable auto SUV with good boot space that will be trouble free over 6 plus years. I also want to enjoy driving it approx 6000 miles a year many...

Best new small hatchback with upright seats?

We live in a rural area with poor roads and occasionally take the dog up a forestry track. We need a new small hatchback with upright seats that will cope with less than perfect roads. What can you recommend?...

Skoda Yeti or Suzuki Vitara ?

Which would you choose out of a Skoda Yeti 1.2 TSI and a Suzuki Vitara 1.6 petrol? It will be used for short low mileage journeys, rare long trips, but will be long term retirement car. I'm trying to decide,...