I need a spare for my Avensis

Just purchased a used (2009) Totota Avensis. No spare tyre, only an emergency kit. There is provision for a full spare tyre, so should I purchase a spare wheel and tyre? I don't want an emergency wheel/tyre. I...

Buying an easy access car, please recommend

My wife suffers wife a back problem and needs a new car which she can "climb" into rather than "drop" into. Please suggest a car, we would prefer AWD & automatic transmission. Having read earlier advice...

Can you recommend a safe, cheap to insure car for an 18-year-old?

Please could you advise me regarding a car for an 18-year old man who has recently passed his test. His parents require a safe car (good crash test results) and a car with a reasonable insurance premium...

Can you recommend a safe, economical automatic car with high seats and easy access?

My wife and I are looking to change our Subaru Forester for a smaller car. We are both in our 70's so our criteria are: Safety and economy; comfortable high seats and ease of getting in and out; automatic...

Is my 2006 Toyota Prius likely to develop problems as the mileage passes 100,000?

I have owned from new a 2006/56 Toyota Prius for five years. At 15,000 miles per year, the current mileage stands at 75,000. It has been maintained by Toyota throughout, and apart from the failure of the...

Can you recommend an automatic with high seats, comfortable suspension and lots of boot space?

I am eighty, and have a fourteen-year-old Toyota Corolla automatic that has given me no trouble at all, and continues to do so. I am thinking of changing, and require a car the same size as the Corolla,...

Recommend an automatic MPV to replace our Mazda Premacy?

My wife and I, both in our 70's, are looking to replace our ten-year old Mazda Premacy 2.0-litre petrol automatic with a similar MPV. Its successor, the Mazda 5, would fit the bill perfectly but apparently...

Which automatic car would you recommend for 6000 miles per year?

I am looking for a suitable new car with automatic transmission for my wife. Annual mileage will be about 6000. Current models being considered are Astra 1.6 auto, Corsa 1.4 auto, and Fiesta 1.4 auto....

V-Power in a hybrid?

Should I run my new Prius 10th Anniversary on Shell V-Power? I'm hoping to get even better fuel economy to offset the additional cost at the pump.

Is it safe to fit winter tyres to the front wheels of a car only?

Regarding your reader RB of Sutton Coldfield fitting winter tyres only to the driven wheels of his car, last winter I fitted two winter tyres to the front of my Auris. In snowy conditions I observed the...