Faulty door light after accident

Our car was recently "rear ended" sitting at a roundabount. The car went in for repair and as soon as we got it back we noticed the door open waring light and interior light would come on whenever we reversed...

Which four-door MPV with good access?

Will you kindly recommend smallish four-door family saloons (smaller than the Mondeo/Passat) with ease of entry a priority, as drivers and passengers are in their eighties. Annual mileage is likely to...

Are manufacturer's quoted mpg figures accurate?

I recently bought a 1.4 Vauxhall Meriva which ticked all my boxes, including a miles per gallon claim of 47. Having tested it over the first 1500 miles of mixed journeys I only achieved 37mpg. I went to...

Is the a good Zafira deal?

The local main dealer has offered my daughter a brand new Vauxhall Zafira Exclusiv 1.6 for £10500 and finance at 1.9%. It's a Mark 2 and apparently will be made to order. It's got the "lifetime" warranty....

My Corsa has a cam belt and should have a chain?

I am considering buying an 02 CORSA 1.2 sxi with 70000 miles. Surprisingly, it has a timing BELT - not chain. I can find no reference to such a fitting on a CORSA of that vintage. How come?

Which small conventional auto?

Working in a garage we have various customers who have issues with small hatch back cars with automatic gearboxes. So many of them seem to have issues with, for example, the MMT fitted to Aygos, 107s and...

What car to convert to LPG?

I drive 20k miles per year, mostly motorway and am looking for an estate car that is suitable for conversion to LPG (most of the service stations along my usual routes stock LPG). Can you recommend a good...

Computer mpg versus calculations?

On a 407 mile round trip, tankful to tankful, mostly cruising at 80+ the car burned 36.07 ltr, equating to 51.3mpg. The trip computer stated 59.1 mpg, over 13% difference. Is this level of metering inaccuracy...

What MPV for seven?

I'm looking to buy a bigger family car. Ideally we would like to have 5 proper seats with the pop-up style rear seats which turn it into a 7 seater (it's fine that these are small as they will mostly...

Will my running costs increase if I trade in my 1.6-litre Volvo C30 for a 2-litre version?

I currently own a 2009 Volvo C30 Drive SE Sport 1.6-litre diesel on a three year plan with 9000 miles per annum, which finishes soon. I am considering replacing it with a new C30 SE Lux which has a 2-litre...