Why has this rental company removed all means of repairing a puncture from their rental Volkswagen Up?

Last week we hired a Volkswagen 'Up' from Alamo at Edinburgh station. It's a very nice, albeit 'buzzy', three cylinder Bluemotion car. Our first problem was that we couldn't get the car to turn over on...

Can you turn off Polo running lights?

Our new Volkswagen Polo has noticeably bright and distracting daytime running lights. Our Volkswagen dealer garage insists they cannot be turned off. Is this correct - I didn't think they were mandatory...

Which Scirocco to buy?

I am looking at a Volkswagen Scirocco 2.0 TDi BlueMotion Tech 3dr DSG at the moment, and someone has pointed out the problems with the DSG automatic (reliability and mpg). The regular Scirocco itself...

Should I change the cam belt on our 4-year-old Volkswagen Golf?

Our local Volkswagen dealer is recommending that as my partner's 1.4-litre petrol Golf is coming up to four years old, it should have its cam belt changed (around £500). It's done modest mileage (26,000)...

Which MPV would you recommend for a young family?

We have loved our 2007 Honda Civic 1.8 SE 5 door since our baby’s birth, but now that we're expecting our second child, and second set of requirements of boot space (and increasing desperation to reduce...

My Passat diesel's fan stays on after I switch off the engine - is this related to the DPF?

I have a Passat Estate diesel and have read your comments regarding the problems of the DPF. On a couple of occasions recently the engine fan has continued to run after a short journey. Since then I have...

Is there any way of addressing my Polo's hesitancy after braking?

I too, own a Volkswagen Polo with the DSG auto gearbox. I love the car in every respect except for the peculiar hesitancy it has after you apply the brakes, which I find most disconcerting. Am I right...

Does the MkVII Volkswagen Golf DSG automatic still suffer from hesitation under acceleration?

In 2006 when I lived in Spain I bought a Mark V Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI with DSG gearbox. I liked the car very much although the engine was rather noisy and had no hesitation problems with the DSG, but...

Thanks for recommending Drive The Deal and Sure Sell.

I just wanted to thank you for your advice on buying and selling. I recently bought a new Audi Q5 through Drivethedeal. I got a much better discount than I could have negotiated myself, with zero hassle....

Replacing a coil spring with non OEM part?

My Golf mkV GT with 80k miles has a broken coil spring. My garage (not a franchise dealer) advises to fit genuine Volkswagen parts but there are none in the country and it will be about 10 days. Does this...