Buying an ex-hire car

I am considering buying a Golf 1.4S and have two options: April 09 (09 plate) with 7.5k miles on clock for £9490 - this is an ex Euro Car hire car. Or: Sept 09 (59 plate) with 9.6k miles on clock...

Considering a new Passat estate. What's your view on the 1.6 diesel engine in this car?

I was about to but a Mondeo estate, following your recommendation but have now seen the new Passat. The economy of the 1.6TDi is attractive but what's your view on the engine in a car this size please?

Cambelt or Camchain?

Simply, does this new 1.4 TSI petrol engine have a cambelt or camchain?

Volkswagen Passat water pump

My 2002 passat 2.0-litre 8 valve petrol froze up due to lack of anti freeze. I let the car thaw but when started it has no heat and built up pressure very quick. I stripped out the water pump to find it...

Carbon build up on a VW Golf 1.2 TSI 105

I do very low mileage (5,000 miles per year) and I was advised against getting a diesel due to DPF and DMF problems. But when checking out a VW Golf 1.2 TSI 105 some people wondered do these cars have...

VW POLO 1.2 TSI

I am interested in the new Polo 1.2 TSI and have read your road test and watched the vidio. You write that the engine has a chain driven cam yet in the video you piont to a belt driven cam. Which is correct?...

Volkswagen Production Delays

We ordered a New VW Golf match in September 2010 with the dealer saying it would be 12 weeks. In fact every dealer we spoke with told us 12 weeks. After many emails and calls with both the dealer and customer...

DPF problems on VW Golf 1.6 TDI

I am thinking of buying a new Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI. The problem is I do very low mileage (approx. 5000 miles per year). One Volkswagen salesman told me I wouldn't have problems with the DPF and the...

Car engine size

I'm looking to change my current seven-year old Golf TDI (1.9-litre, 130 bhp) and would like to ask about car engine sizes please. I read that modern engines are much improved and smaller engines can...

Which 4x4 SUV offers good comfort for a bad back sufferer and is reliable for short journeys?

I currently own a 5-year-old Porsche Boxster and am looking to change it in the next three or four months. I am retired, and enjoy my driving. However, family and bad back considerations suggest a change...