Which economical car for 15,000 miles per year mixed driving?

I live in the countryside and drive 250 miles a week to the office and back, mostly on B-roads, and also use the car for the usual things, including travelling by motorway to visit friends around the country,...

Are modern diesel cars really so prone to faults?

As a regular reader of your column in ‘Motoring’ in the Telegraph I am concerned about your comments, on a regular basis, about ownership of diesel-powered vehicles. I own a 2009 Mark 6 VW Golf with the...

Should my car have been written off or repaired?

I was involved in an accident nearly 6 weeks ago. Another car ploughed into the back of me as we were almost stationary and they were doing approx. 40 mph. Myself and two of my children were injured....

Is my Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion diesel likely to suffer DPF problems, and what could I replace it with?

11 months ago I bought a new Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion diesel, which I am delighted with. However I am so worried about your comments about the risk of expensive failure of low emission diesels that I...

Should I buy a Golf 1.2 TSI 85?

What do you think about the Golf 1.2 TSI 85 hp for a guy who doesent travel a lot( 6300 miles per year). Is it good enough for the motorway travelling at 80 mph with four adults and luggage? In those situations...

Breaking down abroad

My Golf TSI DSG will be three-years-old in May, with 19,000 miles. I am 73 and like my first automatic, but I am concerned it may fail. Each summer we drive to Greece - if the gearbox failed away from...

Should I sell my Volkswagen with DSG now?

I bought a Golf Match DSG as a retirement car and thought it would be trouble free motoring for next ten years. Really concerned following recent article in Telegraph about DSG failure. Should I get...

Volkswagen Golf clutch problem

I have an ongoing problem with the clutch on my Golf. It is okay at start-up but after driving for about 10 miles there is no pressure at all and pedal sticks to floor. It will not pump back up, and...

Running in an automatic diesel ?

You have given/displayed an excelllent answer (RUNNING IN A DIESEL) to the Question, "What's the best way to run-in a diesel engine" but your answer only refers to a manual transmission. Can you please...

Qashqai or Golf?

We have test driven the Golf 1.4 TSI and Qashqai 1.5 dCi N-TEC and love them. This car purchase will be for the next 5 years plus. We are husband and wife with one two-year-old son and a mother-in-law...