Toyota Service Basingstoke - can not praise them highly enough

Can you elevate Toyota to the customer service Hall of Fame please? My Avensis estate is nearly five years old and with 79,000 miles on the clock. After several months of a tedious engine troubles, Toyota,...

Dealer didn't notify me of wheel arch damage when I bought a car - is he liable?

I recently bought an Avensis Tourer from a Toyota dealer and, when cleaning it for the first time, I noticed that the rear nearside wheel arch was dented in several places. It had not been pointed out...

Is my 2006 Toyota Avensis diesel approaching a 'danger zone' of potentially expensive faults?

I note on occasions your correspondents refer to the approaching 'Danger Zone' for expensive repairs to their (diesel) vehicles. I have owned a Toyota Avensis 2.0 D-4D for some six years, and - credit...

Downsizing from Avensis to Jazz

We wonder if we should downsize from our 54 reg Avensis diesel to a 1.4 Jazz to carry our golf clubs & electric trollies. Does our Avensis have the dreaded dual mass fly wheel & troublesome particulate...

Problems starting an Avensis

I have a Toyota Avensis 2008 D4D model. It has only covered 32,500 miles but has developed a problem where it intermittently won't start and can cut out when driving - which is has done in lane 3 of the...

Should I pick an Audi?

Current car: Toyota Avensis 1.8 T3x (2006 facelifted model) Current mileage: ~11000/year I am considering replacing my current car, I have been looking at an Audi A3 2.0 TDI SLine STronic (October 2008,...

Toyota Avensis

I bought a 7 month old Avensis in February 2007 and was disappointed to find it had been hire car and e-mailed you with my concerns. Your response "Why not? They are usually the best run-in cars you can...

What family car?

I have approx £11k to spend on family car, ideally an estate or MPV, something safe for the kids with good MPG and a capable load lugger too. I like the S-MAX and new Mondeo Estate, but having suffered...

A reliable used family car

I'm looking to buy a secondhand reliable and economical family car, budget upto £5.5k/£6k. It should have no more than 75/80k on the clock ideally, so I've narrowed it down to Mazda 6, Skoda Octavia, Toyota...

Cross-manufacturer wheel compatibility.

Want to get a spare set of wheels for fitting winter tyres. Have the opportunity to purchase second hand Audi/VW/Skoda or Ford wheels, same tyre size (205/55 R16) and number of bolts (5) so can I presume...