What can I buy that's similar to a Hyundai i30?

I would like to buy a Hyundai i30 1.6-litre diesel for a about £8000, but cannot seem to find one. What is a similar car? I do not want to go bigger as I have parking problems. I thought about a Cee'd. Are...

Confusion over two cars that are supposed to be virtually the same

I'm thinking of buying a used automatic diesel version of the Hyundai i30 or Kia C'eed. We're told they're virtually identical, but built in different parts of the world. As far as I can see the external...

Choice of new car

I am about to retire having had company vehicles all of my working life. I am budgeting about £15,000 and am tempted towards a new or nearly new car with a long warranty, e.g Kia or Hyundai. Thinking...

Is this Kia Cee'd a good part-ex for my old Peugeot Partner Combi?

I am thinking of buying a Kia Cee'd 2 SW (diesel). The garage has a demonstrator model with about 400 miles on the clock. The price is £14,995 on the tag. I have a seven-year-old Peugeot Partner Combi...

Bumper car

The brilliant new Kia Cee’d CRDi which you correctly advised me to buy earlier this year (6,000 miles already) was yesterday shunted in the rear by an AA Patrol Van at Fleet Services off the M3. I will...

Out of Focus

A friend is thinking of changing her 3-year-old Ford Focus Diesel manual for another car. Could you advise what types of similar mid range cars are available (including the Focus) but with an automatic...

What do you think of the Volkswagen Golf match or Audi Sportback as a small family car?

My partner is replacing her 5-year-old Skoda Fabia Classic with either a Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI Match 5-door or an Audi Sportback 1.6TDI SE. Both of these are similarly priced, however the Golf is more...

Should I replace my KIA Magentis with a KIA Carens?

Currently I am driving a KIA Magentis SE in which I drive an average of 8,000 miles pa. It is beginning to cost a lot at MoT time. Having had a shoulder injury, I have been advised to get a vehicle with...

Seventy cruiser

The time has come to replace my disappointing 2001/51 Laguna Sport Tourer. I am now 74 years old, looking to trade down a size and stick with an estate car. I do 10,000 miles each year, a mix of short...

Great Exectations

In May 2004 I purchased a new Honda Civic 1.6 Executive automatic and I have so far enjoyed 64,000 miles trouble free motoring. The car is in immaculate condition and has a full Hondacare Service history....