Do some members of the motoring press unfairly nitpick certain models?

As the very satisfied owner of a Volkswagen Passat CC GT TDI 170 for just over a year, it is hugely encouraging to find that it came out No.1 in The Which Customer Satisfaction Survey this year (and second...

A new large car

Car salesmen decline to confirm whether models are chain or belt cam. They are unwilling to disclose how much it will cost to replace belts at 50,000 miles or on five year old car. This leads me to...

Run in on empty

Regarding TH's problem with excessive oil consumption on his Audi A5 (13 August), I've had eight A4s and not had any problem with excessive oil consumption. I put this down to meticulously following your...

Are Volkswagen likely to make a large capacity diesel Passat?

I have had my own company for 20 years now and have always run BMW company cars for my reps, from 318is to recent 320ds. I have 20 reps and, one by one over the last two years, they have been choosing...

Replacing our Octavia

Please advise: When should we change an Octavia 2009 VRS CR estate with 25k miles, and for what? Superb estate, Passat, or an used A6? Best quality, reliability a priority, petrol or diesel? We do lots...

Is water ingress in the Volkswagen Passat a known problem?

I own a 2004 Volkswagen Passat Highline. Recently water has been ingressing the car and "ponding" in the passenger footwell behind the driver and occasionally in the driver footwell. My usual garage (not...

Buying a new company car

I need to buy, by HP over 3 years, my first company car. It's a small family partnership and I've got a budget of approx £21k plus £2k that I can put in. I'll need to cover 20k miles a year, carry a...

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?