Wheels and tyres on a Hyundai i30 or Kia Ceed - is this possible?

Considering buying a Kia ceed or Hyundai i30 and would prefer to buy top range model with leather seats but would like to avoid harsh ride and criticisms of 17-inch wheels. How easy is it to have them...

Which hatchback for rural use and occasional motorway journeys?

Which new or nearly new small/medium 5-door hatchback would you recommend, if use was principally local driving in a rural area with a few motorway journeys? Total mileage would be 10,000 a year. I'm tempted...

Buying a car off the web

I bought a Citroen C3 Picasso Exclusive 1.4 Petrol 59 reg, which your review tempted me to buy. It has 20,000 trouble free miles on the clock and has been very good. I am now thinking of trading it in...

leaving a car unused

We will be away for up to three months, and will be leaving our two cars (Honda Jazz 2008 and Hyundai i30 2012) on the drive. Are there any pitfalls for leaving the cars for this length of time without...

New vs nearly new - what should I do?

I've e-mailed you a few times about buying my next car and narrowed it down to a nearly new (6k miles, 1yr old) BMW 118d SE, a Hyundai i30 Style (126 hp), Kia Cee'd 4 (same engine as the Hyundai). After...

Which tyres offer low road noise?

After 45,000 miles I am looking into replacing the noisy Hankook tyres on my Hyundai i30. I would appreciate any advice you have on a quieter choice of tyre.

What comfy car?

We have a Honda Jazz on a 58 - great car but hard ride. How can we improve on this? Cars we are considering; Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra, Audi A3, Hyundai i30 and Mazda 3. Our budget is £15K. Mileage...

New or old i30?

I've just done a test drive on a brand new Hyundai i30 1.4 petrol and it was extremely good. However, considering my budget is about £10,000 (with finance) I'd have to wait a while to get one in the new...

Car review videos

Unfortunately your Kia Ceed video was spoilt by bad weather. How about videos on the i30 and the Ceed to see how they compare? I read that they both have problems with road noise. I very much value...

Want to replace our two cars - what do you recommend?

We currently run two cars and would like to replace one or both in the next couple of months. My husband drives an 03 plate Toyota Corolla vvti 1.6 and commutes about 50 miles per day - half on pretty...