Do any car buyers take any notice of these so called experts. Take the case of the family with 2 kids aged 7 and 10 advised on a Yaris. A bit small to start with but in a short while 2 gangly kids and a car way too small. Everything about motoring journalists is too general and all they serve to do is fill space. I read a recent report on the new 5 series and the main focus headline was "first digital games console" whatever that is. Sold to the dad with £50k plus and 2 kids who never look out of the cars windows or have a conversation with their parents

The Yaris is recommended for a couple, not a family.

There's a bloke in the comments who's got a 2l Peugeot 206 that does 60mpg. Presumably his dad is Superman too.

Yes, there's a nasty surprise waiting for 1.0 Ecoboost owners on its 9th birthday, a wet cambelt change costing well over £1k and probably a lot more. My mother has one that's 8 years old but very low mileage, has been perfect from new. Wondering whether she should have it done, or risk it.