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I am in the market for a convertible and know you extol the virtues of the FIAT 500. Would it be silly to pay the extra for an Abarth pokier version, or just go for a top engine ordinary FIAT 500C? My...
I have an Audi A4 Avant with a 3-litre diesel engine. I would rather like to change it for an S4 but I don't like the low profile tyres that are standard on that model. Could I specify A4 wheels and tyres...
I have just bought a 2012-registered Volvo V50 SE LUX which is on 205/50 R17 tyres. A little research has led me to believe that I would save 30 to 40 per cent on replacement tyres if I changed to 16-inch...
What do you think of a used 2009 Lexus IS250 SEi petrol from a Lexus main dealer at £14,000 compared to a 3-litre petrol Jaguar XF of the same year? Which would you buy?
Following your road test of the Mazda CX-5, which size tyres would you recommend with a 2-litre petrol? I rather got the impression that the 225/65 R17 were too high profile and that the 225/55 R19 were...
I drive a 2009 Mazda 3 Sport. I live on top of a hill where the road is not gritted by the council due to local cuts. When it snows like it did recently we could not use our car for a few days until the...
I wonder if you can help me? I own a Peugeot 308 Sport with 225/45 R17 94WXL tyres. Is it possible to use ‘ordinary tyres’ and not the ones the car was supplied with? I assume I would get a smoother and...
I have a 2007 Mazda MX5. I need to fit winter tyres. Steel wheels? Can you recommend a good set of tyres for my car and the wheel size?
I have a 2010 Skoda Superb TDi 170 Elegance. Its standard wheels are 18-inch shod with 225/40 R18 tyres. With the advent of winter I bought a set of alloy wheels fitted with winter tyres. These wheels...
Although I have given up driving, as I approach my 89th birthday I still have a valid clean licence, having driven and owned a variety of vehicles in a host of different countries since 1943. But when...
 

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