What to do with an old Mazda6

My son owns a 2005 diesel Mazda 6. We paid £1000 for a clutch and flywheel repair 6 months ago and now the engine has seized up and he is talking about paying another £1000 for a new engine as 'what else...

Stop/start not working in my Hyundai ix20

I have a Hyundai ix20 the ISG stop/start doesn't work. I have told by Hyundai that I don't do enough miles, they said I should have been told that when I bought the car in OCT 2011. There is nothing in...

In-law manifold

One of your readers letters extolled the virtue of running older cars. Like you, I remember when I was young and had little money. I ran old cars and can’t forget the grief they gave me. Never again. I...

Shooting sticks

I would welcome your advice on replacement tyres for my 2005 X - Trail. Presently it has Dunlop Grand Trek ST20 215/60 R17's fitted. These were on when I bought the car at 29,000 miles and I've since done...

Pot-hole damage - Can I claim for repair costs from local highway authority?

My son ran into a pot-hole in Leeds and damaged the suspension on his car, which will cost about £500 in repair costs. The symptoms manifested themselves immediately after the incident and the damage is...

Snapped timing belt - what's the damage?

I have a snapped timing chain on a 1.3 multijet engine and I have heard that these engines are "safe" and as such this should not have caused internal damage. Please can anyone confirm this for me before...

Honda Civic cooling fan on all of the time

After a journey the cooling fans on my Honda Civic stayed on for a while for first time ever. They went off after 5 mins. When I started the car today the fans came on and stayed on even though the car...

Firm riding Honda - what solutions?

I have a Honda CR-V and I would like to fit pneumatic seat covers to help combat the firm suspension. Locating them in the UK is a problem, Alibaba show them on the internet but the seller wants to sell...

Which wheels and tyres for a Lexus CT 200h?

This particular car is fitted with 16 inch wheels rather than the standard 17 inch. I seem to remember you once saying that smaller wheels/ tyres give a softer ride. Is this true in general, as I find...

Problems starting a Rover 25

I have a Rover 25 2001 model. Sometimes when I try to start the engine it wont turn over, as if the starter is jammed. It starts with a bump then it starts normally for a bit, then it will go wrong again.