What is the best and cheapest way to sell my car?

Due to the impending arrival of a new car (this has arrived quicker than I expected) I need to sell my VW Polo Moda 1.2. It has 11k miles and a full service history in an excellent condition. I owe £6700...

You must be choking

After exchanging my wonderful Volvo 940 Celebration for a 2008/58 V70 diesel estate last November, I took your advice and have always run it on BP Ultimate diesel (as also my wife’s Golf), and both cars...

How to handle an accident insurance claim.

My 17-yr old son (recently passed) was driving my Seat Ibiza 1.2 and was hit from behind at approx 35mph. Damage is to the rear bumper and the other driver has admitted liability. My son has no whiplash...

Replacement Yaris keys

I have a 2001 Toyota Yaris. When I bought it it only had 1 key (the previous owner lost the others). When I went to my local Toyota dealership they told me that I didn't have the master key so there was...

Fault SL55

I have a faulty SL55 that has cost me £76k, the garage in Brentford have had it for 8 months and are not giving any repair date or replacement. I have written numerous letters and explained that we have...

Polishing new cars?

Do you subscribe to the generally accepted advice that you should not apply polish (not even wax) to a new car until it is 3 months old, to allow the paint to harden ?

Chip panned

We have an 18-month old normally aspirated Astra 1.6 petrol, which is rather slow to accelerate. Would it be worth having the engine "chipped" to improve performance and who would you recommend?

VW Extended Warranty - is it worth it?

I have been offered a VW "Extended Warranty" for my soon-to-be 3 year old Golf 2.0 TDI Sport. Comprehensive cover with roadside assistance and an excess of £250 costs £254 for one year. Is this worth taking...

High mileage Fiesta

I would like your opinion on my 2003 Mk6 Ford Fiesta 1.4 petrol. It has covered 174,000 miles and I duly changed the Cambelt at 100,000 but it is still successfully running on the original auxiliary (stretchy)...

Which fuel should I buy?

I am taking delivery of a new Qashqai 2.0 diesel auto. I always use Shell fuel. Do you think the extra cost of Shell V Power is worth it for my new car? I estimate that I will cover 20,000 miles p.a.