New car paint protection - is it worth it?

I've ordered a new BMW 320 xDrive and the dealer has recommended a paint protection product called AGlaze for £399. The product comes with a five year paint guarantee, what is your opinion?

Is wax and polish bad for my new car?

I am about to take delivery of a new Volkswagen Golf Estate. You say not to polish a new car, but what is the difference between waxing and polishing? Surely if you apply wax you must polish it off?

Should I repair my car before selling it?

I have just ordered a new Kia Cee'd diesel and propose to sell my 2007 Peugeot 207 SE HDi 90 privately. The car was bought from new, has full service history and has covered 53,000 from new. However, it...

What can I replace our Volvo XC90 with?

I'm about to change our XC90. Do you have any better recommendations that match the cargo space of the XC90 with front and middle only seats up? Another issue is I've tended to stay away from metallic...

Selling a car - will it be marked down for damage?

We plan to sell our 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan next year; the car has done 57,000 miles and is in an overall good condition, with a full service history. However, some months ago my wife reversed the car into...

Reparing seawater damage

My car was left in the Port of Dover’s official car-park during a recent storm. Unlike other cars in the same car-park, which suffered major wave damage, my vehicle only appears to have suffered salt water...

Paint colour variations - has the car been resprayed?

I'm thinking of buying a used Mazda MX-5, but noticed the paintwork in the engine compartment is a different red to rest of car. Has it been re sprayed?

Reversed into post due to failty parking sensors - can I sue the dealer?

My new Mercedes-Benz E-Class has suffered bodywork damage after I reversed into a post. The parking sensors on the car stopped working and I didn’t know the obstruction was there, hence I hit it. I took...

Forced to use a hire car whilst new BMW was fixed - should the dealer pay for my costs?

I ordered a new BMW 3 Series recently, but upon delivery discovered some minor scratches. Due to the fact that I live in London (the car was ordered in Bristol) I had it repaired at a local garage, with...

New Fiesta has faulty paintwork - what are my rights?

I bought a new Ford Fiesta from my local ford dealer in August .On collection, I noticed a few fallout spots near the rear number plate and the salesman said he would have it dealt with. Since then nothing...