Would you pick the Mitsubishi Colt CZ1 or the FIAT Panda?

I have to buy a replacement car for one of my managers. She currently drives a 2006 Colt CZ1. This car will go to my daughter who will be 17 in August. I have considered the Aygo which is a very good car...

Slippery clutchtomer

About 3 months ago I bought a Renault Clio from a faraway franchised dealer with a 1-year warranty. I took it into my local Renault dealer recently to check out what I believed was a slipping clutch and...

What could I replace my 15-year-old Volkswagen Polo with?

Having recently sold my trusty 15-year-old Polo, I'm looking to replace it with something similar in size. I only do about 1000 miles pa and the car is used for shopping, local trips and the occasional...

Moteworthy

My Dad (aged 66, retired, disabled) is about to take up a car on the Motability scheme. His first ever new car. He is pretty mobile, his disability is around angina and late onset diabetes, but quite a...

I need to replace my Clio with an automatic - should I go for another Clio or try something else?

I love my 2003 1.2-litre 3-door Clio and have had Renaults for the past 10 years or so (Clios and a Scenic for a while). Due to a problem with my left hip I now need an automatic car, and am open to something...

Is there a supermini suitable for local use and occasional longer drives?

I would like to buy a small car to get to the train station, do occasional school runs, go into the village, and also, when required, to use as a work car for occasional 270-mile round trips, mainly on...

All consuming anger

I was interested to read that one of your readers was getting 62.9mpg from his 2002/52 Ford Fiesta diesel. We exchanged our 2002 Fiesta 1.4 diesel for a 2009/58 Fiesta1.4 Zetec TDCi four months ago. Our...

Fiestive spirit

My mother-in-law has a Y reg Ford Fiesta 1,600 16v S and she is looking to replace it with something similar but more up to date (not brand new). She has road tested a 2006 of same model and finds it very...

Advance and be noticed

My wife who, at eighty two, is soon to take an Advanced Driving Test with the Institute of Advanced Driving, plans to change her manual Jazz for an auto. We understand, however, that the new Jazz auto...

Do any current small cars match the UK standard fuel consumption figures?

Do any of the current range of small-engined large cars - 1.6D in Citroen C5 or Volvo S80 or 1.4TSI in Passat or Superb - come close to matching the UK standard consumption figures in real-life usage?