Practical and enjoyable - what can are the choices?

I currently own a 51-plate Rover 25 1.6 and a 97 plate MGF 1.8vvc. The MGF was bought as the fun car and I love driving it. Time has come to consider selling both but I hate the thought of losing the...

Nearside front tyre wear on an X5

I picked up my used car, a 57 plate X5. It had a steering issue which pulled it to the left. On taking it back to the dealership I was told it was fine. I pointed out that front nearside tyre on the...

Run Flat Tyres - do I need to replace them all?

I own a BMW 320 Touring and will soon need to buy new tyres. Runflats are fitted at present and to replace all 4 it looks like I will be paying £1,000+. Friend recommended changing from runflats and buyng...

Which executive car?

I am looking to buy a large excecutive saloon to keep for 7- 10 years, which you would recommend? Volvo S80 D5, Mecedes-Benz E220D, BMW 520d? It would need to be high spec and auto diesel.

Running in a new automatic

(1) You recently gave specific information on running in a new engine to reduce oil consumption, giving RPM relative to mileage. But how would you be able to control rpm in an automatic car? (2) Also...

When should I worry about my BMW 320d Touring going wrong?

I have a BMW 320d Touring new in Sept '08 & dealer maintained throughout its 62,000 miles. It's the best car I've ever owned (great to drive, never let me down and averaged 45.5 mpg since new). But I've...

Winter tyres

I'm looking to fit winter tyres on my BMW 3 Series Touring. It's had 225/45R17s run flats from new. Kwik-Fit do a Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip GW3 runflat in that size. My local BMW garage, however, are suggesting...

Buying a family saloon

I'm new to this site and must apologise if my question has been answered. I need to buy a family saloon car as we are expecting our first child. The car needs to be reliable, solid and provide good miles...

Which 4x4 to buy used?

I'd like to buy a 4x4. So far it's between the X3 and Freelander 2 but I don't know which model to choose used/ used approved. 99% will be on road use. I live in Brighton, so will use car to drive around...

BMW 320d flat spots when accelerating

Our 2004 BMW 320d has flat spots when accelerating. It seems to be mainly when in 1st or 2nd gear. I have to put my foot hard down and it will then accelerate. Any idea what may be causing this?