My BMW garage is charging £276 for an oil change - should I shop around?

Following your advice about changing the oil after 10,000 miles or annually, I called my BMW garage to book my 1 Series in. The service reception seemed very surprised at my request and reiterated the...

Is the BMW M3 a future collectable?

Do you think BMW M3 Convertibles (E93) - earlier, low mileage, around £20,000 - will hold their value, or continue to depreciate? Bearing in mind they're one of the last naturally aspirated V8 'sports'...

What Super fuel do you recommend?

I've followed your advice for a number of years regarding premium fuel, both petrol and diesel. I usually put BP Ultimate or Shell V Power in both cars, a petrol MINI and a diesel BMW X3. I appreciate...

My BMW 3 Series suffered a wrecked engine at 45,000 miles - do I have any redress against BMW or the supplying garage?

My nearly seven year old BMW 3 Series has suffered oil pump failure and a wrecked engine at 45,000 miles. Do I have any redress against BMW UK or the supplying garage (non-franchise), which I purchased...

Our BMW 1 Series is showing a DPF light - is this because we only use it for short journeys?

I recently bought my son a BMW 1 Series for his 18th birthday. Soon after the filter light came on. We took it to a garage to be looked at and the turbo was burnt out, so had to be replaced. We also had...

What's the best tracking device?

What's the best tracker for a BMW X5?

The DPF on my BMW 5 Series is blocked - can I add something to clean it?

The DPF on my BMW 5 Series is blocked. Can I add something to clean it as I only do short journeys, or should I give the car a good run on the motorway?

I do mostly short journeys and tow a few times per year - would it be wise to trade in my diesel car for a plug-in hybrid?

My current car is a four year old Citroen C4 Picasso 1.6 HDI with 33,000 miles on the clock. I tow a small caravan (700kg) several times per year on long journeys, but my regular usage is short trips of...

My new car has been broken into twice recently - is this done through keyless entry?

I have a 2017 BMW X3. It was broken into two times in less than eight weeks, perhaps using some sort of keyless entry. In both cases, there wasn’t any physical damage to the car. On the second incident,...

I had a courtesy car after an accident - why is the insurer now refusing to cover the hire car costs?

I had an accident in May and was advised by my local garage to contact an accident management company. They replaced my damaged Audi A6 with a BMW 5 Series courtesy car. I signed documents, but failed...