Buying a small to medium hatchback for £5000?

Buying a small to medium hatchback for £5000. What would you recommend for reliability?

Keeping an Ecoboost turbo healthy?

We are thinking of buying a car with a Ford Ecoboost engine. This, I understand, is a petrol engine with a Turbo. In the past you have recommended that people driving diesel turbos should allow the car...

Best fuels for Mondeos?

I have a Mondeo Mk4 TDCI which has more than 110K miles on the clock. Although the majority of my driving is on the motorway, I’m conscious that I’m likely to be having DPF problems before long. Is there...

Which SUV do you recommend to replace my Honda CR-V?

At present I drive a 2008 Honda CR-V 2.2i CTDi EX. I am considering changing for the equivalent new model. I should really appreciate your opinion of the latest version. I live in the country and cart...

Buying Used 2010 Ford Focus 1.6 - Petrol or Diesel?

After 20 years, I am finally downshifting from a company car, currently Honda Accord diesel. A used late 2010 or early 2011 1.6 Ford Focus would seem to do the trick for mostly country driving, with 500...

Delays to delivery time of a new Ford Kuga - why?

We have ordered a new Titanium X petrol Ford Kuga and have been told possible 10 week build delay along with many other people according to the Kuga forum. We have asked why and been told all sorts of...

AWD Kuga tyre changes - all tyres at once?

My 2010 kuga needed its service and also two front tyres for its first MOT. When the car came back from the dealer it suffered vibration at about 2200, 2400 and 2700 rpm. A new injector was fitted under...

A car on par with a Honda Jazz?

I have a 53 plate Honda Jazz which has just flown through the MOT. I'm looking to upgrade maybe only to an 04 or 54 plate but after speaking to my mechanic he said I would be mad just to upgrade a year...

What is causing my C-Max's fuel filter to block?

My 20,000 mile Grand C-Max 1.6TDCI, after several transient episodes, recently went into permanent 'limp home' mode. The dealer reported that the fault was due to a partially blocked fuel filter, and...

Where can I get a dashcam?

I am considering the purchase of an in-car forward-facing camera recording system. It would need to be compatible for use in both my 2008 Ford Focus car and 2011 Peugeot Boxer Motorhome via the 12v socket...