Need a practical and fun car for £12k - what do you recommend?

I need to replace my faithful, practical, but dull, 14 year old, 70,000 mile Mazda Demio Escape, which was very well suited to its main task of lots of short journeys with two people and a large dog. I...

Local garage has damaged my car - what are my rights?

I took my 2006 Ford Focus into a local garage to change two tyres. However, when I collected the car I found that the gear stick had shifted to the right. As a result, reverse was where 1st was, 1st and...

Need a car with three large rear seats

My son has a two year old child and has just had twins. He now needs a new car that will fit three child seats. But the choice of car seems to be very limited. His budget is around £7500. Any suggestions?

Why have my parking sensors stopped working?

The parking sensors on my 2008 Ford Mondeo have stopped workong. If I engage them manually it just makes a beeping noise and the parking sensor button on the dash just flashes. When I put the car in reverse...

Powershift problems with Ford S-Max

I have a 2011 Ford S-Max 2.0 diesel with Powershift auto. It has only done 22,000 miles, but is more than three years old so out of warranty. The transmission has a faulty sensor which is costing me £2200...

When should I service the auto box on my Focus?

I have a 2008 Ford Focus 2.0 petrol auto. I am trying to find out when I should service the auto gearbox. It looks like it has never been done and looking through the service literature it doesn't list...

Should I change the timing belt on my Fiesta?

I have a 2006 Ford Fiesta Ghia 1.4 petrol that has done only 22,000 miles in nine years. I've been recommended a timing belt change at 100,000 miles or eight years. Is that right for this low mileage car?

Which is best for a family, estate or MPV?

My wife and I have a large dog and are expecting a baby in March. I currently have a Mazda 6 Estate (2004) but am looking to sell for a newer and bigger option. Whilst I would love another estate and am...

Ford S-Max suffering injector problems - can I fix it myself?

My Ford S-Max has a diesel leak from what I believe is the fuel injector manifold. It sits in the middle of the engine and six silver metal pipes come off to feed the injectors and the top has three ridges...

I need a first car for less than £1000

Looking for my first car for £1k or less. Needs to be a runabout car doing roughly 14k miles a year to and from work. I have found a Citreon Saxo 1.1 petrol on 02 reg, and a Ford Fiesta Ghia 1.2 04 reg....