Buying my first car- what would you recommend?

I am an 18 year old girl and I'm looking to buy my first car. I work full time and will mainly be using the car to get to and from work. I have a budget of around £5000 pounds and I would ideally like...

Toyota corolla

How good is the Toyota Corolla 1.6 automatic?

16" spare wheel but 17" fitted all round

Just had my first puncture on my T Spirit, which has factory fitted 17" wheels. The compact spare is 16". I'm having to wait for the replacement tyre to be delivered, so am driving with the spare on the...

Car mats

I am buying a used toyota prius, which is fitted with toyota recomendid mats , the dealer insists that because of health & safety I have to buy new replacments mats is this true.

Which diesel SUV for short school runs and easy loading of a wheelchair?

Our trusty 2004 Nissan X-Trail, at 160,000 miles, worries me and may need replacing. Whilst the engine is still sweet, there is a fuel judder at 1800rpm again. Last year we replaced the EGR, camshaft and...

Which small car for my 17-year-old daughter?

My 17-year-old daughter has just started driving and I think it would be more cost effective to buy her a small car rather than try to insure her on the family car. Safety and reliability are definitely...

We need a second car that can cope with regular floods

We need a second car. First is a venerable Volvo V70 which is comfortable but suffers from a low air intake and our lane floods regularly. To avoid a long (seven mile) diversion the ideal car would be...

Best sub-£2500 automatic?

I may need to replace my not-so-trusty automatic car but only have a budget of around £2500. I need an automatic gearbox (fully auto, not semi), decent 0-60 time (around 11 seconds), NCAP score of four...

Drift? Would?

I last wrote to you 8 years ago when I was looking to buy an automatic to commute into central Manchester. I didn’t want to sell my Audi TT Roadster and you recommended a Toyota Corolla, which has been...

Enough to make your heir girl

What is the most appropriate car for a 17/18 yr old girl, hoping to go university next year. Test already passed and likely to really need a car. Parents and/or grandparents have to stump up. Many people...