Can I fit all-weather or winter tyres to my front wheels only?

My diesel Vectra will need two new front tyres soon. With the approach of winter this seems a good time to consider cold weather tyres or all-weather tyres. Would it be safe and legal to have cold weather...

Vauxhall Vectra making clunking noise on gearshift

My Vauxhall Vectra C 1.9 diesel has started making an intermittent clunking/crunch through the lower gears. It does not do it when you let engine speed slow down, or when changing down, but only on the...

Could you recommend a van-like car for short trips and with lots of load space?

We recently had to scrap our second car, a 1996 Golf GTI that had fully foldable back seats, making it ideal for its later life of short journeys to and from the station, allotment and tip. I would love...

Why does my Vauxhall Tigra show three previous owners when it should have had two?

In late May I decided to purchase a used Vauxhall Tigra from a Vauxhall dealership. I took receipt of it on 1 June. During the purchase discussions my wife and I were told on several occasions that the...

Vauxhall Zafira Tourer or Ford C-Max?

I'm looking to buy an automatic MPV, but am undecided on what used car to buy. The choice is between the Vauxhall Zafira Tourer 1.4i turbo or the Ford Grand C-Max Powershift. As I do not do many miles...

Rear seat tags - what are they for?

Can you tell me what are the tags for on the rear seats of a 2006 Vauxhall Astra?

Vauxhall Insignia automatic not running right

Eight months ago I purchased an ex-demo Vauxhall Insignia SRi CDTi with an automatic gearbox. However, the gearbox has started feeling lumpy when I lift my foot off the accelerator and there’s a long wait...

Gearbox failed after 32k miles - what should I do?

I have owned a 2009 Vauxhall Insignia 1.8 Exclusiv (petrol) from new and have always had it serviced and MoT'd at my local dealership from where I bought the car. The car has covered 32,500 miles and I...

Vauxhall Insigina ecoFLEX - is it any good?

I'm thinking of buying a Vauxhall Insigina ecoFLEX. Can you tell me if it's any good?

Vauxahll Corsa engine failure - who's to blame?

A family member bought a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 petrol Ecotec last year (2012 - 62 plate). Despite my reminders, she has failed to service the vehicle (now owned for 14 months) and, low and behold, on Saturday...