What's more reliable?

Would you buy a pre-reg Insignia Auto for £16000 with delivery mileage or a hybrid Auris or Prius? I am 61 years old and not doing more than 5000 miles per annum. Would you suggest an alternative?

Outstanding finance problem

Got a 2006 Vauxhall Corsa C on Finance from Evans Halshaw and through Black Horse, I was 18 just passed my test and wanted a good first car, was willing to pay the £147 a month they wanted, had no problems....

New car specification changed without notification

Picked up a new Meriva SE on 1st november. One of the reasons I purchased the SE model was it had a 7 function computer which included a digital speedometer, this was featured in its brochure, and was...

Zafira vs Touran - which should I choose?

An enlarging tribe of grandchildren means I need to change my 3yr old 2-litre diesel Vauxhall Antara for a seven-seater. I have good offers on new Zafiras (e.g. loyalty bonus) but don't like the inflexibility...

Vauxhall Corsa - 'mayo' in the breather pipe.

We have an 09 reg Corsa 1.2 that has 62k on the clock. We have had it since new and it has a full Vauxhall service history. At the weekend the breather pipe from the cyl head looked mis-shapen so I removed...

Practical and enjoyable - what can are the choices?

I currently own a 51-plate Rover 25 1.6 and a 97 plate MGF 1.8vvc. The MGF was bought as the fun car and I love driving it. Time has come to consider selling both but I hate the thought of losing the...

High mile E-Class or low mile Vectra?

I was thinking of buying a 57/08 Vectra 1.9CDTi with less than 30k miles on the clock - in the region of £7-£8k. If insurance premium is not an issue, should I go for a 56/07 Mercedes-Benz E-class estate...

Transferable parts?

I purchased a 2007 Corsa 1.2 Club in the UK, which I subsequently exported to South Africa two years later. Here the base model is a 1.4. As we (I won't say who in the family!) ran the engine with a dry...

Petrol or diesel seven seater?

I've recently retired and I have a 57 reg Ford C-max 1.6 TDCI 110 Zetec with just shy of 50k on the clock. This weekend mentioned a cost of £1600 for a new particulate filter. Should I sell now or keep...

Heater problem in a Vauxhall Vectra

I have a problem with the heater fan blower on my 2004 Vectra SRI. The blower only works on the high setting - 4. It does not work on 1 to 3. How do i locate the resister for this model.