What does the warning light on my Fiesta mean?

I have a 2002 Ford Fiesta 1.4 Tdci - I was driving along and all of a sudden I had power loss and a warning light on the instrument cluster, reading E.A.C Fail. The car would not drive over 30mph, and...

Which small family car?

I am looking to buy a used car, primarily for use on the school run. The car will do about 5000 city miles a year. It needs to be very economical on fuel, VED and servicing costs. It goes wthout saying...

Which small car to replace my 2003 Ford Fiesta?

I’m in my early 70s (but fit and agile). I think the time has come to change my 2003 Ford Fiesta 1.4 for a newer secondhand small car with a budget of £10,000. I do about 5000 miles a year, mainly local...

Which family car would you recommend?

My nephew has asked me for advice on buying a family car. He is going to test drive a 2001 Honda Civic 1.6SE auto which has had one owner and has 100,000 miles on the clock. They will also look at a Fiesta...

Unresolved long term problem

My wife has a 2007/57 plate Fiesta owned from new and with full dealer service history. Mileage is only 11600. From new it has "jumped out" of second gear on the overrun - usually using engine braking...

ABS fault on a 4500-mile-old Fiesta - is this acceptable?

In 2006 I bought a brand new Ford Fiesta Studio. I have now been told by a Ford garage that my ABS braking system unit has now packed up. I am very angry considering the car has only done 4500 miles, because...

Buying with a £2.5k budget

I'm buying a car with a budget of £2,500 - Advice has been to buy Japanese in this price range do you agree? What do think of the Nissan Primera? They look good value for money and there are some excellent...

Fiesta problems

My car looses a lot of water due to something being wrong with the seal for the box where the spark plugs are found. Water gets to the spark plugs and now there is rust all over. I was gonne let it be...

My 210,000 mile Fiesta needs a clutch, does it have a DMF?

I have a 52 reg Ford Fiesta 1.4tdci owned from new with 210,000 miles on the clock. Now I'm experiencing some clutch slip - does it have a dual mass flywheel? This would seriously add to any clutch replacement...

Buying a small used car

My daughter is changing her 12-year-old Corsa and wants a similar 5-door manual hatchback, petrol, for mainly short journeys. Reliability is the key thing. She has about £4,000 to spend. What would...