Buying a used car - should I have to pay an admin fee?

A branch of a national dealership has a three year old Ford Kuga at a very good price. However the salesman quotes £99 administration charge to check HPI outstanding finance etc. He gave me some guff...

How can I cure excessive road noise on my Ford Kuga?

I recently purchased a 2012 Ford Kuga Titanium X with 15,000 miles on the clock from a local dealer. The car has Nexen tyres on the front, Bridgestone on the rear and 19-inch alloys. Within days of buying...

What's the best all-weather tyres for the Ford Kuga?

My Ford Kuga has factory fitted Continental Premium Contact tyres - 235/50 R 18. I now need to replace the two rear tyres and have had conflicting advice regarding winter tyres. Do I have to buy a full...

What should I pay for a new Mazda MX-5 and what should I expect for my 2011 Kuga?

I'm about to purchase a new Mazda MX-5 2.0-litre Venture with electric folding hardtop. I have been offered £11,500 for my August 2011 Ford Kuga (good condition), 23,000 miles. There is so much 'helpful'...

Which SUV do you recommend?

I have a RAV4 T180 and hung on for the new RAV4, as my current car has been great, but I’m not keen on the replacement. I looked at most of the competition and think we might prefer an auto this time....

AWD Kuga tyre changes - all tyres at once?

My 2010 kuga needed its service and also two front tyres for its first MOT. When the car came back from the dealer it suffered vibration at about 2200, 2400 and 2700 rpm. A new injector was fitted under...

Confused about which car to buy - can you help?

I am one of those guys who do tons of research before buying a car, yet always regret the choice within few weeks. I have owned five cars and it happened five times. I value comfort, smooth ride, luxury...

Why don't car dealers give a full year's warranty?

I looked at a Ford Kuga, 4x4, manual box, diesel engine, 2009 model and quite a nice car. The dealer, a main Ford agent, was asking £16,999 with only a three months warranty. The car had done 33,000 miles...

Ford Kuga has an engine warning light after 870 miles

My Ford Kuga is 3 weeks old and has 874 miles on. it now has an Engine Malfunction light and the car will not exceed 40 miles an hour. It has been back with the dealer for eight days and they do not know...

Kuga rant

12 months ago I purchased a 12-month old Ford Kuga 2.0TDCI 163 SUV. This was a replacement for a LandRover Discovery Td5 auto and in general I am very pleased with the vehicle. It is comfortable, quiet...