What's the best used car for £5k?

I need to buy a used car for around £5000 to £6000. It must be larger than the Nissan Note and return decent fuel economyas I'll be doing lots of two hour drives. What do you suggest I look at?

Is £7000 for a 2010 Civic a good price?

Thinking about buying a Honda Civic from a Honda dealer for £7000.00 for a 2010 car which has done 18,000. Should I be wary of the relative low mileage per year of 3500 and is the price competitive for...

Is the Honda Civic a reliable used car?

I am looking to buy my first car and am debating buying used or investing in something nearly new. I need something reliable to get me to work each day, powerful enough petrol engine for motorway use...

Faulty air con - what are my legal rights?

We purchased a used 2008 model Honda Civic from a main dealer five months ago. Yesterday, the air con stopped functioning (had tested and left on for periods over the winter) so the question is, do we...

Which is the better used buy - Civic or Jazz?

I have decided to sell my beloved Volvo S60 and get a smaller, more economical car. Could you help me to choose between Honda Jazz 2010 and the Honda Civic 2006? I really like the practicality and reliability...

Battery problems with Honda Civic

My Honda Civic 1.8 auto (2010) unexpectedly suffered a flat battery and the garage could find nothing wrong. Ten days later it happened again. The garage says it may be the alarm system which will cost...

Dealer has offered to exchange my car - is this fair?

The dealership as offered to exchange my car after lying to me about its history but he said he is looking for the right one because my car would of gone down in value in the past 3 months. Sounds a bit...

Honda Civic alarm malfunction - can you help?

The Sigma model M34 security alarm installed in my Honda Civic (1999) keeps going off and I have had to disconnect the battery to silence it. Can you please let me have the contact details of a Sigma agent...

Will a missing oil cap cause engine damage?

A garage serviced my Honda Civic (2006) recently, but when I got home (30 minute drive) I noticed the oil cap was missing. There was oil covering the inside of the engine and smoke/oil on the floor. I'm...

Should I keep my trusty Civic or replace?

I own a 56 plate Civic Sport 2.2 diesel. It has done 65k and has been totally reliable so far. It has been regularly serviced since new and there is a good Honda independent garage near me that I use....