Ibiza or A3?

I have around £8000 to spend on a used car. I have seen an Audi A3 57 plate with 35000 on the clock for £8250 or i can get an 09 plate SEAT Iiza with 20,000 on the clock for £7500. The SEAT is from a main...

Which secondhand hatchback offers good fuel economy and is able to carry three children?

I'd like to buy a secondhand car not more than two years old, but I would consider new if I can get a good discount. I would also prefer a hatchback, but again would consider a small estate. Good fuel...

Downsizing to a luxury small car

Finally decided to swap my 325d M Sport for either an Audi A1 or a Volkswagen Polo GTI. For the outlay on the A1 I can manage to obtain the Polo GTI. Please advise which car to go for in terms of reliability/performance/comfort...

Can you recommend a new automatic hatchback for an annual mileage of 6000?

I am looking for a new automatic 5-door hatchback that is comfortable for four people, economical and has good acceleration - diesel or petrol, annual mileage about 6000. I was going to look at the Nissan...

Downsizing from a Golf

We have decided that it is time to change our Golf 1.9 TDI - a great car. We have a budget of around £10K; we do about 15K miles a year, very little of which is urban. Other than another Golf, we thought...

Buying a new small car – what would you recommend?

My mother is looking to replace her BMW 320D Touring with a smaller car, maybe something in the Polo/Golf size and now she does fewer miles, maybe petrol. She would have in the region of £14k to spend...

Can you recommend a replacement for our Volkswagen Polo with a larger boot?

Would you please be able to advise me on what car to get? I currently have a 2007 Volkswagen Polo 5-door, and am very pleased with it and indeed this is the third Polo that I have owned and I would like...

Most economical car a for 160 mile daily commute

In the new year I will be starting a 160 round mile commute daily, so over 3k miles a month. Approx 30 miles of this will be motorway, the rest fast A roads. I need a super-economical sub £2k car that...

Fun new car

Looking for a new/nearly new car. Do you have any recommendations on both make/model and places to find it. Ideally I'd like something small that will be easy to nip around town in but I also want something...

Why doesn't my friend's SEAT ST achieve its quoted fuel economy of 80mpg?

I have a friend who lives near Stirling, three miles from the nearest main road. He does not receive the Telegraph and so missed out on your wisdom and replies regarding cars not meeting their advertised...