Best sports car for 80 year old driver?

I recently bought my 80 year old petrolhead father a Ford Focus RS. In fact my idea was to let him drive it for a few weeks, that was on 3 September and I've not had it back since! He is now emailing...

Can I reject my used car over an oil leak?

I purchased a car from a dealer on the 23 September, which came with a six month parts and labour warranty. During a routine service at a BMW dealership a major oil leak was discovered coming from rocker...

Should I visit a specialist or main dealer for head light repair?

Something fell from a tree and hit the front passenger light of my wife's BMW 118d M sport, on a 65 plate. It smashed the 'glass' and the middle of the outside ring light. The main BMW dealer wants £612...

Best tyres for M135i?

I own a BMW M135i. The tyres have done 30K and are coming up to a change. At present I have run flats (245/35R18 rear and 225/40R18 front), what do you recommend I replace them with?

Why are new BMWs supplied with summer tyres?

I have recently bought a BMW 1 Series. After checking the vehicle I have discovered that it has summer tyres, though it was never specified when ordering the car. Wouldn't it be better if BMW fitted all...

2013 BMW 1/F20 N47 Diesel - what's wrong?

I have a 2013 BMW 116d. The timing chain was replaced under warranty roughy one year ago. The BMW garage has insisted that the new chain will not have the same problems as before, because they've installed...

BMW 1 Series trip computer failure

My wife drives a 2015 BMW 1 Series. The car has covered 3500 miles and has started experiencing intermittent problems with the trip computer and dashboard readouts. Sometimes they switch off completely...

Apparent misfire when cold BMW 1 Series F20 118iSport 2014 - 14 plate

Hi. Car is 23 months old, c13k miles. Main dealer supplied. It has developed an apparent misfire when starting from cold - engine runs rough, reduced/no power for 30 seconds/a minute. All then OK. Main...

Buying a used BMW - timing belt issues?

I have seen a BMW 118d 2011, 61 reg, 3200 miles on the clock for £10990. Were these models affected by the timing belt issues on N47 engines. Should I get extended warranty to cover this eventuality ....

Temporary loss of power

My BMW 116i has a temporary loss of power when accelerating in first and second gear (between around 1500rpm and 2000rpm). It feels as though the turbo is not working (it normally has very linear acceleration)....