Most recently answered reliability questions
I am thinking of buying a BMW 320Ci SE Auto Coupe, 2.2-litre, 2004, one owner, full history, 34,500 miles, auto. It has extras including leather seats, parking sensors and approx £3000 of extras from the...
I’ve recently purchased a 2001 Jaguar XK8 Coupe with about 46,000m on the clock. It has immaculate bodywork and the interior is also pretty good. It also came with four new tyres. I paid £10,350 – is that...
I am looking at buying a car in the £1,000 range - banger level. I have seen a Audi 80 estate TDI, 1995 on an M plate. Listed as having FSH, have seen the car in the flesh and looks OK for 148,000 miles....
Despite its somewhat boastful "Just like a Golf" advertising campaign, presumably Volkswagen will not be comparing the aircon systems of other cars with its own. My Golf V Sport (just a few weeks past...
I am looking to downsize to a smaller automatic and am quite impressed with the latest Clio (pre-facelift model). Has Renault now sorted its reliability issues with the automatic models, and is the automatic...
I am debating whether to buy either a VW Tiguan, SE 2WD 2 litre TDI, or a Ford Kuga 2WD Zetec 2 litre TDI. I intend to keep it long term so re-sale value is not too important. I am told the VW is better...
We are considering buying a Rover 75 Connoisseur 2.0 TD 05 plate to see us through the next 7-10 years. Is this a sensible project? Are spares a potential problem; will the engine be BMW sourced; are there...
I read your car-by-car breakdown on second-hand Jaguar XKRs and XK8s where you recommend avoiding 96 to 2000 models with a VIN numbers 001036 to 042775 inclusive. My XKR was registered on 20 04 2000 and...
After your comments early last year I bought a 3-year-old VW Phaeton V10 LWB with 40K miles on it. It has been a good car so far having done 15K miles with me and economy better than expected of 25 to...
If you had £10,000 or perhaps a bit more to spend on an old car (not a nearly young car) what would you buy or what would you recommend me to buy? Something with a heater and room for the spouse and little...

