Can you recommend a replacement for my Qashqai that will deal with rough roads better?

I own a 3-year-old (just had first MoT) Nissan Qashqai 1.5DCI Tekna 4x2 that I like very much. We bought this car due to my husband's illness as we had previously owned Land Rover Freelanders, which my...

Where should I sell my Porsche 911 and what could I replace it with?

I drive an increasingly inappropriate Porsche 911. It's wrong for two reasons - it's a sports car, so it's best for younger folk and at 63 maybe I'm getting a bit long in the tooth. Secondly, the state...

I'd like to replace my Ford Mondeo with a Jaguar X-Type - is there anything else I could consider?

I have had a succession of seven Mercedes-Benz cars, which have found most satisfactory apart from high servicing bills. Three years ago I sold the last one when I moved to London and bought a Ford Mondeo...

Branded or unbranded?

Budget tyres can cost more than 50% less than branded tyres. Tyre salesmen say that they are made to exactly the same spec as branded tyres so why pay more?

Does fitting smaller diameter wheels to a car count as a modification for insurance purposes?

You advised a reader that his BMW wheels were 'oversized' as original equipment and that he would be OK fitting smaller ones. My question is whether fitting the smaller wheels/tyres would count as a modification...

I'm not happy with my 2009 BMW 525 - what could I replace it with?

I owned a 2002 BMW 525 Touring for a number of years and was very happy with it. Thinking it was time to replace it, I bought a 2009 BMW 525. I have been very disappointed with this car as the satnav accepts...

Noisy tyres

At speeds below 50mph I get a "rotational" noise, which I am told by Carr's of Bury St Edmunds is down to the run flats (It sounds like a wheel bearing going u/s on a 1960's car). I drive regularly on...

Driving on damaged tyres

Stupidly reversed into the sharp corner of a kerb that has resulted in a piece of rubber coming off the side wall of rear passenger run flat tyre. Tyre is not bulging or deflated and I have successfully...

Smaller wheels, different mileage?

I have always believe that, to have the enlarged tyres, especially in circumference, will give the more mileage. The tyre size of my car is 195/55 R15 and I would like to know if I am allowed to change...

Tyres for a Renault Modus

I have a Modus 1.5Dci 106 which has 185/55/16 inch tyres , these are only available from a few manufactures . Is it possible to safely fit 195/50/16 inch tyres and if so what are the disadvantages?