Can you help with my car search?

I've shortened my used car search list to either a Mazda 2 after 2007 or a Ford Fiesta after 2008. I have used the warranty index stats to come up with these as I feel they are both reliable. I do believe...

Brake failure on my Yaris - why?

I have owned a 14 year old Toyota Yaris from new, it has covered just 45,000 miles. Until recently it has been regularly serviced by my Toyota dealer and has always given reliable service. A month ago...

Which small cars have a sunroof and plenty of headroom?

Hello John, We're looking to buy a new small car, 5 doors, with an opening glass sunroof. First I thought it would not be difficult to find plenty of cars that meet our requirements, but we can only find...

Buying an automatic city car - Picanto or i10?

We are looking at buying a used automatic city car and like the latest generation Kia Picanto and Hyundai i10. What's the difference between the two cars?

Rusty Ford Ka - keep or scrap?

I have a narrow driveway, which my 2004 Ford Ka fits perfectly. Unfortunately it has failed its MoT. It only has 25,000 miles on the clock, but the main issue is the near side and offside rear lower inner...

Downsizing from a CLK

We are trading down from our Mercedes-Benz CLK to a smaller car at my wife’s request. We would like four doors, a manual transmission, a diesel engine, a bit of get-up-and-go and more of a hatch back than...

Smaller cars with decent legroom when the front seat is all the way back - what's out there?

What can we replace our Audi A1 with that will give the kids more rear legroom ? I'm 6'4" so I always have the front seat all the way back. Looked at an Audi A3 and Volvo V40 but the rear legroom doesn't...

My wife has an i10 but grandchildren are growing and she needs something a little larger ... can you help?

I have followed your advice several times in the past and bought cars which were good but not trendy and so were well priced. My wife has an i10 but grandchildren are growing and she needs something a...

Buying a new small car - Fiesta or Polo?

I want to buy a new small car, but can't decide between the Ford Fiesta 1.2 82PS Zetec or Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TSI 90PS SE. I need a reliable car with decent comfort as I'll be driving 20,000 miles a year....

Best small/city car £4500?

My girlfriend needs a small/city car to replace her ageing Ford Ka. She has £4000 to spend plus whatever she can get for her Ka (circa £500). I'm thinking of a 2012 Chevrolet Spark with around 10,000 miles....