Ask Honest John

Most recently answered reliability questions
I am looking to buy my wife a better car. This needs to be an estate due to the fact we have two children and a dog. I have a budget of £4000 and am wondering which car to go for, and whether I should...
My daughter and son-in-law intend changing their 10-year-old, 59,000 mile Mazda Premacy 1.8 petrol GXi. It has given excellent service, is in first class order and has a full Mazda service history. I am...
I have now decided to select one of these cars, which are all 1.6 diesel automatics: Audi A3 sedan, Volkswagen Passat or Skoda Superb. According to my opinion, Audi is the best quality among them, but...
A lot of higher mileage BMWs and Audis suffer reliability issues, and in you replies you often state that so called long life and filled for life servicing is to blame. Yet these manufacturers steadfastly...
I have £4500 to spend on used car. Can you tell me what's the most reliable model out there to fit my budget?
Please could you help me? I am looking for a used 7-seater MPV for around £6000 - £7000. I will be trading in my 2007 Golf and would like to know if it's worth me buying a newer MPV or can I get just as...
In a past life I have owned a Saab 9000 LPT and an early 9-3 LPT, both of which I enjoyed. For the past year I have been running my late wife’s Skoda Fabia. I am tempted to look for an older Saab at around...
I am looking to upgrade from my BMW E46 330i to either a BMW 645i (E63 - 2004) or a BMW 325i coupe (E92 - 2007). You rate the 3 Series with five stars yet it has a lot wrong under "What's Bad" whereas...
My wife and I own a 2003 Honda Jazz manual in which we driven about 50,000 miles without trouble. Our granddaughter will be old enough to drive in two years and we were planning to pass it on to her. In...
I am thinking of buying a Peugeot 308 SW. Would you recommend the Peugeot 308 SW, or is there another car that would give better value? I have been offered, by a Peugeot dealer, a new Peugeot 308SW – Access...