Should I specify X-drive four-wheel drive on my new BMW 320d?

I am about to order a new BMW F30 320d auto Touring and am seriously thinking on including their new four-wheel drive system. BMW advises me it drives by the rear wheels and kicks in when the front start...

Is there anything to look out for on a BMW 123D?

I may have the opportunity to buy a BMW 123D via someone who has been leasing it for three years - so I 'know where it's been', sort of thing. It's a 2009 and has done about 50,000 miles, maybe a bit more...

Buying a VW Up. Should I load it with kit?

Very soon I will be ordering a VW High Up with every extra apart from the sunroof. It is on a PCP deal. Every time I have ordered a new car I have always kicked myself for not haggling, have you any tips? Should...

Privacy glass

I'd like to replace my CRV ES with a new CRV SE which has all the spec. I want except privacy glass, which the ES has and which I would like. The dealer tells me that I can't have it factory fitted but...

Is the Fiat Punto Evo a good replacement for my Fiat Punto Grande?

I might change my 2009 Fiat Punto Grande for a new Fiat Punto Evo next February or March. In what respects, if any, would the Evo be better than my Grande (apart from age, of course?) and, is there likely...

Is this why some dealers sell cars of the wrong specification?

The letter today from a reader who received an ordered car without the right specification reminded me of a car sales trick I thought had disappeared some years ago. Customer A orders a car with specific...

About to buy a 2010-reg A5 Cabriolet - 2010 reg - can I get Bluetooth retrofitted?

I am about to buy a Audi A5 TDI 2010 reg, fully loaded. Having test driven the car, I am quite happy with it. But have a few questions that I thought would post here. 1. Though it is a S Line, there...

My new Renault Twingo has not met my pre-delivery specification - is there anything I can do?

Earlier this year, my daughter bought a Renault Twingo which was made to her specification over ten weeks. She ordered what she believed to be the top model with the Cup chassis and Black Pack as extras....

Why do Audi charge so much for their accessories and extras?

Erin Baker recently gave a fascinating review of the options on an Audi A6 Avant. I have engaged myself with a similar quest. I look carefully at options prior to spending my hard-earned on what is essentially...

Why was my brand new Land Rover Discovery not supplied to specification?

I ordered a Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE from my local dealer on 31 March, specified a number of options and was told to expect delivery in early June. In early June I was informed that the vehicle had arrived...