Why does my Vauxhall Astra 1.7's gearbox crunch when I engage first gear?

My 2006 Vauxhall Astra 1.7 CDTi crunches hard when changing into first gear unless I hold the clutch down for a few seconds. It seems as though the clutch is sticking or just not releasing quickly enough....

What has caused my wife's two-year-old Volvo C30 to suffer a broken dual mass flywheel?

My wife's Volvo C30 2.0D has just suffered a flywheel failure at 2.5 years old, 21,000 miles. Volvo are replacing it under warranty but she is concerned about the cause, and whether there likely to be...

Does the Renault Megane Coupe have any bad points?

You give a very positive review of the Renault Megane Coupe but only TBA under What's Bad. Do you have any bad comments?

Shifting attitude

We no have taken delivery of our new SEAT Alhambra 2.0TDI 140 and I wanted to ask you if you could give your advice about the following. The gearbox has 6 forward gears, which neither of us are used to....