Buying a petrol Golf Alltrack - Should I import one?

Volkswagen only offer diesel-engined versions of its Golf Alltrack model in the UK in spite of making petrol versions for other markets. Recently I found on YouTube a road test from Australia of a right-hand-drive...

Need a cheap small car - Any recommendations?

I want to buy a very cheap brand new car ,£5-6k or thereabouts, for my wife that can fit two dogs safely in the boot and also carry the weekly shop. What do you recommend?

Which small automatic is best?

My elderly mothers currently drives a manual Toyota Yaris. She wants to change to an automatic but not go to a larger car. I have heard that some cars are automatics and some are manuals with servo change...

Buying a Ford Focus ST - petrol or diesel?

Now diesel is the same price as petrol at the pumps and the Ford Focus ST petrol and diesel have the same retail price is there any disadvantage to buying the diesel version other than one second slower...

Which Honda SUV is best for towing?

I currently run a 2013 Honda CR-V 2.0 petrol manual. I opted for this as my daily commute is only seven miles each way. I cover 10,000 miles a year and tow a caravan for holidays. I find my CR-V struggles...

DSG gearbox in new Skoda Superb - good idea?

I'm thinking of buying a Skoda Superb and wondering if there is still a problem with the DSG gearbox. I have seen reports that even though new cars have been brought to the Volkswagen plant to be fixed...

Looking to buy a latest model Focus - have the clutch issues been addressed?

I am looking to buy a new, or nearly new Ford Focus, specifically the EcoBoost 125 model. Having searched your site I found many issues being reported with the clutch/slave cylinder/DMF on the 2011 model,...

Delayed Audi A3 order - where do I stand?

On the 22nd September 2015 I ordered a new Audi A3 Sportback 1.4 TFSI. I was assured by the dealership that the car would arrive either before Christmas or the first week in January. I was told last week...

New Mazda CX-3

I am wanting to but a new Mazda CX-3 and would like the AWD version but as is common with many makers now it only comes as top spec sport nav (many extras I neither need nor want). I need a car that can...

PCP and VAT?

We're thinking of replacing my wife's Audi A1 with either a Volkswagen Golf Convertible or A3 Convertible, once we have got the first MoT on the A1 in January 2016. Normally we buy cash, but I'm being...