Buying new small car or going with a used hybrid?

The site is incredible - I`m not from the uk but it is still the most comprehensive site especially for the real mpg data. I`m looking to buy my first car, so I have 1000 questions but and managed to...

"Cost Price?"

My wife has received a flyer from our local Toyota dealer offering special terms on new cars which they are calling "cost price"! Have you any idea what that means and if so what reduction as a percentage...

Getting a number plate from a different region

This might be a bit of a strange question, but I've got a friend who wants to buy a new car for delivery early Sept to get the new '62' registration plate, BUT - she lives in Leeds but wants the new car...

BMW 320D Touring or A4 2.0 TDi Avant

I have been running a Passat 2.0 Tdi SE for 5 years, trouble free and doing 25k miles per year. I am now looking to replace it and am considering either a 12/18 month old 320D Touring or (from DriveTheDeal)...

Buying a personalised DVLA plate for a new car

I have a new car on order from a Ford dealer (via Drive the Deal as recommended by you) due for delivery mid-September. If I buy a personalised plate from DVLA now can I have the car registered by the...

Problems with a new Golf

My new Golf 1.6 TDI DSG BlueMotion had a complete electrical shutdown whilst on the motorway with less than 50 miles on the clock. The on-site recovery technician diagnosed a faulty alternator, which...

A new 4x4

We have owned a Honda CR-V and then Toyota Rav 4's as we prefer the higher platform ride. We are thinking of buying a slightly more luxurious vehicle with the same features. Please could you recommend...

Citroen C4 - which engine?

I'm considering buying a new Citroen C4 2012 with a manual transmission. The dealership only has a 92 hp/230 torque model in-house to test-drive but can order a model with 110 hp/270 torque if desired....

Running-in - how's it done?

In September I will take delivery of a new Audi A6 3.0-litre Diesel Multitronic. The car has been already manufactured and is on its way, very slowly, to the UK. 1. I am concerned that it has been ordered...

PCP buy the car or bail out?

Our PCP ends in November this year. Our mazda2 1.5 Sport 5 door will be 3 years old and will have done 18k miles. The conditions of the PCP were 24k miles. The final payment is £5k. Should we plan to buy...