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...

What should I replace my 2002 Ford Fiesta with?

My husband wrote off my 2002-plate 1.4 diesel Fiesta and I am now left with the quandary of what to replace it with. I need a diesel because of the amount of miles I do each year. I also have three small...

Using premium fuel in my Volkswagen Passat has improved fuel economy and burns more cleanly.

For a while I had been sceptical about the benefits of using higher quality fuel opposed to cheaper supermarket grades. Now that I have been using Shell on a regular basis, it has cleaned the injectors...

Will my friend's new Volvo S40 diesel be susceptible to DPF faults?

A friend is buying a new Volvo S40 Drive diesel. Is this model susceptible to the problems with particulate filters that seem to feature so strongly in your Telegraph column and, if so, what advice should...

What would you recommend to replace my Honda Civic lease car?

In a few months, the contract on my personal contract lease car (Honda Civic i-CDTi) will finish, and as I am considering retiring sometime in the near future, I do not wish to lock myself into a new agreement....

Is the pre-2000 Toyota Carina E diesel reliable?

In the Toyota Avensis pages (1999 to 2001 era) you state "Pre-2000 diesels pointless. Lost its 'smiley face' for 2000 model year." In the Carina E pages you state simply that this 2-litre diesel is 'nothing...

With what could I replace my unreliable 2003 Renault Megane?

I am currently an extremely frustrated driver of a 53-plate 1.5dci Renault Megane. Over the last three months I have shelled out over £1200 pounds to replace the ECU, front coils and top hats and recently...

Our 4-month-old Volkswagen Tiguan's engine has failed. Should we accept a new engine or reject the car?

We have a 4-month-old Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0TDI Auto. Following a large oil leak we have been told we need a new engine. Should we accept this or demand a new car? We had to wait four months for delivery...

Are diesels still superior to petrol-fuelled cars in terms of fuel economy?

I am new to Audi but love our new A5 SB. A few thoughts. We have a 2.0T 180bhp petrol. We are getting 44.1mpg over 6000 miles, and on a recent 1000-mile mostly motorway trip, got 52.7mpg. I am the passenger...

My Vauxhall Combo van has had ongoing DPF problems but is now out of warranty. Must I now pay for repairs?

I bought a 2007 Vauxhall Combo van from a dealer in June 2007. Two weeks later it was towed back to them as it had the engine management light on and had lost all power. When I collected the van after...