Buying a new or nearly new family car

I'm going to be driving 25,000 - 30,000 miles per year (mostly motortway), and will be looking to buy a reliable and economical medium family car. I currently drive an 04 plate Golf TDi with 78,000 on...

Fun second-hand diesel for commute

I need a Focus sized, fuel efficient (but with a bit of power) car for my 60 mile round trip commute on mixed roads. I currently use a 2002 Leon Cupra 180 (66k miles) which is great but too old and relatively...

Why must I carry spare bulbs when driving my BMW Z4 in France when I can't change the bulbs myself anyway?

I have a BMW Z4 sDrive 3.5i and will be driving to France, Monaco and Italy this summer. I am keen to comply with all the regulations re travel, and have the reflective vests in the car plus all the external...

Tyre purchase, size

I am in the process of buying a BMW X5 40d SE. There are different option with respect to tyres 18, 19 and 20 inches. I am not able to get a straight answer from the salesman. Could you please recommend...

Air conditioning recharge

The air conditioning in my 2005 BMW 530i has stopped blowing cold air . I wonder if you could recommend a garage / specialist in South London I could go to who wont charge sky high BMW costs to fix it?

Which SUV could I replace my Nissan Murano with which will be cheaper to run?

I have a 4-year-old sports utility, a Nissan Murano, but running it is breaking the bank as it only does 20 miles to the gallon and road tax is a mind-boggling £445 a year. The size is perfect to the inch....

What do you think of the current BMW 520 saloon?

It’s time to replace my noble BMW 520iSE manual saloon, now with 96,000 on the clock and it has not missed a beat. The big question is whether anything has arrived to rival the new model? I’m tempted to...

Diesel or Petrol

I would like to buy a premium small family car and had decided on a 118D until I read the letter "Recharge of the light brigade " in the Telegraph. My usage would typically be short school runs, occasional...

Which new low insurance group/ 4x4 car?

Looking for two vehicles, one small and in the lowest insurance category, to add 18-year-old provisional driver. I also need to replace Honda CR-V executive at end of year with a 4x4. I'm not badge conscious...

BMW Sat Nav upgrade

I have a March 2010 320i coupe (new shape) I ordered BMW Sat Nav Professional which is fitted. The problem is that this will only accept five digit postcodes, after reading one of your replies in the...