Peak performance

I am a GP, mountain rescue doctor and am about to do blue light training to respond as a volunteer for the local ambulance service. I need something that covers all three bases, i.e. very fast, suitable...

Tyrer blanks

My wife and I set out on a trip from London to Lyon last Saturday (14 November) in our new BMW 320 Touring to have a birthday dinner with friends. Whilst on the autoroute between Calais and Reims, we...

Closing the unstable door?

I own a VW Golf Mk5 SE 1.6 FSI 115PS registered 16/05/2006. The ESP OFF light came on along with the skidding car motif on the console and would not respond to the switch. Peter Cooper (Southampton) Ltd...

Bump stoppers

My wife has driven BMW 3 Series cars for the past 7 or 8 years, and for the last 3 years a 330i Sport Automatic on 18" wheels - so the tyres are very thin. She has much enjoyed it, but is now becoming...

Maz’d hysteria

I have been watching an increasing number of entries on your Mazda 3 technical forum with problems associated with the Dynamic Stability Control unit. As the repair of this problem, a replacement unit,...

5 years new

Motorpoint is selling an E60 BMW 525i SE 4-door Automatic with 52 miles on the clock for £23,000: a saving of £13,000, they reckon. I'm seriously tempted, but what's the catch?

Unstable ABS

Had a warning light come up on my 2005 BWW 1 Series. The manual suggests Suspension Stability Control. BMW diagnostics states "brake hydraulic malfunction " DTC at a cost of £1,200 part + £500 labour....

In stabiliity

I write of my Mazda 3 that shows a DSC fault warning light. I had the fault analysed by a Mazda garage and found it to be Code C1288 Pressure transducer Main Primary Input failure. The garage contacted...

Grand Tour

I have just read your verdict in the BMW Gran Turismo. I had a look at this car last week and thought it was pretty good. I would like to change my S Class now nearly three years old and I feel this BMW...

Slipped Disc

My son bought a 2006 BMW 330,on Friday from a private vendor. The car came with car tax and MOT. He insured the car and was stopped yesterday in Brockley, South London, by traffic police. The police told...