First time buyer - any recommendations?

I'm a first time buyer who passed his test four years ago with no driving experience since. However, I've recently landed a job that requires a collective 70 mile per day commute and need to buy a car. I'm...

Why is my Ford Fiesta blowing smoke?

I own a 2005 Ford Fiesta 1.4 diesel and it has started blowing lots of smoke from the exhaust. It is also using a lot of oil to the point of there being nothing on the dipstick. Can you help?

Uni student in need of a cheap car – what do you recommend?

I am a university student looking to buy my first car. I have a maximum budget of £2000 and need something small and cheap to run and insure. What do you recommend?

Can you recommend a comfortable motorway cruiser?

I have been driving a 2005 Volvo S80 D5 diesel since 2006 and have now clocked 210,000 miles, but am starting to have a few problems so it's time to change. My second car is a Porsche Cayman which I am...

Glow plug/engine management light coming on

I own a 14 year old Ford Galaxy 1.9 TDI with 170,000 miles on the clock. The car has run well, until recently. The glow plug/engine management light has started coming on and now flashes on and off. What...

Buying a family car for £4000

I am looking to buy a reliable and spacious (the main driver is a six footer) family car for £4000, which is cheap to run and tax. I would refer an estate or MPV, but a hatch with a big enough boot could...

Fumes coming into car - what shouldl I do?

After recently having work done on my 2005 Ford Focus, I can now smell fumes coming through the air vents. This only happened after car was serviced, and also had a new alternator and battery installed....

Is the Ford Ecoboost engine reliable?

I’m thinking of buying a 2013 Ford Focus EcoBoost 125. It looks great in theory, cheap tax, good mileage, decent power, no DPF repairs and nice extras. However, I’ve read about problems with small petrol...

Buying a Ford B-Max - which engine is best?

I will soon be getting a new Ford B-Max under the motability scheme, I rather fancy one with a 1.4 petrol engine. Do you think that engine will be underpowered?

Buying a Fiesta ST - should I beef up its security?

I am taking delivery of a new Ford Fiesta ST2 in a couple of days. As you are no doubt aware, it has an engine immobiliser and a Thatcham Cat 1 alarm. Would you recommend any further security measures,...