Buying a car for high motorway miles

I need to buy a motorway cruiser to travel around 40k miles a year as economically and comfortably as possible. I'm thinking of travelling at mainly in the outside lane, and spending around £10k to minimise...

Lots of motorway miles - what car?

I start a new job this summer which will see me doing up to 30000 miles on business. My new employer isn't providing a car, but will pay me a mileage allowance. The mileage is beyond what I want to put...

Buying a seven-seater

My daughter has a large family. She is looking to buy a seven seat people carrier and has £10,000 to spend. She would like a vehicle that is reliable and economical to run and would be grateful for your...

Ford Kuga has an engine warning light after 870 miles

My Ford Kuga is 3 weeks old and has 874 miles on. it now has an Engine Malfunction light and the car will not exceed 40 miles an hour. It has been back with the dealer for eight days and they do not know...

Ford Grand C-Max - Diesel or Ecoboost ??

I'm considering buying the Ford Grand C-Max (Titanium) but I'm torn between engine choices. My wife uses the car mainly for short runs (3 miles in busy stop/start traffic) but at the weekend we use it...

Which Kuga engine?

I am considering buying the new Ford Kuga. What is your opinion of the 1.6 Ecoboost petrol engine as opposed to the 2.0-litre diesel?

New Fiesta ST - will it be as harsh a ride as a 500 Abarth on standard alloys?

Will the new Fiesta ST have a very harsh ride? We had a 500 Abarth on std (not essesse), suspension and std wheels, it was too harsh on Sheffield's potholed roads. We would like an ST but could probably...

Does my Focus have a DPF?

I have just bought a 2009 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI Style 90. There is no mention of a DPF on any of the documents I have. Please could you advise, as there is so much conflicting information out there?

Our diesel Ford Focus suffered a big DPF fault with other damage - is the trader who sold us the car liable?

I am writing you regarding my Ford Focus 1.6TDCI. I purchased it in April 2012 with 38,000 miles on the clock. In October the engine malfunction light came on. I took it into the Ford garage we purchased...

Which comfortable, petrol-engined manual car to replace our Rover 75?

We are about to dispose of our treasured Rover 75 and downsize. We're thinking of replacing it with a Vauxhall Astra or similar. As we are in our 70s comfort as well as economy is important and we would...