What evidence do you use to recommend premium fuels?

What evidence enables you to recommend certain fuels to your readers who are worried about supermarket fuels?

I am considering being a launch customer) for a Ford B-MAX

I am considering (as a launch customer) a Ford B-MAX Titanium (1.0 EcoBoost). Is this a model which has already been on sale on the continent and is therefore "de-bugged" and are there any up-grades already?

Which automatic - the Ford Mondeo or Volkswagen Passat?

I am thinking of buying either a Ford Mondeo or a Volkswagen Passat, preferably an automatic. Am I right in thinking that they both use a double clutch arrangement which is essentially electronically controlled?...

Engine Flushed when the manual says not to - where do I stand?

My car got engine flushed by a Ford garage but in the Ford Manual it says not to. Ever since I've had problems and now the turbo has gone. How do I stand with Ford?

Ford Focus 2007 diesels: timing belt or chain?

Ford focus 2007 1.6 LX diesels has timing belt or chain? It has a Duratec engine. Also does it comes with electronic power steering because I cannot find a place to put steering fluid?

Changing my wife's car - how does this sound?

Bought my wife a Xsara Picasso Desire 2.0l Diesel in 2006 - 05 plate with 500 miles - now done 41k and next May will be eight years old which you indicate might be when problems start. Apart from Citroen...

Secondhand Golf or new Focus?

I am in the market for a different car, sadly getting rid of my incredibly reliable, but old Corsa. I could get another cheap and cheerful car, but I probably need something a bit bigger and have looked...

Scraping noise from N/S/R when cornering on a Ford Focus - what do you think it is?

When I turn left with either shopping or someone sitting in the back there is a scraping sound coming from the left-hand rear wheel. I have checked the tyre and the wheel arch for signs of wheel contact...

Company Car Tax - How can I find the original price of a car?

My daughter has recently taken an 09 Focus 1.6 petrol 5 door Zetec as a company car. Is there any way I can find out the original 2009 purchase price?

Which diesel to replace my 2007 Renault Laguna?

I bought my third Laguna, a 2007 2-litre diesel Dynamique, in March 2010 with 20,000 miles on the clock. The car has now done 70,000 miles and, as this is my first diesel, I'm worried that I'm entering...