Buying a car for winter

My husband is looking to replace our current S-Max with a car that will cope with snow and ice. He is looking at the Land Rover Discovery. We don't necessarily need 7 seats any more. Is there anything...

What economical car?

I have just moved house and we are using our cars differently. I need to replace out city runaround, an 03 plate fiesta with 150k on the clock with a decent motorway car. I need it to be economical, so...

Which C-MAX engine?

Considering purchasing a 5 door CMax. Can you recommend an engine? We do no more than 10k a year and not overly fussed about massive speed. Car is to cater for a growing family with new baby on board.

What is causing my Ford to 'whine'?

On taking ownership of this car almost a year ago I noticed a soft whine that varied with engine speed. Not being used to twin clutch boxes I took it to the local Ford dealer for confirmation that disaster...

Who is at fault for the light failure on my Mondeo?

I had the AA out to fix my rear lights - they then realised that the parking lights weren't working and the bonnet catch wouldn't close, they fixed this and disconnected the battery to reset the ECU so...

Alternator light stays on in my Focus

Even though alternator and battery have been changed and replaced the alternator light is showing intermittently and don't know what else this could be causing the problem.

Fiesta front seats - can they be replaced?

I have a titanium petrol 1.6 fiesta (10 plate). It is a great car to drive but the front seats give me really bad back ache. Is it possible to swap them for another make (eg Vauxhall Astra or BMW)? If...

Directional tread?

My son has a 2008 Ford Focus with Goodyear Efficient Grip tyres on both front wheels. Whilst cleaning the wheels the other day, he noticed that the outer edge grooves of the front driver's side tyre ended...

Should the dealer fix these issues?

I've recently bought a 5 year old Focus from a main Ford dealership. I've been driving it a week and have discovered 3 heating elements in the rear windscreen don't work and a little rattling noise from...

Should I sell an 06 Corsa now?

My wife's Corsa 1.4 (manual petrol) has been a good servant, but is now having to work hard as I can no longer drive, and take much of the load onto my car. The Corsa (06) will have done 60k soon, and...