Can I change my uncomfortable seats?

I bought a Ford Kuga in February this year and cannot fault it - except for the very uncomfortable front driver seat. They are 'bucket' type seats with padded wings at the side and I cannot find a comfortable...

Legality of international warranties

In June 2007 I Purchased a new Ford Focus 1.6 Diesel CVT Automatic from Ford Cyprus with a five year mechanical warranty. Now, 4.5 years and 5700Km later, I am experiencing a gear box bearing noise, and...

S-Max EcoBoost engine issue

Began to have a loss of power around 10,000 miles ago (car is only 8 months old). Now at 25,000 miles it has started to display and engine malfunction warning under hard acceleration. It has a fairly new...

Ford Galaxy won't start

My Ford Galaxy will not start. I turn the key and the ignition lights up, but nothing else happens. It won't turn over and its been like it all day. Yesterday it took a few turns of the key but it started...

What family car?

I have approx £11k to spend on family car, ideally an estate or MPV, something safe for the kids with good MPG and a capable load lugger too. I like the S-MAX and new Mondeo Estate, but having suffered...

Car not of satisfactory quality

I recently bought a Ford Fiesta 1.4TDCi from Evans Halshaw in Burnley. I agreed to pay for and collect it a week later so that it could be ready. When I came to collect the car I was told there was trim...

I need a £6000-£7000 reliable estate car

I'm looking for an economical and inexpensive to run estate car for the family. Maximum budget is £7500. Preferably diesel but not a deal-breaker. Priorities are economy, safety and servicing costs. I...

An estate for average mileages

I have £10K (or less) to spend and I want a comfortable estate to do around 10,000 miles per year. Should I be looking at a higher mileage BMW 520D, or low mile Mondeo 2.0TDCI or Volvo V70 2.0D?

Fiesta heating problem

I've just got my car back from having an MOT and my heating has noticeably deteriorated, prior to the MOT it was working perfectly. On the heating dial, I used to have it one click in the red and it...

Why pay more for 'premium' Summer tyres?

Premium tyres size 235/40/18Y cost about £180 per wheel for my Mondeo. Budget tyres same specification cost about £70 per wheel. What am I getting for spending an extre £400 for premium tyres?