Can you recommend a reliable second family car for £6000?

My Vauxhall Astra is coming to the end of its useful life. It is the second car in the family, and is the only one insured for my children who are at university. As such it is used more as a runabout,...

Can I get a better discount on a new Ford Galaxy for a cash sale?

I've just been into my local Ford dealer with a view to buying a new showroom-displayed and unregistered Ford Galaxy Titanium X 163 2.0 diesel with quite a lot of extras installed from the factory. The...

Towing infernal

I have had my 2.0 litre petrol Focus Estate for over 10 years now and done about 107,000 miles on the original clutch with only one change of exhaust and battery so think it is time to change. I have been...

Rhayader trap

I own a Ford Focus 1.6 Automatic Reg 2009 on mobility. I have done approximately 2,000 miles but get only 33.3 mpg. This feels low to me. Dealer said that it would improve over time. I don't feel this...

Volvontary redundancy

I have had a 2007 Volvo V50 2litre diesel since new (company car) and have covered over 80,000 miles in it. I note that you do not normally recommend this car in the Telegraph but for what its worth I...

My Ford Fiesta diesel won't start - is air in the fuel system causing this?

I have a Ford Fiesta Mk6 1.4TDCi and, for the past few weeks, the car won't start on a morning. I have found air in the fuel pipe but no diesel is leaking out. When I pop the bonnet and pump the fuel around...

Is it normal for Ford Focus TDCi air conditioning units to drip water?

My 2008 Ford Focus TDCi's air conditioning unit releases water when the engine stops. As far as I can tell the air con unit is generally working fine. Is this normal?

Why won't my Ford Fiesta Mk6 start?

I have a Ford Fiesta Mk6 petrol and it runs and drives great, but every now and then the car will not start. It turns over fine but struggles to start, so I turn the key off and try again and it starts...

Why is my 2006 Ford Focus vibrating at speed?

My 2006 Ford Focus 2.0TDCI has recently developed a juddering/vibration when I reach speeds above 40mph and is worse around the 60mph area. My throttle pedal also vibrating. My local garage has checked...

Do I have any recourse with the dealer or AA as our Fiesta needs a new injector?

We recently purchased a Ford Fiesta 1.4 diesel and had an AA check done on it. We now find that it needs a new fuel injector and two new alloy wheels, neither of which are apparently covered by the expensive...