Which car offers comfortable seating, preferably a Vauxhall?

My wife and I are finding difficulties to get in and out of our 2004 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 SXI. Seat adjustment is important now I am 75 and my wife will be 70 in October and we are both only 5-feet 3-inches...

Antara or CR-V?

I have a choice between a brand new Vauxhall Antara, 2.2 CDTi 2wd version at £4000 off list or a 2009 Honda CRV 2.2 CTDI, with 21000 miles and all the usual toys, at the same price. What would you recommend...

Tyres for my Honda CR-V

Which would be the best all round tyre for my CR-V in terms of noise, grip, wear, and price please?

Finding a Honda Jazz Sport

I have been looking to buy a car for about 3 months and not having much knowledge of cars, as well as previous bad experience with buying, I have become too cautious. I want to buy a reliable car which...

Honda Accord v Volkswagen Passat

I am thinking of changing my 2009 diesel automatic Accord. It has been very reliable, and comes with all the goodies but it is only averaging 35mpg. Would I be better changing it for a petrol version,...

Do automatic cars lurch forwards without warning?

We are buying a Honda Jazz shortly, but we have been advised by friends that we should go for an automatic as they say "once you have driven an automatic you will never go back to a manual". We have heard...

Which small automatic car should we buy?

We have a nine-year-old Corolla manual car at present, which has been wonderful. Owing to age and some infirmity we need to change to an automatic car. We also need a four (or five) door car now. I believe...

Poor paintwork on new Honda Civic

I have just bought a new Sapphire Blue Pearl Honda Civic. I gave it a hand wash yesterday and noticed many scratches through to to the white base coat. What should I do? It has been parked on my drive...

Which 4WD SUV to replace my Freelander?

Against my better judgement I have owned two Land Rover 1.8 petrol Freelanders and, as predicted, both have been unreliable with many problems over the years. Despite that I still like the car. It is the...

Which small automatic up to 1.4-litre should I buy?

I have been driving for over 50 years and, having had my current car for over seven years, I am thinking of buying a smaller, more economical model, possibly an automatic up to 1.4-litre. Could you please...