Pre-retirement choice - Honda, BMW or other?

Due to our low mileage (9k/year) and pollution concerns we seek a small/medium petrol automatic to replace our much loved 2001 Honda Civic auto. My wife wants a new Jazz or Yaris but we fear these might...

Folding rear seats?

I am looking to buy a new car such as Skoda Fabia or Rapid Spaceback but unlike all my previous cars, these and others I have looked at all seem to have rear seats where only the backrest folds, with the...

Dual mass flywheel on CR-V?

Can you tell me if the automatic diesel CR-V has a dual mass flywheel or is it just on the manual box?

Wheel size on Honda CR-V

My CR-V is a good car but i think the tyres , (225/70) R15 are too small. This sounds stupid but is there any way to get new tyres and bigger alloys as these tyres look small on such a big 4WD vehicle?

Hard to get full throttle?

Is there a fault with my car? I find I have to almost push my foot through the floor to get full throttle and it makes the car very tiring to drive. If I do 30 miles on mixed dual carriageways with loads...

Cost of fixing starter motor?

I have just been quoted, by my local Honda dealer, in excess of £800 to replace a started motor on my wife's Honda Civic 1.7 CDTi. This seems extortionate as the average price on Amazon etc is about £80...

Which will be more fun to drive?

I am trading up from a Jazz owned from new. I want a comfortable auto SUV with good boot space that will be trouble free over 6 plus years. I also want to enjoy driving it approx 6000 miles a year many...

What five mid-sized cars should I consider?

Four years ago I bought a Toyota Avensis Tourer which is now coming to the end of its five-year warranty and I’m thinking of replacing it. What I’d like is something a little smaller. I’d like petrol,...

SUV buying advice

I have between £5k-7k to spend on an SUV. I'm torn between a Honda CR-V and Mitsubishi Shogun elegance. Any thoughts?

Motorway cruiser advice

I commute 90 miles a day with motorway driving and plan to get a used cruiser as my main priorities are driving comfort, stability and safety. Being a used car (c. 50-60K) reliability is important. What...