Attack is the best form of Defender

I have a 2004 Land Rover Defender and have seen may adverts about the merits of rechipping to improve economy and performance. What surprises me is that manufacturers do not already build the vehicle with...

Cara fan

I’m looking for a caravan towcar to pull 1,800kg. What do you recommend?

Four by flaw

As some manufacturers fit bigger and bigger wheels as standard, ride quality gets worse and worse. We live in a part of the country prone to flooding, and so we have a 4x4 for its 'wading' ability. The...

Fox shunt

My wife has just had her 3-year-old VW Fox written off. A possible contributory factor was the over generous roof strut at the drivers side. She only uses it as a ladies shopping trolley and fills the...

Distance relative

My wife and I wish to replace our automatic car, which is now only used for short journeys covering approximately 2,000 miles annually. Reading your weekly column avidly every week you seem to recommend...

Swap a VW for Hyundai?

My wife and I have a 43-year-old single son who suffered a severe stroke two and a half years ago. This has left him with a weakness down his left side with restricted use of left leg and arm. He has been...

Insurance: Hip, hip harass

In November 2009, my son borrowed my Hyundai Getz because his car had developed an electrical fault. He set off on his journey and when crawling down the slip road on to the motorway, rolled into the...

Butch craft

What I want is a car that looks like a Honda CR-V - chunky with high seating - but is not 4x4. Is there such a thing? Also, I hear on the radio today that Carcraft is offering a £2,000 scrappage deal against...

Two grand turismo

Our second car is a 1998 CR-V and whilst it is currently reliable I am concerned that we may miss the opportunity to get £2,000 for it under the scrappage scheme if that scheme closes. My wife has taken...

Mille miglia

We are retired and own two cars: a Jan 99 BMW 318iSE and a Feb 07 Jazz. We keep the BMW for three or four 1,000mile round trips to visit relatives down south. It has covered 70,000 miles and because of...