Which car to replace my BMW 3 Series?

I need to replace my company BMW 3 Series soon and I now need a car that can take a large and growing dog. The cars I am interested in are the X3 18d SE, Audi Q3 Sportline, the Mazda CX-7 Sport, or for...

Which tyres for my Mazda CX-5?

Following your road test of the Mazda CX-5, which size tyres would you recommend with a 2-litre petrol? I rather got the impression that the 225/65 R17 were too high profile and that the 225/55 R19 were...

Which fun convertible sports car do you recommend?

My other half wants to buy a convertible for fun driving. He loves cars and used to have a Spitfire that he tuned up and drove as a young man. Now we are approaching our 50s, he has some spare cash and...

Which winter tyres are currently best and do I need to change my Mazda 3's wheel size?

I drive a 2009 Mazda 3 Sport. I live on top of a hill where the road is not gritted by the council due to local cuts. When it snows like it did recently we could not use our car for a few days until the...

Scoured disc surface - why?

At the recent MOT of my 2007, MX5 with 23k miles on clock, (not franchised dealer) I was advised the front brake disks were scoured on the inside faces. The external (visible faces) are perfectly smooth,...

refuelling

My 1998 MX-5 owned since new and is becoming increasingly difficult to refuel. Any garage, any pump (petrol) no matter how digitally dexterous I am, the pump keeps cutting out. It takes ten minutes plus...

What can I expect from Mazda regarding my steering problem?

I bought a new Mazda 2 in May 2011. It had almost immediate knocking on the steering. Subsqently the rack has been greased, had something done with/ to a bolt, and then finally a new steering rack. This...

Are there problems with oil levels on the Mazda CX-5

I am thinking of buying a Mazda CX5 Sport diesel ex demo but have read that in Australia there have been problems with DPFs & oil levels over the X mark? Do you know of any problems regarding this? Not...

Buying an economical family car?

I want to purchase a second hand car that is brilliant on fuel consumption, good on tax and insurance, but quite a large car if possible?

Which spacious, reliable vehicle offers good performance in winter?

I currently drive a Volvo V50 which is perfect for me and four dogs, however winter conditions pose problems. I live in a rural and hilly part of Devon and in 2010 and 2011 I couldn't leave the village...