Water ingress in SEAT Leon doors

I have a two year old Seat Leon Ecomotive that has several faults which I believe should be repaired under the warranty (unfortunately SEAT disagree). My first problem is that the doors appear to collect...

Retiring - do I keep my current car?

I have owned a 56 plate Seat Leon 2.0 TDI Stylance Petrol Manual since Sep 2008 and current mileage is just under 60k. No problems experienced. I currently do about 14k a year including business mileage....

How has my DMF lasted so long?

You write often about how DMFs don't last, and are expensive to replace. My Alhambra has now done 127,000 miles with (so far) no clutch or DMF problems. Is it because A) I'm lucky B) I am a super smooth...

Seat Ibiza Ecomotive engine upgrade?

Looking at the Seat Ibiza brochure it appears that the Ecomotive CO2 level has been reduced to 89 gms and the max torque figure has been reduced to 1500. Is this correct as I tried this engine in a Polo...

Alhambra sidelights won't go off

How do you turn off the front and rear right side parking lights, which are staying on 24/7? My manual tells how to turn them on but not off. All controls in the correct positions, all lights off, indicators...

SEAT starting issue

We currently run a 59 plate SEAT Leon 1.9 tdi S and a Volvo V50 company car which is being withdrawn at the end of February. The Leon has an intermittent reluctance to start, seems to be mostly cooler...

Buying a speedy, spacious car

I need to replace my Nissan 200sx as its just failed its MOT with a long list of repairs. I no longer need the same performance, but want something reliable, fun to drive, enough oomph to overtake the...

Most economical car a for 160 mile daily commute

In the new year I will be starting a 160 round mile commute daily, so over 3k miles a month. Approx 30 miles of this will be motorway, the rest fast A roads. I need a super-economical sub £2k car that...

Random warning light

Randomly a warning light appears on the dash. It's the orange one that means a bulb has gone. It's usually the drivers side indicator. If you keep the indicator on for a minute, constantly it fixes itself...

Dedicated foreigner to fashion

As a retired former senior executive in the car industry, the most refreshing aspect of your column is the even-handed way you dispense advice on customer and manufacturer complaint resolution. Since retiring...