Towing infernal

I have had my 2.0 litre petrol Focus Estate for over 10 years now and done about 107,000 miles on the original clutch with only one change of exhaust and battery so think it is time to change. I have been...

Why is my SEAT Alhambra's alarm going off constantly?

The alarm on my SEAT Alhambra keeps going off. I have disconnected the battery to hopefully reset the system, but to no avail. Help is needed urgently, as my neighbours are getting fed up with it in the...

How do I find the horn fuse in my SEAT Altea XL?

My horn and radio steering wheel controls no longer work and I'm struggling to identify the correct fuse to replace using the information in the handbook. Can you help?

What do you think of the Volkswagen Golf match or Audi Sportback as a small family car?

My partner is replacing her 5-year-old Skoda Fabia Classic with either a Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI Match 5-door or an Audi Sportback 1.6TDI SE. Both of these are similarly priced, however the Golf is more...

Little belter

This week I took my 2005 SEAT Ibiza 1.4 Sport for its 5-year service and MOT. I bought the car new and it has 43,000 miles on the clock and has been serviced regularly by a SEAT dealer. The car needed...

Midlife carsis

At the moment I'm driving a VW Golf 1.6 and am planning to buy a new car but can't decide what. I'm nearly 53, the kids don't live at home and the dog's gone to the happy hunting ground in the sky so for...

Under achiever

We exchanged our SEAT Ibiza 1.9 diesel, which had given us trouble free service achieving and sometimes exceeding the mileage figures quoted by the manufacturer, we decided to buy the new Seat Altea 1.6...

Shifting expectations

At your suggestion, I've run a Honda Jazz for the last five years and was so pleased with it, I bought the new one, which simply doesn't measure up - the auto gearbox is awful and having lived with it...

New for old

What do you recommend for new car? I am 69 and my wife is 66. Our current car is a Volvo S40 SE 2.0 Diesel 41,000 purchased from new Sept 2004. Looking for good fuel economy, low RFT/Insurance similar...

Which £7500 car is capable of covering large mileages in comfort?

I am currently driving about 650-700 miles per week (rarely on motorways) in my Laguna 2.0 auto petrol, and really need to change to a more economical vehicle because of my mileage. The Renault does about...