Are the speedometer and odometer in my Toyota Prius over-reading?

I've just bought a new 61-plate Toyota Prius which has a completely electronic dashboard display. Checking the speedo against a SatNav, it showed that at a constant 70mph indicated (held by cruise control...

Can you recommend a vehicle that will tow our 2680kg caravan?

I’m looking to buy a vehicle to tow a large Airstream caravan. My wife's Bentley GTC is too light apparently and we worry about long-term body distortion. Given the weight involved, 2680kg, I can only...

Toyota Avensis

I bought a 7 month old Avensis in February 2007 and was disappointed to find it had been hire car and e-mailed you with my concerns. Your response "Why not? They are usually the best run-in cars you can...

Smelly Prius

My wife and I test drove a 2 year old Prius today. Lovely car but very bad smell coming from passenger side, where my wife sat. Neither I nor the salesman could smell anything. We bought another Prius,...

Lease or buy?

Thinking of selling my 15k 2009 (09) Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge for £7k to help with my finances. Should I buy a small car around the £2k mark, or should I lease a similar car (engine size, mpg etc.) for 3 years,...

Sat Nav won't pick up full postcodes. Why?

My 2011 Rav 4 won't accept the last 2 characters of the postcode. It makes you choose the road from a list. If the road is unnamed you cannot get guidance. We have many unnamed roads in rural Gloucestershire...

I need a spare for my Avensis

Just purchased a used (2009) Totota Avensis. No spare tyre, only an emergency kit. There is provision for a full spare tyre, so should I purchase a spare wheel and tyre? I don't want an emergency wheel/tyre. I...

Buying an easy access car, please recommend

My wife suffers wife a back problem and needs a new car which she can "climb" into rather than "drop" into. Please suggest a car, we would prefer AWD & automatic transmission. Having read earlier advice...

Can you recommend a safe, cheap to insure car for an 18-year-old?

Please could you advise me regarding a car for an 18-year old man who has recently passed his test. His parents require a safe car (good crash test results) and a car with a reasonable insurance premium...

Is my 2006 Toyota Prius likely to develop problems as the mileage passes 100,000?

I have owned from new a 2006/56 Toyota Prius for five years. At 15,000 miles per year, the current mileage stands at 75,000. It has been maintained by Toyota throughout, and apart from the failure of the...