Buying a hybrid. Which one?

I would like to buy a new Hybrid. Should it be a Jazz, Insight or Prius? When will the plug in Prius be on sale and is it worth the wait? Space is not important. The Honda CRZ is a non starter as it's...

Buying a new car

I'm looking to buy one of the following - Volvo V60, Peugeot 508, Citroen C5, Toyota Avensis. Looking for a comfortable, reliable, safe car. I've driven German cars over the years, but hate the harsh...

Verso beaters

After reading your reviews (and discarding What Car's views - can't believe Corolla Verso only gets 3 stars and is not in their any top ten mpv list) I have pretty much made up my mind to buy a used Toyota...

Tucked away

I have a Prius series three and we will be away for about four weeks. I am concerned about the battery holding up for that period of time as I do know there is a continuous drain. What would your recommendations...

Treading carefully

I have tried to identify what type of winter tyre is suitable for a 215/45R17 that is on the latest model of the Prius. Toyota UK were no help, the local Toyota dealer was no help and I have contacted...

Time to change - what should I pick?

I commute to work - do about 25,000 miles per annum, all motorway(M3). Currently I have a Toyota iQ with 50k on the clock, which is on finance - can change anytime and will come out with 2k to put towards...

Petrol v Diesel when travelling only 6000 miles a year

I am deciding on a Company Car and have narrowed the choices down to a Toyota Prius and a Golf Bluemotion. The Golf costs slightly more in relation to BIK, but both fit my budget. I feel that the Golf's...

A reliable used family car

I'm looking to buy a secondhand reliable and economical family car, budget upto £5.5k/£6k. It should have no more than 75/80k on the clock ideally, so I've narrowed it down to Mazda 6, Skoda Octavia, Toyota...

Automatics with free VED

Is there such a beast as a low or zero emissions, 60+ mpg automatic car?

Need a reliable, spacious, economical car

We are a retired couple living in London and spending half the year at our house in SW France. We’ve owned a fully loaded Volvo V70 T5 (02) since new in 2002, which we’ve used over the years to transport...