Main at traction

We are looking for a small 4-wheel-drive vehicle, 4/5 doors, low emissions, good mpg, new or second hand in price range £18,000 - £20,000. Your advice would be welcomed, please.

Disastra zone

My husband's trusty and very ancient Vauxhall Astra 1.6 automatic has finally given up the ghost and he needs to replace it quickly with a very reliable second-hand car that we will keep for a long time....

Which city car?

I have a 2009 (09) Toyota Aygo Black 37,000 miles - have owned from new FTSH - Toyota dealer has offered me £4750 px against a pre reg Aygo Ice 5dr which he has on offer at £8530. Does this sound about...

Can you recommend a petrol automatic hatchback with low emissions?

I am looking for a car that is petrol, auto, under 120g/km CO2 and a 5-seater hatchback. Any suggestions would be appreciated. If not available now, are any to come in the near future?

Winter tyres on automatics

I know from your column in the DT that you are an advocate of winter tyres. My wife and I have now rationalised our transport arrangements from a Landrover Defender 110 LWB (mine) and a Corsa 1.4 automatic...

Silent Prius

Hi In the past month I have been 'surprised' by Prisuses. On the first occasion I had filled my car at a local petrol station and was walking out of the shop, busy putting my credit card back in my wallet....

A car with a large boot

What would you recommend as a replacement for our aging Nissan Primera. A large boot is important. We've driven automatics for 20 years but are considering, for economic reasons, changing to manual -...

Octing out

I am the second owner of a 1997 Vauxhall Astra 1.6, which is still a good car but has become very expensive to run, especially as I have reached my 80th year. I am unsure whether to go for old, like 12...

Failed clutch plate on Toyota Aygo

I have a low mileage Toyota Aygo (34,500 miles) having covered approximately 6,500 miles each year, bought nearly new from a Toyota dealer 5 years ago. The clutch plate rivets failed a week ago. I took...

Toyotal protection

I'm awaiting the arrival of my new top-of-the-range Prius. Toyota offers its own insurance, and if I've read your replies to recent letters correctly, you reckon this is probably better value because it...