Higher car

We would welcome your advice about selecting a replacement car. At the moment we drive a BMW 118 SE petrol automatic. We live on a steep hill and last winter could only get into our drive with the help...

Viz top tip

Apologies for asking a question you answered (for someone else) a few years ago, but I can't remember it all. We have a 5-year-old Vauxhall Meriva. There is almost no visibility looking to the right oblique,...

Petrol or diesel Avensis

I am thinking of buying a Toyota Avensis d4d tourer. I do about 12k miles a year, of which, maybe 4k on motorways. With all the problems I've read about the particulate filter on diesels, is this a wise...

Double ‘L’

I have a 2.0 litre petrol Toyota Avensis on a 54 plate. Recently the engine management light came on and I duly took it in to Toyota to investigate. They diagnosed a faulty lambda sensor and replaced it...

Not automatically

My present car is a 07 plate Yaris SR 1.3VVT and I have covered 13,000 miles from new. As I am getting on in years I feel that a small automatic car would make driving a lot less stressful. Therefore I...

Brand new Toyota Aygo - water leaks

I have just purchased a brand new Toyota Aygo Go MMT which I collected on 7 July 2011. On Friday I took it for its first real run - West Wales - West Sussex. Upon unloading the boot I noticed dampness...

Economical car wanted

I need a large capacity, very economical car/estate to replace my Vectra lpg conversion. I do 30-35K miles a year with a lot of motorway driving, and need space to carry equipment. I've been looking at...

Buy a family car

My daughter has three children under 6 and needs a new people carrier/5-7 seater for 10,000 miles/year, shortish journeys and would prefer to lease. What would be your recommendation?

Replacement small car - diesel or petrol?

I do 36,000 miles a year commuting (95% motorway) and have been running a 2007 1.4 diesel Fiesta to keep fuel costs low. I've already had to replace the EGR valve and there are signs of further trouble...

Thanks to my local Toyota dealer for repairing the windscreen cheaply on my RAV4.

I attend hospital five days a week, Monday through Friday for essential radiography treatment, a round trip of some 75 miles. I drive a Toyota RAV4 D-CAT 4x4 that is just six weeks old. A few days ago,...