Which reliable estate car do you recommend?

I drive about 8000 miles a year in an 8-year-old Astra estate and would like a newer, similar size estate car and since I am in my late seventies, it might be my last. I have a budget of about £12,000...

Which reliable family car offers low maintenance and good safety?

I am considering buying a car, and I haven't owned a car in over 10 years. The last time I owned one was in America before the days of satnav, iPod connections, beep when you reverse, and all the other...

Intermittent warning light on a 2007 Astra

There is a warning light intermittently coming on in my 2007 Astra. Vauxhall garage says it's an inlet manifold problem and would cost £500 to fix. The car runs normally whether the light is on or off....

Selling my stolen/recovered car?

My Zafira was stolen in January and my insurance company wrote the car off as soon as I reported the theft. The car was recovered with no damage a few weeks later by which time I had another car. A check...

Replacing a CA T after warranty work?

I wrote to you some time back about a misfire on my wife's Vauxhall Corsa. Eventually, after a year they have managed to fix it. My only concern was the CAT with unspent fuel going down the exhaust causing...

Cam belt intervals on an Astra 1.8?

I am looking to buy a 2007 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Sri Vendor says cambelt does not need replacing until it has done 100,000 miles as it has a Se engine. Is this correct?!

Faulty heater fan on a Zafira. Any ideas what it could be?

I recently bought a 2008 Vauxhall Zafira and I have already encountered a problem. On several occasions I have switched the fan heater on but no matter which fan speed I select it does nothing. This has...

Petrol smell in a Zafira?

I have a Zafira 1.6l club, 2008, 42k, which I have owned since one year old. Now and again there is a smell of petrol in the cabin. Usually when after it has been on the drive overnight. Not when driving....

Where can I sell my five-year-old Astra?

I would like to buy a new car from Drive the Deal but need to pass on my current car, a 2008 Vauxhall Astra 1.4SXI with cruise control. It will be five years old in April. I'm presuming Drive The Deal...

Is the 2005 Astra belt or chain driven?

Could you please tell me if the cam/chain belt on the Astra 1.4 Life petrol should be changed at 121k miles? The seller says its a chain and will last the cars lifetime.