Poor power and judder when changing gear

I brought a Vauxhall Corsa on friday for my wife. Its a 2010 vauxhall Corsa 1.0 EcoFlex 3 cylinder. When she changes gear (or me) it judders and sometimes lack power. Went back to the dealer on wednesday....

Are Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 auto and the Ford Fiesta 1.4 auto 'proper' automatics?

I am looking for a small automatic and am interested in the Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Fiesta, but want a 'proper' automatic box, not one of those that is a clutchless manual ( I have one on another car -...

Buying a car

I just bought a car from an auction, it was sold with not warranted mileage as 82K, after two day i discovered from VOSA website that on last MOT mileage was 242K, i contacted the auction and wanted to...

Can you recommend an economical family car for £7000 to replace our 7-year-old Nissan Micra?

Please help. We are two old bats in our 60s about to buy a car. I have owned Micras since they started making them. I love them, they handle well, turn on a sixpence, hold us and the grandchildren or six...

Where can I accurately test the true mpg figure for my 2010 Vauxhall Astra?

I am contacting you as I have exhausted all lines of reasonable negotiation over the past six months with both the dealer and also Vauxhall themselves. My 60-registered Astra 1.7CDTI achieves the following:...

Why do we accept speedometers that over-read by up to 10 per cent?

You may recall my email of May 2010 when you advised me I could not reject a new vehicle for what I thought was a speedometer that over reads by 10 per cent. I have now received confirmation from the MD...

I achieved 63.7mpg in my 2004 Astra Estate diesel by restricting my speed to 60mph on fast roads.

Our car is a 7-year-old Astra Estate 1.7CDI now at 60,000 miles. I always run from 'tankful' to 'tankful', resetting the odometer to zero and checking the consumption each time. Living in a village with...

Lost car now recovered, can I buy it back?

I had a vehicle stolen in April which has subsequently been settled as non-recovered by my insurance company (esure). By a bizarre twist of fate I received a PCN for illegal parking today (offence dated...

A replacement family car

My daughter has two young girls and her and her partner need a replacement for their Zafira. They need room, economy and reliability and have a budget of about £8,000.

Buying a new supermini

I need to buy a new 5 door petrol supermini, Fiesta type size - max budget around £9k. I've been looking at the i20 1.2 comfort, but haven't found a decent second hand one - and was concerned by some corrosion...