Discounted discount

The prices at Motorpoint.co.uk seem very good at, for example, £8,000 for a 2008 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Sri VVT 5 door. I know they do part exchange. However I do not have a vehicle to p/x. Would it be reasonable...

Corsa and effect

I wonder if you could help me with a problem I am having with a Vauxhall Corsa, purchased new in March 2008 for cash. The car broke down on March 26th and was towed by the AA to our local Evans Halshaw...

Cooling off, period

I have a 2005 Vauxhall Zafira 1.8 16v. The heating system in the car is working, but when you turn the dial to cool air it doesn't blow cool. It’s warm. When you turn on the air con it stays the same and...

Plight shift

We are considering formally rejecting my wife's December registration new Corsa Design 1.4 Auto. We have tried to get a resolution to a gearbox problem since January, the Vauxhall engineers are apparently...

Current pun

Do you not think that to promote electric cars there needs to be a change in the law so that some electric vehicles could incorporate a small engine without running into all the legislative problems of...

Chokers to the right

My 07 Zafira CDTi is actually a very fine car - except for one big problem, which is damaging to the urban-travel families the car is aimed at. I live in an city area surrounded by a rookery of revenue...

Badgers’s best

My father in law (75 and a disabled badge holder) is struggling to get into his old Escort, which is on its last legs (his aren't much better). We have a Zafira which he finds easy to get into as the doors...

Tall order

I am considering buying a new car as my aged mother is finding my aged Corsa increasingly difficult to get into and out of. Are you able to suggest some suitable vehicles at which we could look? I "shan't...

Chain link

I am looking for a replacement for a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 16V that has a chain cam. Having had two expensive failures of cam belts both with Rover /Honda 213 engines I am nervous about buying anything that...

Faults alarm

My wife downsized from a Vauxhall Zafira to a brand new '58 plate Mazda 2 1.3TS2 using Mazda Finance. The Mazda 2 was chosen for its reputation as being a fun, reliable car. The car was collected on 1st...