What would you suggest as a good first car for our fashion-conscious daughter?

I am looking for a safe, insurable but fun first car for a fashion-conscious daughter. We live in the Yorkshire Hills and she will need to be doing rural and motorway driving in all elements. We have been...

Is an EV actually cost effective?

I am trying to decide on my next car. With pure EVs I hear of £50 pcm battery lease and then whatever commercial charging points cost. What is the sort of cost per KwH charged at these places? If the cost...

Should I keep my four-year old Volkswagen Touareg or replace it?

After four years and 60k trouble free miles I am wondering whether to trade in my 2014 Volkswagen Touareg. Its a lovely car and suits our needs perfectly in terms of its comfort, its huge internal capacity...

Which SUV would you suggest?

I currently drive a BMW 520d but am looking to change to an SUV. Comfort, quiet and good visibility are the most important attributes - my mileage is now 6000 miles a year so a petrol is most likely. Any...

What electric cars do you recommend?

What electric cars do you recommend?

The turbo has failed on my 12 year old car - is it worth replacing or should I just scrap the car?

The turbocharger of my 2006 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0 TDI has failed and the garage want £900 to replace it. Should I go ahead? The clutch has also not been replaced and with 90,000 miles on the clock is it...

How do you charge an electric or hybrid vehicle if you can't park outside your house?

Millions of owners of houses and flats are not able to park their cars outside their property. So how do they charge their electric cars? No article ever seems to answer this problem.

Dealer has only offered a new PCP instead of letting me reject my faulty car - is this fair?

I have a 66-plate Volkswagen Golf 2.0 diesel DSG, which I purchased new. The car has had numerous faults including a new media unit and software fix, drivers side airbag failure, occasionally stalling...

Is it safe to swap the tyres on my car from front to back?

Is it safe to swap the tyres on my Golf SV, front to back? The front have about 4.5mm back about 6.5mm. My aim is to even out the wear before changing to Cross Climates. I have been advised by a tyre fitting...

I bought a car that wasn't in satisfactory condition, the dealer then bodged the repair - should I return it for a refund?

I bought a 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan with a full service history from a main dealer. On taking delivery of the vehicle I started to clean it and noticed in the boot under the polystyrene liner was rusty,...