Buying a new car for a young professional - what would you recommend?

Hi Honest John, I recently started a graduate level job after leaving university and I am looking to get a new (or used but within the last 5 years if possible) car to upgrade from my current Y-reg Vauxhall...

Can you recommend a car that's suitable for work and family trips?

I have a 12-year Nissan Tino diesel MPV that I need to replace. Can you recommend an economical, safe and comfortable car? I'm open to new or second hand, but it will need to commute about 95 miles every...

Best small automatic?

I have to change my motability car this year and am considering a Ford Fiesta PowerShift. What other small automatics should I be considering?

Cutting down from two cars to one

Age, economics and common sense has prompted us to cut down from two cars to one. Our present cars are a 2009 Honda Jazz 1.4 EX (20,000 miles) and a 2005 Mercedes SLK 200, which has covered 18,000 miles. A...

Thanks to Honda for repairing our Jazz CVT-7.

I'd like to give some praise to Honda. My wife bought her Honda Jazz CVT-7 a full six years ago, when it was one year old. It has been an excellent car, with no problems until 3 months ago when we noticed...

Need a second hand car that will fit a wheelchair

We need a second hand car (circa £10,000) with room for a wheelchair, two children and two adults. We have a Mini Copper Clubman diesel, which is fantastic to drive and practical, but not wheelchair friendly!...

Honda i-Shift - clutch wear?

In the Sat. June 8th Motoring Suplement you answered a readers question about a smell from their 3 year old Jazz like a burning clutch. You suggested that it was probably a clutch failure. I understood...

What is causing a 'ferrous' smell to come from my Honda Jazz automatic?

I have a Honda Jazz i-VTEC ES with the variant automatic gearbox. Recently when I get out of the car there has been a strong aroma, which I can only describe as a ferrous smell, the sort you get when you...

Which small car could replace our increasingly-unreliable 2006 Ford Fiesta?

We have a 2006 Fiesta 1.25 petrol Zetec 3-door that we have owned for six years. It has broken down twice in the last year (a plug of some sort let water out of the engine, and a front suspension spring...

Economic auto with boot space for a pram £2000-£3000 budget!

Looking for a new motor for my wife, bought her a 2003 Fiesta Semi Auto 9 months ago and the TCU and ECU have gone on it and so we've had to get rid of it. Looking to buy her a new car, my first choice...