Ford Fiesta  has been crowned the “best used car of the year” 2012 by What Car? magazine. That is not the only award Ford has won, Mondeo 2.0 TDCi scored the “best used family car “ and the S-Max was rated the “best used MPV”. VW Golf 1.6 TDI won  “the best used small family […]

The 2012 Mazda 6 is the second model by Mazda after the split from Ford, the first was CX5 SUV. Unlike its predecessor it does not share its platform with Ford Mondeo. It is a well designed car. According to Mazda the shape is “the form of a predator crouched and ready to leap forward in […]

In the latest series of car faults, its now Toyota GT 86 and Subaru BRZ, the twin cars powered by the same engine. Both of the models are hardly out and the buyers have reported problems of stalling. Toyota claims that it is a fault with the ECU, which stores the data about driving for […]

There have been recalls in the last few days from the likes of Toyota and Honda. Are these recalls a mark of responsible manufacturers or a drop in quality standards? Most recently is the decision by Toyota to recall 138,000 cars in the UK, 7.4 million worldwide, due to a fault electric window switch.This comes just […]

Nissan has slashed the prices of its Micra, the entry level Visia now costs from £7,995, a saving of £1,755. The price cut hasn’t affected the specs offered, they remain the same. Nissan Acenta’s price has now gone down from £11,250 to £9,995, with  the same specs including 15 inch alloys, air con and front […]

Toyota has issued another recall of 7.4 million vehicles worldwide, the biggest since Ford’s recall of 8 million cars in 1996. This time it’s the power window switch on the driving side. The last recall was issued by Toyota in 2009 over floor mats and brake problems. This brings the total of almost 16 million […]