Buying cars

YOU know how it goes – you’re outside washing your car when your neighbour arrives home. He wanders over and the usual small talk about the weather and what Joan from number 43 got up to last week beg

Our pick 1.2 Hybrid 136 What Car? rating List price £28,400 Best price £27,415 Engine 3cyl, 1199cc, turbo, petrol Gearbox 6-spd automatic 0-62mph 8.9sec Top speed 128mph MPG 58.9 CO2 109g/km The Junio

MY husband and I have been living with the Cupra Tavascan for just over six months now, and while it isn’t perfect, we have grown quite attached to it. We thought it was a stylish-looking car when it

IT has now been 45 years since the Vauxhall Astra appeared on Britain’s roads – the original arrived in 1980, picking up where the Viva left off. We’ve since had eight generations, and most have been

List price £30,885 Best price £30,885 MPG 39.7 CO2 162g/km For Smart-looking and spacious interior; large boot; good comfort/handling balance; generous warranty Against Very few options available; rea

WHY WE RAN IT With sports car pace and dog-friendly space, could this rapid wagon be the ultimate do-it-all daily driver? Too often purpose-built ‘driver’s cars’ make too many sacrifices in pursuit of