I want an estate car for a growing family and mostly short trips. Should I go hybrid or petrol?

I have a Skoda Fabia 1.0-litre 110PS - which is great for my school run and occasional longer trips, but due to growing kids and a dog, I need a bigger car. I'm not a fan of SUVs so fancy an estate car....

Need a spacious family car - Skoda Superb or Kia Optima?

I've currently got a 2014 Citroen C4 Picasso which I love for the spacious interior but it has proven unreliable, with five major mechanical issues in the past two years. I've been looking at the Kia...

What's the most reliable automatic family car?

I have a 2013 Audi A3 with a DSG gearbox that has to be replaced. I'm looking to sell it and buy an automatic petrol family car. I'm confused about the choice as I'm looking for a reliable choice but I...

What large, petrol family cars offer decent reliability and mpg?

I'm very undecided about which car I should go for. I'm looking for a big family car (estates or SUV) for regular short motorway trips. I initially wanted a diesel but concerned about the various issues...

A seller didn't tell me the car's nav was broken. Should I worry about it?

I want to get a good, used Mercedes-Benz B-Class diesel around 6-7 years old. On a test drive, everything was good. Only that the car's sat nav screen doesn't work and the seller didn't know about it....

Can you recommend a petrol, family car?

I have a budget of £11,000 for a petrol family car (6000 - 8000 miles per year). It needs enough room for four adults and I’ve been looking at a minimum of a 1.4 petrol engine. Having read many reviews,...

What's the best crossover for a family of five?

I have three teenage children and have driven people carriers since the youngest was born twelve years ago. Now it’s time for a change. I love the smaller SUVs and have narrowed my search down to the Skoda...

Can you recommend a plug-in hybrid family car?

We're a family of 5 looking to replace our recently dead 'station car' with a hybrid - which my wife will use to take the children to school (30 mile round trip) and I will use our other car, a Nissan...

Full Electric, petrol or a Hybrid but twith 7 seats

A family member has a diesel Ford S-MAX. It's nearing time for a newer model and they require seven seats. They have always liked the Ford but London has begun discriminating against diesel. They cover...

Could you suggest a family car to replace a Mazda 5?

Our Mazda 5 was written off recently. We don't need five seats but we do like the space. We have a budget of £8000-10,000. Any advice what we should replace it with? Thanks.