Need a robust car for £8k - any recommendations?

I want to buy my wife a car. It must be robust (we live on a farm), comfortable and suitable to carry two dogs in the back. What do you suggest for £8000?

Best new small hatchback with upright seats?

We live in a rural area with poor roads and occasionally take the dog up a forestry track. We need a new small hatchback with upright seats that will cope with less than perfect roads. What can you recommend?...

Are Dacias susceptible to rust problems?

I'm thinking of buying a new Sandero Stepway; however, I've been told that Dacias suffer with rust problems. Is this true?

New car for my in-laws

I have been asked by my father in-law for advice in buying a replacement car. Both my in-laws are retired and are moving to a smaller house. They will want a car for some shorter journeys but also longer...

What should I get - a used Skoda or new Dacia ?

I'm thinking of buying a used Skoda Rapid 1.2 TSI Elegance. I can pick one up with less than 20,000 on the clock for around £8000. However I keep thinking a brand new Dacia Sandero Stepway isn't much more...

Which used car for an elderly couple?

We need to replace an elderly Nissan Primera with a used car, ideally no more than £10,000. We are also elderly, so something higher than, and certainly no longer than a Primera. We do a low mileage,...

Buying a small car for the school run - what do you recommend?

I live in Rural Ireland I am looking for a car with low cc (tax pruposes) to carry one adult and four primary school children to school every day. The roads are not great around were I live so I would...

Should we go for the diesel or petrol Dacia Sandero Stepway?

We are thinking of purchasing a Dacia Sandero Stepway, and would like to know what is your opinion of the small petrol turbo engine versus the diesel? Our mileage is light. Would the small petrol engine...

Can you recommend a reliable, economical car with a spacesaver tyre?

I want to spend a modest amount, up to £12,000, on a new car. I need to take five people occasionally around town. I just want something that will be reliable and cheap to run but would like option of...

Which small car is best over speed bumps?

Which small car (Fiesta size) has the softest suspension and a long enough wheelbase to cope with speed bumps?