Can you recommend a reliable medium sized car for £5k?

I have £5000 to spend on a used vehicle, but don’t have much experience of car buying and have no idea where to start. I want something comfortable, economic and reliable, what can you recommend?

Mazda 3 suffering DPF issues

My Mazda 3 recently had a refill of the DPF fluid and forced regeneration by a main dealer due to an engine management light coming on, which produced DPF related error codes. The car subsequently ran...

Our Mazda 3 was supplied without the multichanger that was promised - should the dealer fit it?

Two weeks ago I bought a 2012 Mazda 1.6D 115 Sport, an ex-dealer demonstrator from Mazda dealer. It is fitted with Bose stereo and salesman advised it had the 6CD autochanger. We were happy with this as...

My Mazda3 has erratic diesel consumption?

My 2010 Mazda 3, 2.2 diesel 185 bhp Sport can return 60 mpg on an extra-urban round trip of say 10 miles or so but should i make a few stops on the way, the fuel consumption goes up like there's a tap...

What's causing our Mazda 3's engine to surge when riding the clutch?

I'm writing this email as a frustrated new Mazda owner. Last October we purchased a Mazda 3 Venture petrol from EMG Mazda Cambridge. It has now done 2300 miles, and we have a problem where, if you ride...

Extended Warranty purchased - Mazda were aware of technical issues during original warranty

Hope you can help me with this query, I have a Mazda 3 Sport 2.2 Diesel 2010 Model. The warranty on the vehicle ended in December 2012 but I took out the extended warranty for another year. The vehicle...

Noisy central locking - can I have it fixed?

I have had a Mazda garage examine a noisy central locking deadlock. Mazda changed solenoids but the noise remains. Mazda won't do any more. I have been stranded once, when the RAC managed to free the door....

What medium hatchback?

I have a £10k (maybe a bit more) inheritance to spend on a nearly new car. Reliability, & fuel efficiency are most important. Sportiness/decent handling would be good, but not essential. Electric windows...

Is there a more comfortable car than the Mazda 3?

I purchased a new Mazda 3 Auto last year. It drives very well but it has a hard and uncomfortable ride on 195/65R15 91V tyres. I’m thinking of changing to a similar size auto with a more comfortable ride....

Which winter tyres are currently best and do I need to change my Mazda 3's wheel size?

I drive a 2009 Mazda 3 Sport. I live on top of a hill where the road is not gritted by the council due to local cuts. When it snows like it did recently we could not use our car for a few days until the...