Probably motoring's equivalent of Geoff Boycott! He hates factual inaccuracy and avoidance of the fundamental facts of anything. Cars are meant to fulfil a purpose of getting from A-to-B, hopefully enjoyably, comfortably, and elegantly, not to serve as mobile communications and entertainment centres!
Dear Doctor, I first read Diesel Car back in the late eighties when I owned my first diesel, a CitroÎn BX estate, and I have owned only diesel cars since then. Within the next few months, I will be changing my 2012 Toyota RAV4 diesel for, I hope, something a bit more luxurious. I will […]
I purchased a pre-registered BMW 2 Series Active Tourer in January this year, it being my first BMW. I am very pleased with the car, which is good on economy and a pleasing ride overall. I’ve only come across a couple of minor electrical glitches with the car, which has now covered 9,000 miles. However, […]
It’s me again, bellyaching about gearing yet again! I am presently using a Toyota Aygo hire car in Spain (petrol, I’m afraid), in which you have to rev the engine like blazes to get started in first without stalling, even on the level. Crazy! Anyway, a month ago we bought a three-year-old SEAT Ibiza 1.2 […]
On account of the appeal of owning a large seven-year-old Mercedes-Benz for less cost than a brand new city car, I have noticed that the R-Class appears to be particularly good value for money. Could you tell me if there are issues I should look out for when buying a second-hand one? Are there any […]
I have been reading with interest about eco model variants in the last two issues of DC – in particular Ben Hastings’ views in the latest issue of DM@il (341), on the BlueMotion/GreenLine/ECOnetic etc versions of the standard diesel cars. The “book of twaddle”, AKA the EC fuel figures, seems to give eco models an […]
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