Long Term Report 2020 – Skoda Superb Estate SportLine Plus 2.0 TDI DSG Automatic
First Report If space truly is the final frontier, Captain James T. Kirk would very much approve of DieselCar’s latest addition to its Long-term test fleet. Meet our new Skoda Superb Estate, a family wagon that boasts more interior space…
Long Term Report 2020 – Kia XCeed 3 1.6 CRDi
Report 3 New year, new ankle. Sort of. Walking got the green light again, but the clutch was a step too far, so a brief stint in Mr Dredge’s C5 Aircross – with its lovely automatic gearbox – was the…
Long Term Report 2020 – Ford Focus Estate ST-Line X 2.0 EcoBlue Automatic
Report 9 Whenever I come back to the Focus after driving other cars solidly for an extended period of time, it gives me a sharp reminder of how brilliant the medium-sized Ford is. From the beautifully chunky steering wheel to…
Long Term Report 2020 – Renault Kadjar S Edition Blue dCi 115
Report 7 Dogs. There’s just too many of them. Apparently, us pooch-craved Brits can’t get enough of them. But I despair nonetheless at the apparent criteria for qualifying for dog ownership, which is apparently none. Against that unenthusiastic backdrop, the…
Long Term Report 2020 – Honda Civic EX 1.6 i-DTEC Automatic
Report 6 The evenings are really dark as I write this, with a seemingly endless gloom descending on Cambridgeshire as early as 2pm, before darkness finally settles at the end of the workday. As I spend a lot of my…
Long Term Report 2020 – Citroën C5 Aircross Flair Plus BlueHDi 130 Automatic
Report 5 Never under-estimate the power of Diesel Car & Eco Car magazine. For several months we’ve been printing positive reports of what it’s like to live with our C5 Aircross, and we can now confirm that in less than…
Long Term Report 2020 – Volvo XC60 B4 AWD R-Design Automatic
First Report Last year was a notable one for Volvo. The Swedish manufacturer sold over 700,000 cars around the world, for the first time in its 93-year history. Here in the UK it registered 56,208 new Volvos in 2019, up…
Long Term Report 2019 – SEAT Tarraco Xcellence 2.0 TDI 4Drive DSG Automatic
Final Report We haven’t had a single dry day since the last update. Indeed, as I write this, we’re just emerging from some of the worst weather of the year, which is why the photographs show a particularly filthy SEAT…
Long Term Report 2019 – Skoda Scala SE 1.6 TDI
Final Report Last month I mentioned the Scala had a few bugs in its infotainment system, leading it to misbehave most times I plugged in my Android smartphone. This wasn’t ideal – after all, with no built-in navigation system, I…
Long Term Report 2019 – Ford Focus Estate ST-Line X 2.0 EcoBlue Automatic
Report 8 One of the most pleasing aspects of running an estate car, is the fact that you don’t have to think twice when going out shopping. Whether it be flat packed furniture, a week’s worth of groceries, or this…
Long Term Report 2019 – Renault Kadjar S Edition Blue dCi 115
Report 6 Sudden diminution of daylight suggested this month of Kadjar ownership might entail more time groping in the dark for that elusive, key rack-hating remote fob. But having read my endless carping about this chink in the car’s practical…
Long Term Report 2020 – Honda Civic EX 1.6 i-DTEC Automatic
Report 5 Now that I can finally work the Honda’s infotainment system, rather than having to rely on Android Auto for every single journey, it’s been a pleasure to drive while listening to radio stations that I could never previously figure…
Long Term Report 2019 – Citroën C5 Aircross Flair Plus BlueHDi 130 Automatic
Report 4 Our C5 Aircross has been doing a sterling job of hauling bodies lately. No, I haven’t moved into the undertaking business, as thankfully I’m talking about live bodies, and specifically friends who have been accompanying me on weekends…
Long Term Report 2020 Kia XCeed 3 1.6 CRDi
Report 2 No, your eyes don’t deceive you, in stark contrast to my typically stratospheric mileage, the XCeed has covered a mere 200 miles this month. Why? Because the XCeed has a clutch pedal. Ordinarily I’m a big fan of…
Long Term Report 2019 – Renault Kadjar S Edition Blue dCi 115
Report 5 I have to admit to an ocean-going level of numptiness this month. I didn’t do what my mother-in-law did with her diesel – brim it with petrol and then pay £250 to have it drained straight back out. No,…
