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After 14 excellent years our Skoda Octavia (1999) 1.9 TDi SLX estate, which has covered 175,000 miles and achieves between 40 and 50 mpg, it is starting to show its age. We are two adults (I am two metres...
I want to buy a new large petrol engined automatic estate as I only do 6000 town miles per annum. Sub £23k via a car broker will get me a Volkswagen Passat 1.4 DSG Executive or a Ford Mondeo 2.0 Powershift...
I want to buy a Volkswagen Golf Estate SE TDI(105) on a 58 plate with 26,000 miles. Are there any issues with it and is its DPF problem?
We just had a baby and with my wife we would like to buy a new estate, preferably the Audi A4 Avant, although also considering the BMW 3 series touring. With the Audi there seems to be better deals and...
I plan to replace my current estate with another similar to the size of a Skoda Octavia or SEAT Leon ST and at that sort of price level. The 1.2 or 1.4 TSI petrol engine looks suitable. A sunroof/panoramic...
We want to buy a used estate for £4000. We have two medium sized dogs, two grandchildren and need something that will be reliable and have around 40,000 miles on the clock. We’d also prefer a manual, what...
We have 3 large dogs and want to buy a cheap, used car to carry them in. Can you recommend anything? We cover 6000 miles a year and would prefer an automatic.
I have about £3k and am after a car. I have a commute of only ten miles. I also play in a band and need to have something that can transport music gear, sometimes on much longer journeys. Not enough for...
I am looking to replace my 2.2 Automatic Vauxhall Omega estate with something of a similar-ish size boot, while still being an auto and petrol, as my commute to work is only about four miles so makes a...
What is the basic difference between a hatchback and an estate car, other than the size of the boot? And why are estate cars more expensive?
 

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