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I am looking to buy my first car and am debating buying used or investing in something nearly new. I need something reliable to get me to work each day, powerful enough petrol engine for motorway use...
We need to buy our daughter's first car. Can you recommend something that's compact, but well screwed together?
I have just got my driving licence and am looking to buy an used economical automatic car, with a budget of £3000. I like the Toyota Prius MK2 (2003) with the CVT 'box and the Mazda2 (2003). Which car...
I'm looking to buy my first car and have narrowed down the choices to a Toyota Yaris T Sport (2004) and a Toyota Corolla T Spirit (2004). Both are available at similar prices, although the Yaris is faster...
I'm looking to buy my first car but I'm undecided as to whether to get a 2009 Seat Ibiza 1.4 SE, 2009 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 S, 2008 Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec or a 2010 Suzuki Swift 1.3 SZ2. My favourite out...
My daughter is pestering me to buy her first car. She is still in full time education and has a weekend job. We have seen advertised an ex-rental white Suzuki Alto 1.0 SZ2 L (2011) with five-doors and...
I am looking for a first car for my wife. She can only drive an automatic. I have decided we definitely want a proper torque converter auto. The front runner is the Kia Picanto. Our budget is up to £5000...
My grandson is looking at a 10 year old Renault clio 1.2 with full service history for about £1500. The mileage is under 60,000. Would this be a good buy. If not what would you recommend?
Looking for my first car for £1k or less. Needs to be a runabout car doing roughly 14k miles a year to and from work. I have found a Citreon Saxo 1.1 petrol on 02 reg, and a Ford Fiesta Ghia 1.2 04 reg....
I'm currently learning to drive and thinking ahead about what car to buy when I've passed.! My daily commute is a 10 mile round trip in heavy city traffic, but I'll also be doing a fair amount of motorway...