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I have a 130 mile per day commute and need to buy a used car. Any advice on what I should buy?
I have £6000 to spend on a used estate car. It must be large enough for dogs, grand kids and holiday luggage. What would you recommend?
I've seen a Chrysler 300C Touring 3.0 V6 CRD Auto for £9988 with 31,000 on the clock. I fancy this to replace my Vauxhall Vectra estate, what do you think?
I am thinking of buying a 2004 Saab 9-3 2.0-litre Aero Sport automatic with 54,000 miles on the clock for £2950. Is this car reliable and is the price about right? What should I look out for?
I am looking for big car, preferably an estate. I have £1000 to spend and the car needs to have low road tax and insurance, with cheap maintenance. What do you suggest I buy?
Looking to buy a small but capable budget 4x4 for local use in snow and on rough tracks getting timber. Suzuki Jimmy or Daihtsu Terios (or alternatives). What's best?
I have had a business lease on a car for almost four years. I love the car so much I would like to buy it from the lease company. Initially they said they would only sell it to a registered company. We...
I need to change my 10 year old Vauxhall Vectra estate, which we love. I have a budget of £13,500 plus anything I can get for my Vectra. I am looking at either a 1.7 or 2.0-litre Astra Tourer. We do about...
I am thinking about buying a used Nissan Qashqai+2 for my wife to use as the family bus. The car will mainly be used for short, urban journeys but will also be expected to perform on long trips on the...
My 2006 Jaguar XJ diesel is starting to give me problems. The car has covered 109,000 miles and rather than paying for repairs I would rather change the vehicle for something else. I'm looking for something...