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I recently changed jobs and will now be required to commute 30,000 miles per year, compared to previously 7000 miles. I have a 2015 Ford Focus which I purchased new before changing jobs that currently...
I bought an SWB van from the dealer on 19 January 2017. It had a full service history, 123,000 miles and I paid £2400 with VAT. I drove home and left it over weekend but when I drove it on 23 January...
I travel 130 miles per day, 5 days a week, and I'm currently in a Honda Jazz getting around 48mpg. I'm looking at getting a new car soon, and had considered getting a Ford Fiesta 1.6 TDCi ECOnetic for...
I'm looking for a new car to use for a lengthy motorway commute (90 miles round trip). Kia/Hyundai appeal thanks to their generous warranties. I'm looking with interest at the new Hyundai i30 coming in...
Is 2008 Mitsubishi Colt Cabriolet that has done 117,000 miles okay to buy? It's a cheap stopgap car for 6 months.
I want a 2008 Land Rover Freelander 2 but I have a limited budget. Most adverts that I have seen in my price range are high mileage. Is there any drawback to buying the Freelander with high mileage or...
Can you recommend a comfortable, reliable car to do approximately 20,000 miles a year on windy B-roads. My budget is £8000 and I was thinking a 2011 onwards Mercedes-Benz C220 CDI or a newer Ford Mondeo....
9 months ago I had a new timing belt fitted on my 2009 Audi A6, 108,000 miles (the second belt I've had fitted). The bolt securing the timing belt tensioner failed and snapped off as confirmed by an Audi...
I normally buy high mileage diesel SUVs. I have £13,500 to spend and am looking at a 2011/2012 Volvo XC60 D5 AWD start/stop with 70,000 miles on the clock and a 2013 Nissan X Trail 2.2 with 45,000 miles....
I own a 2008 Subaru Outback 2.0-litre diesel. I am the second owner of the car which has now done 180,000 km. Everything has been perfect so far, but there are 3 big non-official Subaru repair shops in...
 

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