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My wife insisted that I wrote to you before rushing headlong in pursuit of another zany half-baked plan. My bitch (not my esteemed wife) is that I have paid millions in depreciation in 40 years of car...
I'm sending this email because I have recently leased a car from Lings Cars and received a message asking if I, along with other customers, would contact you with honest (good or bad) feedback on the service...
I recently purchased a new car for my wife and would appreciate your view of Citroen reducing the specification of their top of the range 5 seat C4 Picasso Exclusive model. They no longer supply rear window...
I currently have a Meriva Diesel purchased new in 2004. It has done 72k miles with a lot of motorway driving. I had a plan to purchase the new Meriva next year when it will have been in production for...
I need to change my 2007 VW Touareg for a pick-up truck. What in your opinion is the best, most car-like pick up? It has to be automatic, have all the toys (at least as options), be relaxing and smooth...
My wife recently purchased a new VW Fox and intended to sell privately her 1999 Toyota Yaris. We had read your comments about selling, pitfalls and that the prices of second-hand vehicles was improving....
I am considering buying a Chrysler 300C Tourer to tow a large caravan of 1,700kg. The car I have at the moment is a Volvo XC70 D5 and it has never put a foot wrong in 15k miles of towing: very stable and...
I am looking at upgrading my car to an MPV. I am happy to consider all options however my budget will only allow me to buy a used car. I need to buy a 7-seater automatic preferably with a not to juicy...
I'm looking for a big people carrier to cope with our big family – we have a 4th child on the way. Most of the 7-seater cars on the market seem to be fine if you only need the 3rd row of seats occasionally...
I have a 2000 Jeep Cherokee (the worst car I've ever had) that I need to change before anything else goes wrong. I need a reasonably spacious car that can deal with daily 9km of rough track. I have been...