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I am looking for a used hatchback. I have found a 2010 Volkswagen Golf, 1.6 TDI BlueMotion with 76,000 on the clock for £8500. I do a reasonable number of long journeys and am not too worried about particulate...
We are thinking of trading our Volkswagen Golf Plus for a one year old Ford S-Max. It'll mainly do running around with a longer trip once a week on average. We like Titanium trim, but are unsure which...
I am considering a nearly new Audi A6 Ultra 2.0 TDI. I believe these have new engines.How do they stand with the usual ideals with DPFs and 3 year+ old diesel problems?
Do you think £7500 for a 2010 Ford Mondeo Titanium X 2.0 TDCI with 62k miles is a good price? What future problems am i likely to encounter?
I want to buy a small family car. My choices are a 2013 SEAT Leon 1.6 TDI or a 2013 Ford Focus 1.6 TDI. Which would you buy?
I am looking to buy a second hand diesel estate to replace my Volvo V50. I am looking for something that’s four years old or less, with 45,000 miles on the clock. Ideally, the car will have leather seats...
I’m in the market for a used Audi TT and have seen a 1999 model at a local dealer. The car is described as ‘excellent’ by the seller and has 64,000 miles on the clock. They want £76000 and have fitted...
We have a choice of two Peugeot 207 1.6 Hdi Sport convertibles. One is 35,000 miles with three owners and service history, price reduced from £5900 to £5200 - dealer says they just don't know why it has...
I am in the Forces and will be posted abroad next summer. Between now and then I have to commute 400 miles per week and want to buy a medium sized family car that I can sell after a year (before we leave...
I'm in the process of buying a Volkswagen Golf Match 1.4 petrol DSG for our soon to arrive expanded family. Is there anything that I should consider before I buy it?