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What is the best new automatic for two adults and three teenagers, please? My budget is around £11,000 to £13,000.
How much discount should I expect when buying a new Hyundai Santa Fe retailing at £32000. This will be a cash purchase with no trade and no finance?
We will be changing our Motability car soon and my husband needs a car that is higher up for easy access. We have a Bipper Teepee at the moment and wouldn't have another, can you recommend alternatives?
We have decided to change our Zafira GSI and have just ordered a Zafira Tourer 2.0 CDTI. I read your column at the weekend and the diesel particulate issue cropped up, causing me great concern around £2000...
My son has about £6000 to spend. He does about 8 to 10,000 miles pa. He wants a medium (e.g.Focus) sized car for commuting and pleasure. His priorities are reliablity and economy, although being a 30...
We are a couple in our early 70s looking to buy a medium sized hatch to "see us out" i.e. last about ten years! We need easy access (both have knee and/or hip problems), reasonable overall running economy...
I am looking for suggestions for a replacement small car - I currently run a 2007 Fabia 1.4 diesel (estate) which manages a genuine 57mpg in the summer. Due to a recently developed (left) leg problem...
A Vauxhall Combo I am looking at has had a category d repair if £8000 is value without that damage, how much does it go down by?
Very soon I will be ordering a VW High Up with every extra apart from the sunroof. It is on a PCP deal. Every time I have ordered a new car I have always kicked myself for not haggling, have you any tips? Should...
Can you elevate Toyota to the customer service Hall of Fame please? My Avensis estate is nearly five years old and with 79,000 miles on the clock. After several months of a tedious engine troubles, Toyota,...