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We have a 2010 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso. It's the family wagon that takes us on holiday trips and ferries the kids,dog and parents around with no issues. It's "ours" this summer and I'm concerned that...
Our family is getting bigger and we're looking for a seven-seater. We're unlikely to do as much as 10,000 miles per year and are looking to spend up to £15,000. We're keen on a Nissan Qashqai+2 but the...
I have a nine month old baby and currently have a manual petrol 2015 Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost. I'm thinking of trading it in for an automatic petrol 2015 Peugeot 308 Allure 1.2 130 for bigger boot and improved...
I currently drive a 2014 Kia Sportage and am very happy with it. Looks like we'll need to fit three child seats in the car soon, so the logical choice is the bigger Kia, the new shape Sorento, due to the...
I'm planning to buy a secondhand family automatic car under £7000. Can you kindly advise any reliable and economical automatic cars?
I need to upgrade my car for something bigger as my wife is heavily pregnant with our second child. I want a used car and can spend £8000 - £10,000. It needs to be reliable, relatively low cost to run...
I have the wonderful 8-speed ZF auto box in my 2015 BMW 4 Series. I can't afford to keep the BMW but I do like a silky smooth automatic transmission. What cars have the best automatic transmissions, in...
I'm a full time mum of two looking for an MPV with a high driving position, the option to convert to seven seats, and crucially an automatic gearbox as I spend time sitting in traffic. I have no need of...
We will be looking for a family SUV around April/May and can spend up to £12,000. Will prices come down after the new reg in March? Also, with the crackdown on diesel, should we be looking at petrol? Our...
I'm looking to buy a used 4x4. We are likely to do a lot of short drives - because of this we're only considering petrol cars to avoid DPF issues and we already have a diesel for longer journeys. Our other...