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I would appreciate your wisdom and advice, as I am a first time buyer. I am interested in a 2003 Toyota Yaris 1.0 T-Spirit with aircon, sunroof and alloys for £3,995. The car has done only 6,900 miles...
My father in law (75 and a disabled badge holder) is struggling to get into his old Escort, which is on its last legs (his aren't much better). We have a Zafira which he finds easy to get into as the doors...
I am in my 80th year, my husband has recently died, and I must for reasons of economy and size change my Volvo V70, 2004 automatic Estate, 28,000 miles, for something very much smaller. I have in mind...
I emailed you last year about a car for my Thai wife and settled on a Jazz, but then delayed due to the economic situation. Now I’m glad that we did because, having read your excellent report on the new...
I own a 2000X Toyota Corolla automatic and need to change it for a similar car with higher seating as I am elderly. My present car has a large boot space that accommodates my golf clubs and trolley easily....
I'm looking to replace my Saxo Furio and think that this may be the last car I will be able to afford, so it must be reliable, cheap to maintain and insure, with inexpensive spare parts. I would like a...
The Road Tax for a Honda Jazz I-Shift is currently £120 reducing to £90 next year. A few months ago in your column you indicated that you thought the Road Tax for the Honda Jazz I-Shift might be re-classified...
We have a 1995 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 auto 5-door that has done 44,500 miles, mostly on journeys of a mile or less in our local urban area. This could well be a good time to buy a new one, which, at our age,...
I have decided on a MINI Cooper. Hopefully fun, but more practical than a Mazda MX5. There are two or three 2005 to 2006 Electric Blue and Hyper Blue examples at pretty much the same price depending on...
I recently tried the latest version of the automatic Jazz and was extremely disappointed with the resultant delays between the gears - nowhere near as smooth as the old type. I note you mentioned that...
 

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