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I have 12 year-old Maserati Ghibli with 46000 miles in very good condition, which has been garaged all the time. No accidents. The official Maserati dealer says it is to old for them to sell. Can you...
My daughter-in-law needs to sell her Porsche 911 Carerra 3.2 1988. Without male support she doesn’t want to advertise in the local papers etc. with all the hassle that that could involve, yet she wants...
I have a Nissan X-trail 2005 (05 reg). It has done £40k miles and is in good condition with FNSH and will have new MOT. I have asked about trading in for a new VW Eos and the dealer has given an indicative...
Can you please explain why various police forces have to purchase Mercedes-Benz and BMW cars when a Ford Mondeo Estate will do (almost) exactly the same job? They cost much less to purchase and far less...
My neighbour (now in Dubai) has asked me to dispose of her 1997 Mercedes-Benz 2-litre SLK manual car which has sat unused on her car space for 15 months. I have the key, paperwork and her letter giving...
Thanks for your advice about selling my father-in-law’s car when he had to give up driving. It was a Hyundai i20 Comfort 1.4 automatic, red with 1,600 miles on the clock, nine months old. The local Hyundai...
In September 2010 I returned a lease car after four years and three months, with 83,000 on the clock. It had a few scratches on it from hedges, etc, but nothing through to the metal, and the chap collecting...
Can you help to source available 1- to 2-year-old 1,300cc to 1,600cc. automatic cars ideally 4/5 doors?
I have an eight-month, 7000-mile Porsche Cayman 2.9 manual with extras which made list price 41K. Bought new from Porsche dealer. Building a new house this year so considering selling to cut my outgoings;...
I'm interested in selling my 2002 Clio Renaultsport 172 at auction as your advocating sure sell as a good idea. I suggested this to a few dealers, as opposed to part exchanging my car, and they said not...