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Our friends are moving to Dorset and want a small 4x4 for country lanes and have asked me to research. Requirements are diesel, leather upholstery, decent load area and able to drive safely through a ford....
I am buying a Berlingo Multispace and am interested in the e-HDI 90 Airdream with semi or full auto and stop/start. Is this a good choice and does the system work well?
Soon I shall need to replace my 2 year old Giulietta 1.4 multi-air for something that is good on steep hills, mud and rutted tracks so will need fairly high ground clearance. What would be a good choice...
I recently bought a 2009 BMW 3 Series Touring from The Car Shop in Northampton. I saw the car advertised on Auto Trader's website and then checked the car out on their own site. In the ad they state that...
I am considering the Toyota Yaris Hybrid, but now I have just seen the New Clio (Wow) in dCI mode, which is the better car
I've e-mailed you a few times about buying my next car and narrowed it down to a nearly new (6k miles, 1yr old) BMW 118d SE, a Hyundai i30 Style (126 hp), Kia Cee'd 4 (same engine as the Hyundai). After...
I want to buy this used Peugeot: Special Eds £1,795 1999 (S reg), Hatchback Trade seller, distance: 34 miles 62,000 miles Manual 1.9L Diesel, only 62,000 miles with full Peugeot service history 12 stamps...
I have a small budget of 3,500 - 5,000 and would like to buy a small 4x4. I have been looking around at these models: Toyota RAV4 (2003-5), Honda CR-V, Nissan X-Trail, KIA Sportage (2005). Two parts...
I am about to spend £6K on a four seater convertible. For this money I can get a newer shape CLK, an Audi A4 or a SAAB 9-3. Out of these which would you go for and what model? I do not do high mileage...
I am considering (as a launch customer) a Ford B-MAX Titanium (1.0 EcoBoost). Is this a model which has already been on sale on the continent and is therefore "de-bugged" and are there any up-grades already?