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My local Vauxhall dealer is offering a brand new Corsa Expression 1.0 for £5,995. The price includes a discount of £796 and a further £1,000 discount if you have an old vehicle to scrap under their eco...
I would appreciate your advice in the purchase of a used car for myself. I currently drive a Ford Ka to work but I would like something a bit smarter and with a little more street cred. As a teacher, a...
My wife and I have an 04 Jazz CVT and an 06 Impreza auto. We now need only one car between us. The Impreza costs an arm and a leg to insure and to quench its thirst. The Jazz is our ideal car ... BUT...
I currently drive a 51 Mondeo, which I am looking to replace with something of comparable size. I have a budget of about £15,000 all in and the new car needs to be an automatic. I expect to be doing a...
My wife and I have a dilemma. At present we have a 70,000 mile 1998S Nissan Almera automatic, top spec. We love it: always reliable, cheap to service oil twice a year etc., brake pads yearly. I understand...
I'm a pensioner considering buying what will probably be my last car. I'm looking at Picanto, Jazz, i10, Aygo etc., either new or no more than one year old; small and cheap to run, and I'm wondering if...
I am a trustee for a charity based in rural Northumberland, the aims of which are to support older people to remain as independent as possible in their own area. We own a vehicle that needs to be replaced....
You very kindly replied suggesting that instead of a new Jazz as no discount we consider we consider a pre-facelift Civic at a big discount. But my wife is adamant that she wishes to stay with the Honda...
I am not sure about this VAT reduction. The rate is reduced to 15% from 17.5% but excise duty on fuel is increased so the normal man in the street will pay the same price per litre. Where it falls down...
I had intended to buy the new Honda Jazz but discovered that it was slightly wider and not fully automatic. The old Honda Jazz, which we have will only just go into the garage so we are at a loss what...