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Given all you have said about diesels/particulate filters etc and their expense - if driving mostly short haul, stop start etc - what is a VW Touran 1.6 auto deisel like?
My wife has recently suffered a back injury which makes the slightest bump agonising. Could you please recommend which cars, preferably small automatics, might give the most comfortable ride?
Looking for a normal medium size car two to four years old with height adjustable passenger seat and enough roof height after adjusting, probably to the maximum, for a 6 feet tall passenger. Something...
I've recently bought a 5 year old Focus from a main Ford dealership. I've been driving it a week and have discovered 3 heating elements in the rear windscreen don't work and a little rattling noise from...
I currently have a company lease VW Tiguan (which I'm happy with) and was going to exchange for another in March next year. I do 15K miles per year (22 mile each way commute) and am thinking about the...
I have just bought an ex-BMW 120M with 400 miles on the clock. I asked if Service Inclusive was still possible even though the car was pre-registered. On being told yes I paid my £300. The certificate...
Chrysler Grand Voyager CRD or Ford Galaxy Titanium X with Seat Pack...what do you think?
After many years of Volvo estates, usually bought at 5 years old with full histories, I am now retired and, while still needing to haul the occassional full load or drive long distances on the continent...
About 9 years ago you recommended the Kia Sorento - we bought the petrol engine automatic one, it has proved a first class trouble free motor. We would like the same or similar again. We drive about 10,000...
Retired lady (67), husband no longer driving so we want to change our Toyota Yaris (09) 1.33 for small automatic. Insurance quotes are similar. Car Tax is £90/£170. Don't know about fuel economy. I would...