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I am looking for a petrol manual 4/5 door car for 4K/5K miles. Reliability and economy are important to me. What models/manufacturers should I look at?
My wife's Focus 'W' reg petrol Zetec 1.8 with 73,500 miles, full service history, everything fully working and with a few corner scratches is due for replacing. She does around 5,000 miles or less annually...
What car would you recommend for a young family for poor quality roads? Fuel type doesnt matter.
I made a verbal agreement with my local VW dealer to purchase a used Polo with mats and Autoglym included for free in the negotiation. He offered me £400 for my X reg Ford Fiesta which I told him had dodgy...
I bought a car off a friend, the agreed price was £800 for an 02 plate Punto. I paid her £450 when I picked it up and we agreed another £350 when I get paid at the end of this month. I have relocated...
Not sure which of these two cars I should buy. The 2006 citroen C3 1.4 Desire petrol, manual has 7,000 miles on the clock. The 2004 Toyota Corolla 1.6 VVT-iT2 petrol has 40,000 miles on the clock....
What do you suggest would be the best buy out of a Yeti or a Golf Plus?
I am looking for a second car that will do 5000 miles a year. Has to be a CC (metal roofed convertible). The SC430 has a magnificent interior and great touring performance, but is a bit ugly and is greedy. The...
I do a couple of miles each morning and evening, and do long motorway journeys every month, and a trip on the motorway each weekend. I need a 5 door small car, I want it to be comfortable on the motorway...
I've had my licence for 9 years but this will be the first car that I will own. I know very little about car maintenance, or what costs are involved in driving in the UK having recently moved here. I...