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I am looking at buying a used Volvo, but am undecided if I should buy a 1-2 year old V70/S60 for around £17k, or a 10 year+ old V70/850/S60 for £1K-2K Most older cars advertised have very high milage,...
I have had my Civic Type R (57 plate) from new. I love him (he is even called Roger as he's a red Type R) but my 6 month old is too heavy to lift in and out of the back in her carseat. We also have an...
I'm replacing my 05 Jeep Cherokee, solid but now 120k and getting costly to maintain. Considering changing for either Honda CR-V Diesel, or Hyundai Sante Fe Diesel. I am doing 25k a year on and off road,...
I need an economical Golf size car. 1. Needs to be auto. 2. Mileage will 60 mi per day (30mi each way), mainly country side roads... 40-50 mph limit with some city driving at the end (about 3mi each...
We need to replace the tyre on our Subura Forester X petrol 2007 1994cc. The Prestivo 2000 tyres did a great job in the snow and would like to replace with similar mid-range tyres. I have a quote...
I would like to buy a used automatic car (preferably approved used), priced around £7000 pounds. Need to do 12000 miles/annum (80% London high streets, 20% motorway), with 3 people on board including...
I have just switched wheels back to front as wear was uneven and the garage said the front tyres (now at the back ) had worn on the inside due to so many pot holes. I am thinking of changing the back...
I am thinking of buying a 54 plate Polo Twist 1.4, 5 door. It has 90,000 miles. What would be a fair private sale price to pay?
I am trying to decide on the most economical car I can get for under £8500. At the moment Fabia Greenline vs Ibiza ecomotive vs Fiesta Econetic. I do 86 miles a day and am trying to take account of fuel...
Whilst my BMW 3 Series was in the garage they claim that the timing chain has snapped. Would tampering with the crank shaft potentially caused the timing chain to suddenly snap? It seems very unlucky...