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I own a 2004 plate 2.0 XT Forester that has done 89k miles and was sent a promotional letter by a Subaru dealer, which entitles me to an enhanced trade-in on any Subaru (new or used). They have a 2009...
Trading in a Vauxhall Agila with 66K in good condition FSH, owned by me from new. How much can I expect to get? Buying a new Nissan Micra Acenta CVT for my next 10 years motoring. Has there been any...
About to take the plunge and buy a new Honda Jazz 1.4 Manual. Given that there was a facelift model introduced Feb 2011, do you know if there is any risk of a facelift or new model being launched shortly?...
Is there an easy way to tell a 2wd Kuga from a 4wd one ?
Last year I bought a new Jaguar XF Portfoio but didn't like the hard ride so I sold the car at great loss. I am now considering buying a Mercedes CLS 350 SE with 18" wheels. Do you think I might be making...
Local Ford dealer has a new Fiesta Zetec 1.6 TDCi 3 door, offered me £500 for my 03 Mondeo LX TDCi 86K miles FFSH from same dealer, cost to change £13093. Good deal or ask for more discount?
What do you think of the Ford Focus 1.6 Titanium petrol automatic. What compares?
To retire with I searched for and eventually found an immaculate Jaguar S type 2.7 diesel, just out of warranty, at a quality independent dealer. Soon after, at just over 40k miles, the DPF failed. My...
My sister used to share ownership of an R reg Alfa Romeo 156 but now needs to buy something for herself. She has a maximum of £5,000 to spend but cannot decide between Vauxhall Corsa, Ford Fiesta, Peugeot...
I was quite tempted in buying a 185 2.2 diesel engined Mazda 3 as I fancied something with a bit more power than my 1.6 crdi Hyundai i30. Do these suffer with diesel being dumped in the oil sump by incomplete...