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My husband and I are both now retired and are considering the most suitable car for our retirement. We would like to travel in the UK and Europe, taking our dog with us, so are thinking about an estate...
My wife is set on buying a convertible as a second car, probably a coupé cabrio for security reasons (when we had car with a soft electric sunroof it was slashed twice). The car will be used for a combination...
Have just taken ownership of a new Honda CR-V 2.2 Dtec from Motorpoint. At purchase Motorpoint advised that this car was an import from Gibraltar, so had only a two year manufacturers warranty. However...
I know nothing about cars. I want a car with a similar shape to the Vauxhall Agila (having written off my 2006 car). I am regularly doing the London to Brighton run so want something that is good on distance...
My local BMW dealer is heavily pushing some "extras" at me prior to taking a new delivery. I would value your opinion if they are worth spending any money on. The products are BMW's Seal and Protect...
I have seen you advise many times that people avoid some of the larger wheels that cars come with today. I am looking at purchasing a new XC90 Executive, it comes with 19" as standard. I went to the dealer...
I have problems with shoulders, upper back and need a car with very light steering. I also need high seating and a standard automatic box. I had advice from you a year ago on this subject and bought...
As I have just retired, what practical new or used hatchback (budget £10,000 -£11,000 would you recommend that would be as much fun to drive as my long loved MX-5 from four years ago?
We have an old Suzuki Vitara for local and off-road use (which it does lots of) and we've been really pleased with it. We need another car for some commuting and longer runs but we live at the end of...
I've just put down the deposit on a pre-registered Hyundai iX35. Although it only has 10 miles on the clock it was registered in April 2011 so I'm guessing it has been sitting on the forecourt for most...
 

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