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We are looking to buy a family MPV and are considering the Peugeot 5008 or the Citroen Grand Picasso. The car will be used for general running around in the city and also taken 20 miles 3 times a week...
Which is better, the auto or the manual in the C4 Grand Picasso?
Just letting you know how impressed I was with the level of help and service I received from Addison Lee Car Sales in London when I bought one of their vehicles last month. The rate turnover of cars...
My daughter needs a car to ferry her four young children to school and to travel to see us in the school holidays. I have been offered a 2.5-litre Mazda Bongo B2500 diesel automatic for £2995. It has 92,000...
My friend is looking for a new car and has a £5500 budget. He is not interested in handling or image but does like a bit of comfort. It needs to be practical as he has teenage kids and is always moving...
I currently have a 2003 Volkswagen Sharan 130 diesel. Bought from a year old it has been through 3 DMF's yet has only just reached 98k. I am looking to replace it and would need another larger MPV. I would...
I have a 2007 Ford Fusion 1.4TDCI, which I bought new. This car suits me in every respect and I intended buying a new 1.6TDCI towards the end of this year. However I note that that the Fusion is discontinued...
My husband needs to update his company car. He does about 25,000 miles a year so needs a comfortable, fast and fun car to drive. Currently he drives an Audi A6 Avant, but now we're a family of five with...
I am looking at changing my 2003 Ford Mondeo TDCi LX with 70,000 miles for something newer. Please suggest a suitable diesel replacement. I don’t want to lose too much size but would like something fractionally...
For the past ten years we have racked up a quarter of a million miles in four successive Fiat Multiplas; much of this going to and from the south of France carrying everything from six adults in leg stretching...