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I am interested in buying a Audi A4 2.0 TDi S-line, Multitronic with 153,000 on the clock. It has full Audi service history and has had them regularly, every 10,000 miles. The car looks immaculate inside...
I am considering Audi Q5 with the 2.0 TFSI engine, year 2011, with 75,000 on the clock. The car has been regularly serviced, but some of the cylinders were changed because of oil usage and now it doesn't...
I was put off a Skoda Octavia 1.8tsi due to the potentially expensive oil consumption issues associated with the engine. I would now like to buy 2011 Seat Leon FR 2.0TSI. Is this engine reliable and or...
Being concerned about spending £65,000 or more on a new Range Rover Sport in the face of past history of poor reliability, can anyone direct me to an up to date review of the newest Sports' reliability?
I'm a medical student soon to graduate and I need a small reliable car to get to the hospital in. I will probably clock up 12,000 miles over the year but I'm likely to be placed in London after a year...
I'm looking for a used car to run for just a few years on a motorway commute. I'll be doing 17,000 per year and have a budget of £1800. Ideally, the larger the better (e.g. Ford Mondeo), but I'm not...
I'm looking at buying a Vauxhall Astra, from 2004 onwards. I have a budget of £3000, but hoping not to spend that much. I was looking at the petrol 1.4 or 1.6 engines, but is there anything I should...
Can you help me choose a reliable used car for taxi use with 45+mpg? My budget is £4500-£5000.
Which DPF system is on 2013 Mazda 3 1.6 diesel and do you recommend buying one if doing 7000 miles a year?
My old Rover 25 has terminally broken. I have been offered a Mercedes-Benz CLK320 Avant Garde automatic petrol by a family member for £4000. The car might be 2012 or 2002 (I'm not sure) but has 84,000...
 

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