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We're looking for a SUV to cater for our new family. The car will have to take a child’s seat and pram. We've narrowed it down to the Nissan Qashqai 1.6 CVT Acenta Premium, which seemed oddly cramped inside,...
Our 2005 Ford Mondeo Estate has suffered a terminal fault and we need to replace it with used car. We don't necessarily want/need another estate and have been considering the Citroen C4. Having three...
I am interested in buying a 2009 Volkswagen Passat as a replacement for our Toyota RAV4 which has had its gearbox fail and is not financially worthwhile replacing. The mileage on the proposed car is...
Have been looking for a new car to cover around 20k miles a year and my priorities are refinement and long distance comfort - personal purchase rather than via my company. Have been impressed by both the...
We need a medium sized car with enough width for three child seats in the back. We'd prefer an estate (not keen on MPV or 4x4s) but cannot find any cars that match our needs. Can you help?
What options are there for petrol seven-seaters? My wife drives 6000 miles per year, most local, with a handful of trips to family and relatives which are round trips of about 300-400 miles. I have...
I need to replace my 2003 Clio DCI with a larger car to accommodate my expanding family. I do 35,000 miles a year, 90% of that motorway. Therefore, fuel economy to roughly match the 60mpg I am getting...
I would like to replace my Volkswagen Golf Estate with a new car, which can carry three children, aged from a few months to seven years old. I don't want a people carrier and would prefer to have an SUV....
I want to buy a small family car. My choices are a 2013 SEAT Leon 1.6 TDI or a 2013 Ford Focus 1.6 TDI. Which would you buy?
We currently have a Honda Civic but are expecting our second child soon so are looking for something a little bigger. Our main criteria are: - Under £18,000 - Good MPG (50+) - Low road tax - More...
 

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