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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...
What is your opinion on the Ford Fiesta Zetec S Red Edition? I want to buy a fun second car doing fairly low mileage, but have heard of problems with paint work and build quality with the Fiesta.
With regards to all these reported issues of DSG failures/issues, could it be that people are not paying attention to the service routines on the DSG box? I have seen quite a few DSG cars now that have...
I have budget of around £3500 for a seven-seater automatic MPV. This will be used for 10 mile trips by my wife for dropping kids to school. I would like a 2004-2009 era car and have narrowed my choices...
I am thinking of buying a new BMW 3 Series diesel automatic, but I am a bit concerned about the long term reliability. I would ideally like to keep it for five years and would run up 100,000 miles in that...