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I'm looking at buying a Skoda. There is currently an offer whereby Skoda will pay the VAT on the model I am looking at. What I need to know before negotiating is who pays the VAT. Does this come out...
I am thinking of buying a used car. I want a somewhat long car. My budget is £5000. I would prefer a manual though automatic would be a last resort. Based on information from friends/neighbours etc....
I want to buy a small (1.4/1.6litre) true automatic, not CVT. I have found the accelerator pedal to be exactly the same pedal as that fitted to three pedal cars on models I have looked at. I want the...
I have just bought a new Honda Jazz. The garage wanted to charge £300 for applying Auto Autoshine. I can get it done for £204. Is it worth doing or would it be better to do myself?
We intend buying a new car in the Autumn (Toyota Auris Hybrid T Spirit). Our son-in-law would like to buy our present car; a Citroen C5 Exclusive 2.2 diesel automatic with leather interior. We bought...
Hello, do you know which estate cars can take extra childrens seats in the boot, like the 307 SW?
I'm looking to buy an automatic that is big enough to take 5 adults at a push. It also needs a boot big enough to carry a greyhound. A low tax and insurance would be beneficial if possible. Not bothered...
We have a 4 year old and we have twins due in June. We currently have a Ford C-MAX and we are worried that we will not get three car seats in the back. It is also petrol and most of our driving is short...
My wife is currently running a P plate Renault Megane 1.6 petrol. We spent rather too much getting it through the MOT last year and it has started to run rough/misfire over the last few weeks. It is not...
For a large family, our T reg Volkswagen Sharan has performed sterling work, but is now getting tired. Changes in the family mean that we can go from a full blown seven-seater, to a five-seater with two...