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I am looking for a car to replace my ageing Volkswagen Passat. We are a family of three and our next car must have a large boot with enough space for a child’s buggy. I live in London and only drive a...
What’s the best mid-sized family car for £4500?
I have now decided to select one of these cars, which are all 1.6 diesel automatics: Audi A3 sedan, Volkswagen Passat or Skoda Superb. According to my opinion, Audi is the best quality among them, but...
We’re a family of five looking to downgrade from two cars to one. We only have £8000 to spend and - in order to keep my £155pcm work car allowance - the new car must have less than 160g/km of CO2 emissions....
I am looking to replace my six-year old Skoda Octavia 4x4 Estate with a fairly new (1-2 years old max) family estate, still with 4x4. I need 4x4 for a difficult drive and local access road in the Lake...
I want to buy a one year old (or newer) car. I have up to £15,000 to spend and want a decent specification for my money. I have short listed the Mazda 3 2.2 diesel sport, Ford Focus 1.6 EcoBoost Titanium,...
My daughter is considering replacing her Volkswagen Golf 1.6 with a larger, more powerful car that will take two child seats and an adult in the back and has enough space for either a folding wheelchair...
I want to buy a new Golf Estate 1.4 TSI SE, but want to haggle for the best deal. The list price is £20,620, and with some extras is £21,503. I will be trading in my 2004 Golf Estate 1.6 SE, which has...
I am downsizing my 2007 Ford S-Max and am thinking of replacing it with a Focus or Hyundai i30. My budget is around £9500, which car would be best for comfort and reliability? Or is it worth stretching...
I'd like a recommendation for a car to be used predominantly for the school run (1.3 miles each way) for three child passengers. Also, this car will be used for the weekly shop, so needs decent boot space....