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I ordered a Volvo C30 1.6d DRIVe ‘S’ without the start stop option because, living in a rural area, I thought that the £250 option would be of little benefit to me. Two weeks after I had ordered and following...
If I buy a new Isuzu Rodeo 4x4 pick-up, do I have to pay £3,000 road tax per year? I'm self-employed/VAT registered.
Some years ago you were very helpful with a cambelt failure on my Vauxhall Astra. As the car is now 12 years old and is expensive to tax at £190 per annum I am looking for a replacement, preferably not...
Please could you give me some advice on buying a new car? I am joining a new company and they have given me a budget of £40k for a new company car without any guidelines at all. I would like a car that...
I would be most grateful for your help and guidance in dealing with my local Toyota garage. I bought a new Toyota Previa GLS D4D 8str on 30/3/01. Some years later I suspected that the gear was sticking...
While we lived in France my wife and I made a point of trying to support the French car industry by buying French cars. Now that we have returned to the UK we would like to try to be patriotic and buy...
I currently possess a BMW320D auto purchased from new in 2002, now has 86,000 miles and turbo replaced at 73,000. I am concerned other expensive repairs may be needed in future (e.g. autobox, common rail...
I bought a T reg Citroen Xsara West Coast 1.4 on May 21st this year for £1,200 from a dealer who gives a 3 month warranty. It was advertised as having A/C, but as I'm not a fan I only tried it once during...
I purchased a second-hand diesel Freelander from a trader in Melksham on 18th April 2009. It is a 2006/55 plate with approx 51k mileage when I bought it. I paid £7,795 and have done 3,000 miles since....
After a few weeks of research I purchased a 2001 VW Golf cabriolet on 6 July. The car was advertised on eBay, but due to being located only 40 miles away I visited the seller to view the car before agreeing...
 

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