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My wife and I are looking to change our Subaru Forester for a smaller car. We are both in our 70's so our criteria are: Safety and economy; comfortable high seats and ease of getting in and out; automatic...
Is there such a beast as a low or zero emissions, 60+ mpg automatic car?
I commute on the train every day and the time has come where driving a 3-litre twin turbo BMW 3 miles to the station everyday is not economical, practical or financially viable. What should I replace...
I'm looking for a Ford Fiesta model with 'lowest overall cost of ownership' to commute 100 miles per day on mix of A & B roads (little city or motorway travel). Considering Ford Fiesta in either 1.4 TDCi...
My wife and I have just returned from a wonderful trip to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Most ordinary folk in those countries drive pick-up trucks as a family vehicle. I think this is eminently sensible....
I'm looking at getting a nearly new Mondeo from a supersite. I'm retired and only do about 9000 miles a year (with a fair few short runs)and can't decide on getting another TDCI or going for the petrol...
Please help, I live up a very rough farm track and don't really want the expense of fixing a 4x4. Can you tell me about any cars that have really good ground clearance that are economical to run? I also...
Thanks to your website, I have been able to narrow down my next choice of car to the Ford Focus and Seat Leon. You give the Focus 5 stars however and the Leon only 3 (although 5 for the quicker petrol...
I have a 2003 Audi A4 2.0L FSI Sport that has a flat spot on acceleration, increased fuel consumption by about 20%, a variable tick over speed and occasionally when starting the engine fires but then dies...
A few months ago I asked you about the new auto gear box of above, and you said they were similar to the VW. Well I decided to buy the above. Car now done 2 trips (Total 705 miles). First trip 430 miles...
 

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