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I’m looking for a seven-seater about five years old. When all seven seats are up it would still need room for a double pushchair and shopping?
I'm looking to change my car. I need a practical reliable family car with decent performance, but I'd like your advice please on whether I should go for petrol or hybrid or electric? My concern is if I...
When making a cash offer to a franchised dealer for a used car, what would be a reasonable percentage deduction of the asking price to suggest?
I have a 15-year-old Peugeot 206 CC and want to replace it with a modern alternative, what should I look at?
We are looking to buy a used family SUV that is economical and reliable. We’d want to avoid the small SUVs (Qashqai) and need a but more space. Can you recommend something below £12,000?.
What is the best automatic diesel car for taxi use please?
I live in Cardiff and regularly travel to Heathrow and Guildford. I am tempted by a Tesla Model 3 Long Range but am concerned at its all year suitability for a 260 mile round trip. The 260 miles is at...
I am thinking of buying a small car but would prefer automatic. The choice seems very limited - can you advise why this is. The Volkswagen Up is no longer available in automatic. The Hyundai i10 has very...
What is the best small car for an elderly lady? It needs to be secondhand, low mileage, reliable, petrol, automatic and good size boot.
I want to upgrade my diesel BMW X3 to an automatic petrol hybrid, what would you recommend?