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My brother is considering buying a brand new or max two year old petrol Ford Focus with a 1.0L EcoBoost Engine (Manual Transmission). Are there any other petrol cars you can suggest with a small turbo...
Looking to spend £5K on a used Rio, covering 10K to 12K miles per year. Would you recommend the 1.4 petrol or 1.5 diesel? Never owned diesel before and don't want to get into costly DPF issues etc but...
I've just spent two weeks driving around Texas in a hired new Kia Sorento petrol automatic 7 seater and was very impressed with it, so much so that I'm considering buying one. However, in Britain this...
I am three quarters through finance agreement with MINI on a Countryman Cooper D All4, but need more boot space for four small dogs and preferably better than 50mpg. Looking at Skoda Yeti, Roomster, Fabia...
What's the best/most reliable diesel automatic under £5k?
Which makes the better nearly new buy: skoda octavia 1.4tsi or ford focus 1.5 ecoboost? I'm looking for the best combination of performance, economy and reliability. I've read that the Ford doesn't deliver...
As a trader I bought a car from BCA live online. The car arrived and is not as described on the appraisal sheet. BCA grade the cars from 1-5 and also include a brief description of damages, where they...
when will the new Jaguar petrol engine be fitted to the new model and will the emissions and Ved be the same as the Ford based engine. Thanks. J Steel
I have a 2011 Skoda Octavia vRS TDI (170 CR)Manual Hatch which I have owned car since new. It has now covered 102k (almost) trouble-free miles. I am now doing approx. 20k a year, and wondering whether...
lucky enough to be able to choose ! which would you recommend between Porsche boxster S & Mercedes SLK 55 AMG ? any o0thers to consider at this price ? thanks for your column .. always interesting reading...