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I currently own a BMW 320d M Sport Estate and find that my youngest daughter is travel sick. Is there a better car to limit this? I'd want something premium not a MPV and something cost 20-30k less than...
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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...
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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...
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...
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...
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
 

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