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Which model of Ford Focus do you suggest - 1.0 Ecoboost or 1.6 Zetec? Salesman has suggested the 1.0 but I'm unsure about its power?
I spend a lot of time out of the UK. I own a car in the UK and wish to sell it (part ex) and buy another. Can my wife do this for me by proxy if a good deal comes up whilst I am away, or do I need to be...
My Son has just been offered a job in Sheffield which would mean him leaving home and buying his first car. He has been driving 7 years (he is 25) and although he has no no claims bonus, he has been a...
I live on the island of Malta where I cover 6,000 miles annually and am looking to replace my aging 1997 Civic VTi with a brand new manual transmission petrol car. I'm not sure if you can help me pick...
I'm looking to purchase new vehicle and was curious about the new Honda Civic 1.6 diesel - in the Honda dealership I was told that even though I only do a majority of short journeys and a maximum of 10,000...
I bought a Citroen C3 Picasso Exclusive 1.4 Petrol 59 reg, which your review tempted me to buy. It has 20,000 trouble free miles on the clock and has been very good. I am now thinking of trading it in...
Is the Ford C-Max a good car and which one of them is the best?
Just bought an Ford Focus Ecoboost 1.0 from dealer. Told them I didn't drive many miles except in July/August so asked if I should buy this or diesel 1.6 and they advised me on the 1.0 as the diesel has...
I LOVE my 2009 BMW 318 saloon but it just isn't practical so sadly has to go. The seats don't even fold down! We use my partners Kia Picanto as the practical car! I want to replace it with something...
The new car I am considering is a Ford B-Max. This is much the same footprint as my current Fiesta, and should still fit inside my garage length and width-wise but is significantly taller. I calculate...