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I drive a Vauxhall Insignia Elite hatchback with leather upholstery, satnav and all the bells and whistles. Terrific car, I'm delighted with it. Currently, my wife drives a Hyundai i30 hatchback, which...
Am looking to buy a small jeep type car - easy to get into and out. I have had two hip replacements at 65.
I'm currently driving a 1999 BMW 328 which I very much like, but needs replacing. The BMW is too large for me, and I'd like to find something refined, quiet and comfortable for commuting as well as occasional...
I need a small car that can cope with dales roads that can flood easily and we are often snowed in. Parking is a problem so size is important.
After this spell of bad weather I think I might feel better about the future if I changed my car. At present I have a 3 door 08 Mitsubishi Colt with 26k mileage, and want to sell it to buy something else....
At present we have a 6 year old Toyota Yaris. It's been reliable but we want to change it in. We're 82 and 75 - both still fit and able to drive and we live in a village, trips are mainly within a 50 mile...
My wife does 12,500 miles annually which is entirely urban short distances (community nurse). I would like to get her a car which would cost me ideally as little as possible to run, but be a decent car...
I am looking to purchase a second hand car for my son of 19 and daughter of 21 to share. I have looked at a Polo 1.4 Match with an 08 plate which was £6,000 but am now wondering whether a Clio or Fiesta...
I'm looking at the Dacia Sandero, which would be my first new car. Although the Access spec suits me fine, it seems the Ambience with the more efficient Tce 90 engine makes sense. At 6000 miles/ year,...
My other half wants to buy a convertible for fun driving. He loves cars and used to have a Spitfire that he tuned up and drove as a young man. Now we are approaching our 50s, he has some spare cash and...