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I want to buy a new family car that can carry five people, including a wheelchair user. The car must have a large boot, roomy seats and good fuel economy. What do you recommend I buy?
I suffer with knee problems and I am looking for a vehicle that is not too low or too high. The car must have five-doors and two-wheel drive with a lift up tailgate. Can you tell me what I should buy,...
I am looking for a vehicle that has a boot size of 40-inches wide, 31-inches high and 28-inches to the back seat. I have £22,000 to spend, what do you recommend?
My disabled aunt wishes to replace her 2004 automatic Ford Fusion with a new car. She basically wants the same again, but with more power as her car is the gutless 1.4 auto. She likes the Fusion because...
I own a Honda Jazz CVT is fitted with paddle levers and consider it to be an automatic. However, a friend has told me that the paddle levers actually make it a manual – is this correct? I turned 70 this...
I wonder if you could possibly help with the problem of selling a 'Suzuki Life' wheelchair-driven petrol car. My friend is disabled and no longer fit enough to drive. The car is a 2005 Suzuki Wagon R adapted...
I am in the processing of buying a car for the first time under the Motability Scheme. I am looking for a small hatchback, but it must be an automatic. So far I feel I have narrowed down my list to the...
We will be retiring next year and want to buy a new MPV. My wife will be the only driver, but she has some health issues and it’s important the car has an automatic gearbox, high driving position and a...
I need to buy a used car, but need an automatic due to a disability that restricts the movement of my right arm. I only drive short routes to town, but want something economical and reliable. I’ve narrowed...
My wife is mildly disabled and drives with hand controls. She currently has a 2004 Ford Fiesta 1.6 with an automatic gearbox. The time has come for a new car and she wants another automatic, no bigger...