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I have recently ordered VW Golf 1.4TSI Match through drivethedeal, I have been inspired through your forum and everything till now went fine. I am thinking of keeping the car more than five years, I have...
I want to downsize from an "executive saloon" to a new 4-door saloon, petrol, automatic, similar trim: leathers, electrically adjustable seats, seat memory, cruise control, etc. I cannot find such a car:...
Ordered new Polo. Told it had Bluetooth. On delivery saw that it did but it's a "stick on" on top of the dash with a wire running to back of dashboard. Had to have car on the road so took delivery & complained...
Just under two months ago, I took delivery of a brand-new 2012 Megane Hatchback. I've recently noticed a rather loud rattle that appears when closing the right rear door, and when driving over less-than...
My wife bought an Evoque 28.6.12 and all was well till a couple of weeks ago (around 3k miles) at which point the stop start function stopped working and an annoying rattle developed somewhere around...
I'm looking for a new large family hatchback. I'm considering a new Octavia, but the order book has closed for hatches in the UK. There seem to be a few cars still available and the finance is attractive,...
Soon I shall need to replace my 2 year old Giulietta 1.4 multi-air for something that is good on steep hills, mud and rutted tracks so will need fairly high ground clearance. What would be a good choice...
I've e-mailed you a few times about buying my next car and narrowed it down to a nearly new (6k miles, 1yr old) BMW 118d SE, a Hyundai i30 Style (126 hp), Kia Cee'd 4 (same engine as the Hyundai). After...
I am considering (as a launch customer) a Ford B-MAX Titanium (1.0 EcoBoost). Is this a model which has already been on sale on the continent and is therefore "de-bugged" and are there any up-grades already?
I am buying a new car online. The broker has told me that the car will be registered to me as first keeper, but they have to go through an administration process which involves changing address details...