What should I look for in a used Porsche Boxster?

I have seen a 2002 Porsche Boxster 3.2 S for sale at a local garage. It will be a part-ex for my 2007 MX5 with 6000 miles on the clock and a full main dealer service history. The Porsche is £12,000 and...

Is the new Citroen C3 reliable?

I would like to part exchange my eight-year-old Citroen C3 Sensodrive for a six-month-old, 3500 mile Citroen C3 16v Exclusive diesel hatchback from my local Citroen dealer. He allowed £1700 on my C3. Is...

Best way to sell a 54 plate Mondeo

A friend is part exchanging a 54 plate Mondeo Zetec 2.0 (petrol) for a new Focus 1.0. He has been offered £700 in the p/e deal. It has FSH, 104k miles, everything works and it is in good condition. Should...

Which easily-maintained car do you recommend for towing a caravan?

I tow a twin axle 1.8 tonne caravan in the UK and Europe with my 168,000mile 1999 Land Rover Discovery TD5. I really want to change it for something newer with less maintenance costs. I will spend up to...

Best time to trade-in an outgoing car?

How do I get best deal, time of month etc. when trading in 06 plate CR-V with 72,000, bearing in mind the impending 2012 CR-V launch.

What price for a trade-in against a Boxster?

What price should I get for a 2011 (March - 5300 miles only) manual Freelander GS as a trade in against a new Porsche Boxter? I do not want a hard ride so what wheel size is the best for the Porsche?

Volvo swap shop

Thanks for advice on a previously related question. I currently own a S40 1.9 D S (115) and saw a 03 S60 D5 for sale locally. Was interested until owner said it had covered 200,000 miles. It looks and...

Buying a used car but my part-ex has been damaged

I made a verbal agreement with my local VW dealer to purchase a used Polo with mats and Autoglym included for free in the negotiation. He offered me £400 for my X reg Ford Fiesta which I told him had dodgy...

Which large comfortable car should I buy?

At 82 I'm looking to replace my 2003 Honda Civic 1.6 Executive automatic for a larger comfortable car such as a Mercedes-Benz E300 or Lexus with low mileage and cost of £8000 - £12,000. My annual local...

We want to sell our 2007 Focus and 2005 Mondeo and buy a Kuga - what's the best way of doing this?

We both recently retired and no longer need our two cars. We are considering buying a 28,000 mile 2008 Ford Kuga 2.0 Zetec TDCI, as 4WD would be useful, from a Ford main dealer in Gainsborough, advertised...