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I can afford up to £13000 for a fun car. I rarely have a pasenger. A MINI Cooper 3 door would be fine. Or a VW Up GTI. Both are good but is the Up easier to work on and reliable? An ex MINI mechanic,...
I want to buy a small used petrol automatic with torque converter gearbox and low insurance for under £10,000. What do you recommend?
The cigarette odour is impossible to eradicate completely. Would a distance purchaser have every right to reject the car, is that the legal position? .
Can you give me your opinion of a Jaguar XF please. I had one (late 2015 mark), sold it and bought a Fabia that is very sensible but so boring. It makes complete sense! I still fancy a Jaguar XF again....
I'm considering buying a lightly used Mercedes-Benz EQB 350, which was first registered in June 2022, gas done 3,000 miles and seems to have been sat at a dealership for much of its life. Does this represent...
We are looking for a small electric or hybrid car, for under £4k, which can travel say 150-200 miles on a full charge and is auto. What would you recommend ?
Is there a way to find out the number of former keepers of a car, from the number plate alone?
Is buying a Japanese imported VW from a UK dealer advisable?
I sold a car which seemed fine but 2 months later the timing chain went and the new owner has asked for some of the money back. There were no signs of any issue when I had it. The car was sold as seem...
Our son needs to change his 14 year old Ford Fiesta, which has just scraped through it's MoT. His budget is tight for the replacement - £8k maximum. I have found a 9 year old 1.33 Dual VVT-i Toyota Yaris...
 

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