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I am looking to purchase a new diesel SUV for towing a caravan. All the new models in dealers' showrooms at the moment show Euro 5 emissions. I understand that all new diesels will have to comply with...
Is it possible to get a good non-diesel family/estate car for city driving? Our family is due to increase in size imminently and our current diesel Mazda 3 isn't big enough. My problem is that we would...
I wonder why you do not have any reviews on small SUVs? I want a small SUV due moving to Tenerife and there the parking places are very small. So what advice you would give me? Mercedes-Benz GLK is very...
I'm looking to buy new Skoda Fabia with DSG 'box, but the dilemma is diesel or petrol?
What is your opinion on the Ford Fiesta Zetec S Red Edition? I want to buy a fun second car doing fairly low mileage, but have heard of problems with paint work and build quality with the Fiesta.
Our 2011 Renault Grand Scenic 1.4TCE Bose Edition is 3.5 years old. I have been offered a 1.2TCE 130 Bose Edition with same features and spec with a cost to change of £10,000. This values our car at...
I want to buy a new or nearly new car with a price range of £15,000-£18,000. What's the best car within this price range that's similar to an Audi A1 but slightly bigger?
I'm thinking of buying a new Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost. Does this car suffer from any technical issues?
I'm going to buy a new Audi Q5 S-Line Plus with a manual gearbox. The 2.0T FSI(225) and 2.0 TDI (177) engines have virtually identical list prices. I do 13-15,000 miles a year and will keep the car for...
I am thinking of buying a new BMW 3 Series diesel automatic, but I am a bit concerned about the long term reliability. I would ideally like to keep it for five years and would run up 100,000 miles in that...