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My Saab 9-5 is getting old and I want to replace it to meet some specific needs, including driving elderly and often disabled people to hospital and other appointments. I'm looking for a petrol car with...
Following an accident when my left leg was damaged, I need a new car. The criteria are: easy to get in and out with seats not too low, automatic, four or five door, leather seats (so I can twist on them...
Following knee replacements, I find getting in and out of my Lexus IS250 with its low headroom rather awkward. Can you recommend a more accessible ‘sit up and beg’ type vehicle, of similar comfort and...
I intend to replace my Motability Ford Focus with the 1.4-litre B-Max. But my Ford salesman tells me that Ford is currently doing a special deal on the C-Max 1.6. Which do you feel is the better car? I...
I am thinking of buying a Hyundai 1.6 auto ix20. I only drive 10,000 miles each year and petrol, I believe, is the best choice for lower mileages. Is this a good choice or do you have other suggestions?...
I have a 2009 Renault Scenic 1.5 dCi Privilege 106 with 36,000 miles on the clock and I wish to replace it with something similar. I have reservations about a straight replacement as I feel the engine...
I currently own an Audi 2.0 S Line Avant, which my wife is now having difficulty getting in and out of. I do approx 15k a year, of which 10k is motorway. My budget to replace is around £11,000 and I have...
I have a friend who currently drives a three-door Toyota Auris. He is a double amputee and likes to load his folded wheelchair behind the driver seat. He also requires an automatic. A new Auris is due...
Perhaps DP and his wife do not like ‘tall’ cars of the type you suggested (Touran, etc). If so, they may like to know that my wife and I absolutely love our BMW 3 Series estates (E46 model) and hers was...
Will you kindly recommend smallish four-door family saloons (smaller than the Mondeo/Passat) with ease of entry a priority, as drivers and passengers are in their eighties. Annual mileage is likely to...
 

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