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I've recently moved to work in Norway and I'm shocked at the price of cars, which are often three times the UK price for new and even seven or eight times the price of an equivalent secondhand car in the...
As I work from home and do all the school runs and camping/driving holidays, I have a 2001 Mercedes-Benz ML270 (95,000 miles) but I want a car with better fuel economy and that is also cheaper. My wife...
I have a Toyota Picnic 1998 2.0-litre petrol manual and it's driving me to an early grave. After £700 spent it's still got the same fault. For some time now the engine would cut out for no reason when...
Having read your report I bought a used (55 plate) Volkswagen Transporter 2.5 diesel, and so far so good. But in your articles you often refer to a particular vehicle's manufacturer being aware of a particular...
I about to move to Germany and am thinking about getting a 2006 Saab 9-3 Vector. You have it on one of your top ten lists, but some of the reviews that I have read seem to indicate that you have to be...
My wife has seen a Nissan Figaro at a dealer for £5500 which she is very keen on. It's a 1991 model and has done 35,000 miles. The aspects of the car that she likes are the size, soft top and image. What...
I want to buy a Honda Jazz 2003 1.3 which has 100,000 miles on it. Is this a high mileage vehicle? It is in good running condition. Is this worth up to £1800, and how many more miles will this engine run...
I am looking at buying either an old shape Renault Grand Scenic or Citroen C4 Grand Picasso secondhand. At the car dealers the Scenic screen prices seem to be way over the car guide prices such as Parkers,...
My 08 2.0TDI GT Sport Golf which I bought, believing Volkswagens are reliable, is now going into the local dealer for a second time to investigate a problem where the diesel drains back into the fuel tank....
I'm aged 70 and need a new car. I've had major spinal surgery and my surgeon recommended that I should be driving a bus or a lorry to be in the correct upright position! It must be an automatic with reasonably...