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I am looking for a used estate car. Potentially petrol hybrid but petrol will do if its too pricey. I've got around £16000 to spend but less would be better. Im looking at the Mercedes CLA but wonder what...
I'm looking for a small-medium hybrid (self-charging) hatchback that I can use predominantly for 300 miles round trips once a fortnight. I'm looking for reliability, a strong safety record, efficiency,...
We have an 80+ year old female friend who needs to replace a 2002 Skoda Fabia Auto. The reality is that she will not be driving for many more years would therefore prefer to spend something under £10,000....
My son in law just passed his driving test for automatic cars and bought a three year old Volvo XC40. Our daughter has been driving a 2017 Kia Sportage that was their family car. Now that the Volvo will...
In your opinion, which car should I replace first, my Saab Vector 2.0t with 125,000 miles and 22 years old (regular servicing, runs well and in good condition) or my wife’s VW TDI with 155,000 miles and...
I need a small used petrol automatic with decent amount of poke. My budget is £18,000 and I have looked at a 5 door MINI Cooper and the Toyota Yaris so far. I don't want to sound like I'm screaming up...
Which reliable automatic with three full size seats on the second row would you recommend? Looking at used for around £20k.
We are trading our Toyota C-HR and upgrading. What car in this category would you suggest is appropriate and best all round value?
I'm looking to buy a large family 4x4, we have had a Santa Fe before and a Chevrolet Captiva I need an automatic and loved both of those cars but they both seem to have some major issues, can you recommend...
I am moving towards buying a new city-size car, conventional petrol-driven, i.e no electric or hybrid. What cars are there still available on the new-car market?