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Following Brexit, exchange rates have taken a big hit, with the Euro now about 15 per cent more expensive. I'm not sensing that this has found its way through into new car prices just yet, presumably because...
My mother's 1996N Fiesta has after lots of work passed MOT but there is much rust underneath and she has been told it won't be economical to get through next year MOT. It only has about 37,000 miles. She...
I spend a lot of time in the South of Spain each year and, instead of car hire, have been considering purchasing a good used car instead. The problem is the cost of purchasing a vehicle. A Mondeo selling...
We have been offered a year old Ford Focus Titanium, imported to the UK from Jersey, and on your advice I have also looked at drivethedeal.com which has quoted £13,458 for the same car but new. However...
My husband needs to replace our 15-year-old RHD Clio with a new RHD Modus. Ideally he would like to buy one over here, in order to save the long trek to London. The dealer in Marmande believes this to...
I have seen a nice one-year-old Ford Focus C-Max Titanium, 6,000 miles, at a local Ford dealer for just under £14,000 and I am tempted to buy. However, I wonder if it would be more prudent to wait until...
I am seriously considering buying a new Golf 1.6S with its neat autobox. It seems almost impossible to get any discounts from the local VW dealers, so is it worth importing one? It used to be the smart...
After living overseas for the past 6 years I have now returned to these shores to find a difference in the trade with car supermarkets and deals on new, etc. I used to work in sales for main dealers many...
I know now is not a good time to buy a Japanese car (due to the Exchange Rate) and Honda dealers claim they can't discount the Jazz by more than £500, but do you think this is a good deal? New Jazz 1.4...
Help! I have test driven an auto RX-8 import and have fallen totally for the car. TW White specialises in this RHD 2nd hand car, but its prices are hard to justify. Mazda was selling the brand 2008 manual...
 

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