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Is buying a Japanese imported VW from a UK dealer advisable?
I sold a car which seemed fine but 2 months later the timing chain went and the new owner has asked for some of the money back. There were no signs of any issue when I had it. The car was sold as seem...
Our son needs to change his 14 year old Ford Fiesta, which has just scraped through it's MoT. His budget is tight for the replacement - £8k maximum. I have found a 9 year old 1.33 Dual VVT-i Toyota Yaris...
In February 2024 I bought an Approved Used car from a main dealer. The car was ten months old. When I collected the car I did not notice that it had three tyres of one brand but the fourth was different....
A local dealer here (Pisa, Italy) has three 2020 Kia Niro Hybrids for sale, all low kms (45k-60k), all midspec. They are all ex company cars and are all missing their first service. The salesperson explained...
I'm looking for the best used 7 seater under £8000? I'm looking at Mazda 5, Ford S-MAX and the Toyota Verso.
Should I stay clear from buying an imported car, like the Honda Fit (Jazz equivalent). What are the pros and cons? Is servicing and parts different, for example?
My daughter who lives in Australia, is coming back to the UK for a long visit and wants to buy a "cheap" car for the time she will be here. It needs to be dog friendly and ULEZ compliant. However she only...
I have a Land Rover Discovery 2, just MoT’d for a year, but I live in London and it is not ULEZ compliant which is a pain. I’d like to make sure the car is used for Ukraine rather than diverted to somebody’s...
What's the best small second hand electric car for a low mileage runaround?
 

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