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I heeded you and, having read your review, bought a year-old Nissan Cube 1.6 Kaizen at £7,801. It is hugely practical, loaded with extras, comfortable and I do not mind that it looks like a baby seal....
I am trying to spec a new BMW F25 X3, which I know is a car you recommend. There are several very expensive extras I would like but the prices are serious. Xenon lights are £920 and a towbar is £765. In...
I recently acquired an excellent Yeti Elegance 4x4 from SMC Exeter who provided me with superlative service. The car replaced my Volvo V70 which, with its very poor turning circle, proved incapable of...
Can you give me a view as to what I should pay for an ex-demo Alfa Guilietta 140JTDM diesel Veloce, 61 reg with the following spec and around 4000 miles? It has special paint (£490), double electric sunroof...
My insurance brokers, with whom I have been dealing for many years and who usually provide cover for our vehicles, always offer 'Legal Protection' at an additional cost of just under £20. Is it worth having...
Should I get the optional Dynamic Handling Package for the C-Class Estate? I'm in the process of buying the latest model - working in NZ but will be back home in the UK for delivery.
I bought a top-of-the range BMW Z4, and with the Comfort package it cost me over £43,000. I unfortunately became unwell and had to surrender my driving licence. I went back to the dealer I purchased it...
I own a 52-reg Peugeot 307 Hdi Rapier with 120,000 miles on the clock. I am looking to upgrade and have seen a few cars. The one I am looking at is a 2004 54-reg Audi A3 1.9 TDI Sport 6-speed with 63,000...
My Third Party, Fire and Theft car insurance renewal just came through with a significant addition for legal expenses insurance. Is this something I should take? Or is it just the insurance company "selling...
I've owned a fairly high spec 2006 BMW 535 ‘M’ Sport for some 18 months and one of the important extras I sought was the satellite navigation system. I had a simple Garmin system in my previous car. It...