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What is the best used family car for £12,000 with three full seats in the back and a good boot?
I'm in the market for a second-hand car and I'm interested in an Evoque or similar semi-luxury car for up to £15,000. The catch is that I would prefer petrol and all the ones I look at are diesel. I only...
I bought a one-year-old vehicle from Motorpoint and it was stated as having metallic paint. However, I recently discovered that it hasn’t and alerted this fact to Motorpoint, which was within six months...
My wife has recently purchased a Mazda 6 from Arnold Clarke. It is a 65 plate with 28,000 miles and is an ex Motability car. I am concerned the mileage is not genuine. There is no stamped service book...
My mum recently bought a car from eBay from a private seller. He sells a lot of cars on eBay but I don't think this is classed as a trader. She bought the car four months ago and only received the V5C...
Buying a second-hand electric car seems to be tricky. How do you know how long the battery will last? What other things would need looking at?
I have just bought a 2014 SEAT Alhambra from a franchised dealer. Just after the deal was done I found, on the discovery of a 'complementary Adblue' record (gesture of goodwill following re-map), that...
I am looking for a cheap estate for around £5000 - what would you recommend? I'm looking at a Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Auris, Peugeot 308 or Renault Megane.
Are ex-police cars valued at less than normal?
I bought a 2012 Honda CR-V with 39,000 miles from a franchised dealer in July 2018. I have completed 3700 miles and have been advised front tyres are worn to the ‘canvas’. The front discs are 70% worn...
 

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