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My current car is a little banged up and I'm thinking of getting a new one but need some advice. I am a small business owner working from home as a web designer. I rarely drive other than for the occasional...
My 18 year old granddaughter recently passed her driving test and needs a small reliable car for daily, short distance commuting, maximum price £1,500. What can you recommend?
Keen to buy a Toyota Verso, Ford C MAX, Volkswagen Touran or Peugeot 5008 for occasional use. I have a five-year-old, 18 month old granddaughters and four adults to transport. Annual mileage is approximately...
I have a 2003 Vauxhall Meriva and the EPS light is coming on. I would like to repair, but it is too expensive. As this fault is a safety issue and has been complained about, do Vauxhall have to repair?
I already have an 09 Range Rover Sport but I only do a 60 mile round trip to work every day so I'm looking for a very cheap car I can buy that would be very cheap to run back and forth to work.I could...
Am seriously thinking of buying a BMW 520 SE automatic got £18,990 with 28,000 miles on the clock. My only problem is it's had two owners which seems a lot with only a low mileage on the clock. It has...
I bought a car from a dealer, Insignia 09 plate 40k on the clock. The car was fully serviced and MOT'd when I collected it. The dealer put a new clutch in as on the test drive it was slipping. Six weeks...
Age 70 and fancy open air motoring. The car must be small and comfortable to tempt the wife! I have no garage, so will avoid a rag-top. Do you think the Peugeot 207CC is the only sensible choice? Is there...
I have a 2001 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 8v. I have had a few problems, all now sorted, but since I've had the ECU fixed I now seem to be running hot. The coolant tank has red water and no oil, but the two pipes...
I need to replace my 2003 Clio DCI with a larger car to accommodate my expanding family. I do 35,000 miles a year, 90% of that motorway. Therefore, fuel economy to roughly match the 60mpg I am getting...
 

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