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My wife insists on low mileage, but I consider average, say 10 to 12,000 per year, is best. Who's right and why?
I bought a car from a second hand car dealer at the end of September 2012. Since then it has developed numerous faults which I have had to take to a garage to get repaired under warranty, apart from the...
I'm thinking of a getting an old E30 or E36 BMW convertible for summer motoring as a third car. My budget is £5000 so that should get me a really good example. Can you recommend which is the best model...
My son has about £6000 to spend. He does about 8 to 10,000 miles pa. He wants a medium (e.g.Focus) sized car for commuting and pleasure. His priorities are reliablity and economy, although being a 30...
A Vauxhall Combo I am looking at has had a category d repair if £8000 is value without that damage, how much does it go down by?
I bought a two-year-old Citroen C1 VTR+ (13k miles at the time) in September last year from a main dealer. I was told it had a full service history. When I picked it up there was no service book. I queried...
My wife and I live in Portugal on our own, but are visited by families of our children and grandchildren. We need a low-priced but reliable 7 seat people carrier. It would be used as a second car so...
I'm thinking of buying either a: Mazda 6 2008 2.0d or 2.2d hatchback BMW 320d 2006 saloon Mitsubishi Lancer 2.0 diesel 2008 saloon Which one would you recommend and why?
I need a car with a big estate boot to carry barrels of beer - approx. six barrels at a time, weight approximately 55s or 330kg. Comfortable and reliable are keywords, was looking at a 10-year-old Mercedes-Benz...
A reputable second hand car dealer has a Mercedes-Benz S350 on an 03-plate with 47,000 miles on the clock for sale at £5890. What should I consider? What average MPG Short and long distance? What is...