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Thinking of buying a fun car - Mazda MX5, Toyota MR2 or MGF. Spending between £2000-3000. What's best?
I have just moved house and we are using our cars differently. I need to replace out city runaround, an 03 plate fiesta with 150k on the clock with a decent motorway car. I need it to be economical, so...
Is a Honda Accord 1.8 x-reg, 22k, full service history, leather upholstory, a good "risk"
I am looking at buying a Rover 75, and have seen a 2.0 ltr diesel Connoisseur for sale, as you can imagine it is fully loaded with equipment so quite appealing, the bodywork appears in good condition with...
Could you please advise on pros and cons of following two options (future resale, reliability etc) A - Del miles 1.2 Fiat 500 Pop as advertised in your new car deals section - £8995 B - Nearly new 1.2...
I need to find a 'good' second hand automatic car, no more than 2L, that has low tax band/ CO2 emissions, can you recommend any please? Have already had Ford Escort, Vauxhall Cavalier & Astra (Currently...
A friend is part exchanging a 54 plate Mondeo Zetec 2.0 (petrol) for a new Focus 1.0. He has been offered £700 in the p/e deal. It has FSH, 104k miles, everything works and it is in good condition. Should...
I've recently bought a 5 year old Focus from a main Ford dealership. I've been driving it a week and have discovered 3 heating elements in the rear windscreen don't work and a little rattling noise from...
After many years of Volvo estates, usually bought at 5 years old with full histories, I am now retired and, while still needing to haul the occassional full load or drive long distances on the continent...
Please comment on the below draft before I send it? Dear Sir, I refer to my previous correspondence of the 29 August 2012 and its contents. Having now taken legal advice I must now inform you that...
 

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