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Your advice columns are full of warnings about the longer-term running costs of modern diesel cars. In the light of that I decided to stick with a petrol engined automatic to replace my faithful 13-year...
I've been racking up 25,000 miles a year in my Superb estate since September 2010, and am planning to change it this year. My default plan is to replace like for like, whilst adding the security of 4x4...
I cannot work out which Allroad, XC70 or legacy with £8000 to get. Please help. Is one more reliable than the other. I know it will have to a few years old an with decent mileage.
Cannot make up our minds if to buy Volkswagen Golf Hatchabck and put on a roof rack and box for holidays and camping, or go straight for Golf Estate. Is the estate more expensive to run and what engine...
My last 3 cars (all manuals) have each achieved 270k over 10 years driving at little cost (Scirocco and two diesels - a 405 estate and Passat estate) before the first two were passed on for another three...
We have two kids and a dog, so need a big estate. Have thought about the Mondeo, Insignia, Passat or Volvo V70. We have between £10-12K to spend and are edging towards a mondeo What is the best model,...
We are a newly married couple. We have two cars at the moment (Audi A3 1.6 2001 and a Golf 2.0 TDI 2004) and are looking to trade in both for an estate car. We need a big boot as we love camping and...
I am a British expat living in Denmark and want to buy a new car. I have been looking at both the new Kia Cee'd SW and the Ford Focus Estate as a family car and was wondering if you could recommend a particular...
I currently have an 08 Suzuki Grand Vitara 1.9 DDIS which seems to stumble from one diesel related issue to another, so I am looking to cut my losses and go back to a petrol estate, however choices seem...
What is the largest volume estate car and the lowest tailgate height estate car?
 

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