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I have just ordered a car from a dealer in response to a reverse auction that I placed with autoebid.com. The offer states that the car will be trade registered and that I will appear on the log book...
I have owned a 1997 Nissan Micra 1.0 5-door for nine years and 92,000 miles. As a part-exchange it is worth pennies. I am wanting to use the scrappage scheme. From the test drives undertaken I really...
My daughter is a single mother with five children ranging from 17 to 3 years old. As her youngest is not yet able to walk, she is entitled to a Motability car. She needs a seven-seater with adequate boot...
I have just been on the BMW website. There they have a new BMW 3 series 320d ED. From the news article it seems to be a very good car at BMW prices. Do you have any pre-launch details of this car?
Faced with failure of the ABS unit of my three and a half year old Golf and a £1,500 bill, I followed your advice, reported the matter to VOSA and asked if it was going to issue a vehicle safety recall....
I would be grateful for your advice relating to the purchase of a vehicle under the scrappage scheme. I have yet to collect my new vehicle but the garage concerned has stated I need to provide them with...
At the moment my son is running a 2002 Renault Scenic 1.6, which he has had 4 years. It has always been very greedy and underpowered and overall a big disappointment and averages about 34mpg, even on motorways,...
I have a 1999 Rover 214 which has just conked out with a head gasket problem, not even having done 50,000 miles. I have been quoted about £800, which also seems to be about the present value of this sort...
I wonder if you would suggest a nearly new replacement car for me. I am retired, pushing 70 and want an estate that has all the modern extras and is comfortable with 2 sets of golf clubs. Leather seats...
My wife has a very trusty (and not rusty) RAV-4. She bought it new on a 2001Y plate, and it's now covered 92,000 miles and never missed a beat, it still has the original exhaust. I drive a faithful old...
 

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