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I am looking to upgrade my Skoda Octavia 2.0 petrol auto estate to a more economical car. We mainly use it for town driving and would like to know whether buying a smaller engined petrol or a diesel...
When I took my new Subaru Forester for a test drive I noticed it had zero kilometres on the clock, although it had been brought from another site for me. When I queried this I was told it was a setting...
The prices of your used cars and 4x4s etc, are unbelievably cheap. I know that petrol is dearer in the UK, but you don’t travel the distances we do. My wife did 50,000kms (30,000 miles) in 18 months in...
I am due to decide on buying a 2001 Rover 45 IXS 16V, which looks good inside. It has a low mileage of 38,000. This is going to my only family car, and I will depend on it. I checked your website and others,...
I have a Fiat Panda Dynamic and I was wondering how easy or not it would be to change my car from a manual to an automatic and how much roughly it would cost?
I have an 8 year old Golf V5 and very much like the look of the new Golf, which I believe is in showrooms now though I've not seen any on the road. My question is in view of the current economic situation...
There are several BMW X5 SE diesels on the dealer network, all pre- registered 58 plate cars with only double-digit mileage. I need a six-seat car to replace my 530D touring, which I have had from new,...
Last September, I sent you an e-mail to ask if you would be good enough to give your thoughts on Chiang Mai in Thailand. Your reply tipped the choice of holiday in favour of Chiang Mai, and we booked for...
I currently drive a BMW 530d and I love the engine, but not the lack of 'kit' in the car or the lack of grip in poor weather. We live in a rural area of the Pennines and I've already been stuck more than...
In your review of the Toyota IQ 1.0 litre you state: "they all qualify for 100% first year capital allowance, so if your company buys one for you it can claim the entire cost against one year’s profits....
 

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