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Is the Ford C-Max a good car and which one of them is the best?
Just bought an Ford Focus Ecoboost 1.0 from dealer. Told them I didn't drive many miles except in July/August so asked if I should buy this or diesel 1.6 and they advised me on the 1.0 as the diesel has...
I LOVE my 2009 BMW 318 saloon but it just isn't practical so sadly has to go. The seats don't even fold down! We use my partners Kia Picanto as the practical car! I want to replace it with something...
The new car I am considering is a Ford B-Max. This is much the same footprint as my current Fiesta, and should still fit inside my garage length and width-wise but is significantly taller. I calculate...
What do you recommend the most - Honda, Nissan, Vauxhall?
I'm considering buying the Ford Grand C-Max (Titanium) but I'm torn between engine choices. My wife uses the car mainly for short runs (3 miles in busy stop/start traffic) but at the weekend we use it...
I am considering buying the new Ford Kuga. What is your opinion of the 1.6 Ecoboost petrol engine as opposed to the 2.0-litre diesel?
I recently bought a 2012 Volvo XC60 from the local franchised dealer. It was their demo vehicle with 6500 miles. I explained I ideally wanted to buy new, but they had this on offer. They explained in writing...
My wife has had a Golf GTI 2005 since new. We are thinking about replacing it this year. We still like the car after 8 years and would like the same from our next car. When does the new 5 door GTI come...
I bought it in December (21st)) Ive since driven 1070 miles. ( (Most of that was just driving it home - dealer is 300 miles away) The power steering fails intermittently - I told the dealer and he sent...
 

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