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I'm a single mum and I need a new, not too small car to fit 2 teens with instruments. Fear reliability of low budget models - any suggestions? What should I avoid? Test drove the Mazda2 - a beautiful...
I'm going to take some time to go out and test drive the replacement for my Focus TDCi, the most expensive car to run I have ever had. So I need some advice please. My budget is £8000 and I don't want...
Although living in a rural situation most of my journeys are short, which seems to suggest that my diesel engine and exhaust system does not reach the required temperature to enable the DPF to function...
I’m in my early 70s (but fit and agile). I think the time has come to change my 2003 Ford Fiesta 1.4 for a newer secondhand small car with a budget of £10,000. I do about 5000 miles a year, mainly local...
My nephew has asked me for advice on buying a family car. He is going to test drive a 2001 Honda Civic 1.6SE auto which has had one owner and has 100,000 miles on the clock. They will also look at a Fiesta...
We are pensioners who currently drive a Clio Campus (last of the previous marque) that has been reliable, economical, comfortable and has a decent sized boot, but we now need to find a replacement. The...
From your readers' postbag, which makes are the most reliable and which are the least reliable cars more than five years old?
My wife owns a 1999 Ford Fiesta 1.25 five-door hatchback but now fancies something more modern. The car must accommodate a set of golf clubs in the boot. Annual mileage is about 3000, mainly shopping and...
My daughter has just had her C3 Pluriel (53 plate) written off and needs a replacement for up to £3K, what would you recommend? She liked the Citroen but is hesitant about another Pluriel. She uses the...
While driving the car stopped and on the screen it came up automatic fault the car wouldnt go into gear i switched off the engine and restatred it it was then fine?
 

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