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I want to buy a second-hand car for 25 mile commute (busy roads) & longish runs. £4500 budget or thereabouts. High reliability is a must; high fuel economy ideal. Nothing else matters. What would you recommend? Thanks
I've had a wonderful 2002 Honda Legend from new, and see that it may be nearing the end. Modern cars seem to have hip pinching seats, and harder ride - and lack Honda reliability. Suggestions for a three...
I have decided to sell my car, but do not know the best site to advertise it on or what a realistic asking price might be. The difficulty arises because it is quite rare and I have nothing to compare it...
My Hyundai Coupe (which you recommended) has been excellent for five years, but I now need something gentler on my bad back. So I'm looking at SUVs. The choice comes down to VW Tiguan, Honda CR-V or...
My daughter bought a car on finance with my help. The salesman on the test drive pointed out that it had a heated front windscreen, which is essential for us. Now the ice is here, we find that this was...
I bought my X-TYPE Jaguar 2.5S in 2005, and have had total reliability since. It's a delightful car to drive except for the four-wheel drive system, which gives horrendous mpg. In the near future, I will...
I recently fell foul to an online scam offering me a very reasonably priced Ford Focus for sale via a financial intermediary. The car was being being stored prior to sale on behalf of the owner who had...
We are interested in a Toyota Yaris 1.3VVTi TR five-door, registered 19 November 2010. It has 13,320 miles on the clock. It is priced at £8695, what sort of price should we aim to pay, as it seems a bit...
We are looking for a large estate/mpv for daily commute of 26 miles round trip the majority of which is on motorway/dual carriageway. Fuel economy, yet good motorway crusing speed and space is important;...
My wife has been running a Y-reg 1.0-litre petrol Yaris since new, and has now clocked up over 120k miles at over 50mpg, mostly commuting 15 miles each way into Leeds with the occasional longer journey....
 

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