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I am thinking of upgrading my family car to an Audi A6 Avant. I would like something which has lots of space for a family of four (plus camping equipment), four-wheel drive and is not too thirsty. I...
I need to buy a new car. The new vehicle will only do about 4000 miles a year and I do like sitting high for visibility and comfort. As it will travel into London on occasions, a congestion charge free...
I really do not like leather seats - the new BMW 5 series has fabric in the 520d Sports model - but these are sports seats. I do love the new 520d SE model - but it only comes with leather seating! Are...
I'm thinking of buying a new car, but cannot decide between the Toyota Yaris Hybrid or Ford B-MAX. My annual mileage is mostly short journeys and I intend to keep the vehicle for five years. Taking in...
I currently own a 2005 plate (bought new) Vauxhall Meriva 1.4 Life (petrol, manual) and want to replace it with a new car in the next few months. I am considering another 1.4 or 1.6 Meriva, perhaps a higher...
I bought a Volkswagen Golf TSI cabriolet, but it does not come with a wind diffuser/wind break. I enquired at my dealer about buying a wind diffuser and they quoted me £385, which seems a lot for a bit...
We are planning to change my wife’s Toyota Rav4 for a Nissan Qashqai, but the only automatic version has a 1.6 diesel engine. I think I recall that when Nissan introduced the 1.6 diesel on the old Qashqai...
Can you recommend a good hybrid car for use in and around towns and cities?
I am contemplating buying a Nissan Qashqai, but the car I road test today had a big reflection on the windscreen from the bulk instrument panel. I appreciate that most cars have a form of reflection but...
Can you tell me when I will be able to buy a Subaru WRX STI?
 

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