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I want to buy a new large petrol engined automatic estate as I only do 6000 town miles per annum. Sub £23k via a car broker will get me a Volkswagen Passat 1.4 DSG Executive or a Ford Mondeo 2.0 Powershift...
What should I get, a new Panda, a new Volkswagen Up, or newish but second hand Polo? I've just retired and I'm buying a camper van, but I need a second car for local runs, supermarket shopping etc....
My wife needs a car for hilly and sometimes wintry conditions as she is a health visitor. She's driving a Toyota Auris at the moment, but she's finding it too difficult to manoeuvre and terrible in snow....
I plan to replace my current estate with another similar to the size of a Skoda Octavia or SEAT Leon ST and at that sort of price level. The 1.2 or 1.4 TSI petrol engine looks suitable. A sunroof/panoramic...
I need to replace my Mini One with a hatchback/small estate that Labradors can jump into comfortably. The car must also have space for them for long car journeys (three hours plus). Where can I locate...
I am looking to buy a new car to replace my old Mazda 323 as I have a sneaking suspicion its about to cost me a lot of money to keep (suspension, tyres, MoT, tax renewal to name a few things!). I'm a...
We need to buy an MPV and would like an automatic. We rarely use the car for long journeys (just a three mile run on the school run) and therefore want a petrol engine. However, everything we like is a...
I want to buy a new BMW 4 Series. Taking into account I will do around 12,000 to 14,000 miles per year, would you recommend the petrol 428i or 420d diesel?
I've found a Vauxhall dealer in Derby that is offering new Zafiras at around half price. Are they a good buy? What is the catch?
Can you advise me if leasing or buying is the best option for a new car? I am VAT registered and would have a contract lease which I would put through my business. I can claim back 50% of the VAT, plus...
 

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