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My first question is whether a BMW 7-Series registered in September 2012 would be the very latest derivative of this series? Secondly, is £44,000 a fair price for a BMW 740D registered in September 2012...
I refer to the email printed 6 April from "DH" regarding his possible purchase of an Accord and was shocked to read your reply suggesting the model might be dropped. My own 1999 2.0i Accord has been by...
When Honda announced 800 job losses at Swindon the company blamed declining markets in Europe for their problems. Unfortunately this appears to be a severe case of spinning the news. The largest market...
I might change my 2009 Fiat Punto Grande for a new Fiat Punto Evo next February or March. In what respects, if any, would the Evo be better than my Grande (apart from age, of course?) and, is there likely...
Do you know if Volkswagen has any plans to bring out a new model of the Golf Plus? I think I read somewhere that a new model of the Golf was being introduced later this year and, if this is correct, I...
What is the best age to change a car?
Mercedes-Benz does not appear to be interested in small "crossover vehicles" like the BMW X1. Do you know of anything in the immediate future? I have a current 2008 W204 C-Class, and wonder if you know...
I am considering a 2-litre diesel 140 automatic Mondeo Titanium X from a large dealership. The car is on a 61 plate but the body colour has been omitted from the Ford brochure since August 2010. The car...
The new Chevrolet Captiva looks remarkably like a Ford Kuga. I looked the Chevy, up on your excellent web site, but it makes no mention of a Kuga. Are there any Ford links with the Captiva?
I see that the new F30 3 Series BMW will be available soon and that it is to be bigger. I wonder why car manufacturer's assume that people always want bigger cars? My present 2009 3-Series Touring is exactly...
 

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