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Any advice on 2009 BMW 3 Series?
Looking at a 2009 BMW 318/320: any opinions? Also, is it true that there are better specs on the UK versions
Thanks for your advice
Dan Heaslip (Dublin)
Dec 2013 Filed under: choosing used car
Make sense to go for an older BMW X5?
Hi,
I need help. I am thinking about buying a BMW X5 2.9 or 3.0d Sport Auto from 2001, 2002 or 2003 as my second car and I don't have kids. How much would I spend per week putting diesel in? Is €3,000 or €4,000 a good investment for this car?
Nappa Napoleao (Scunthorpe)
Dec 2013 Filed under: choosing used car
Is the Opel Astra 1.7 diesel any good?
Opel Astra 1.7 CDTi Estate: are they good?
Gerry Cluskey (Drogheda)
Dec 2016 Filed under: choosing used car
Worth buying this 2008 Jaguar XJ?
What are the problems associated with a 2003 Jaguar XJ8 with 200,000km on the clock? Is it worth buying four four grand?
Noel Tobin (Dublin)
Jan 2014 Filed under: choosing used car
I have €20,000 to spend on an SUV...
Hi,
I have €20,000 to spend on a manual five-seat SUV. I have narrowed my choice down to a used 141 Volkswagen Tiguan Sport & Style with 95,000km (2.0 diesel manual), which I really like or a brand new Dacia Duster Signature. I have also considered the Mercedes-Benz B-Class. I live in a town and only do about 10,000km a year and I don't want to go below 141.
Also bear in mind my 17-year-old son is going to start to drive in October and he will be driving this car. And that I will occasionally need to transport large items, which both the Tiguan and Duster would be able to handle. I would greatly appreciate if you could recommend which of the two to go for and if you could recommend other alternatives that may be better.
Kind regards
Liam Fagan
Liam Fagan (Navan, Co.Meath. )
Mar 2017 Filed under: choosing used car
Chevrolet Spark as good as a Corsa?
Chevrolet Spark 1.2: is this vehicle on a par with the Opel Corsa?
John Delaney (Mountmellick)
Mar 2017 Filed under: choosing used car
Hyundai i40 or Renault Fluence?
Hi,
We are thinking of changing our car from a Nissan Juke (as there is limited space) to either a Renault Fluence or Hyundai i40. What do you think is best?
Nicola Walsh (Wexford )
Mar 2017 Filed under: choosing used car
What's the Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG like?
I am in the process of buying a 2011 Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG with 90,000km on the clock. I love the M156 engine and the sound it makes and want to keep this car for good, but I don't know the average life expectancy of these engines or cars. Would you please provide me with your usual expert opinion on the concerns I have about this stupendous car? Would the 2011 ML 63 AMG or the ML 500 still have spare parts in 10 years from now? If I decide to keep this car for good, could it be repaired should something go wrong in 10 years' time?
David Jackson (Lubumbashi)
Mar 2017 Filed under: choosing used car
Is this Audi Q5 front-wheel drive?
I'm interesting in buying an Audi Q5 and intrigued by the title of this car: '2013 (131) AUDI Q5 2.0 TDI 143 FRONT 4DR'.
Is it a quattro or not? When it says front is it just frontwheel drive?
Tim
Tim Dwyer (Cork)
Mar 2017 Filed under: choosing used car
Can you help with a 2012 Audi A4?
Hi, would like to thank you for your advice in the past. Would like your opinion on a 2012 Audi A4. Reliability issues, 120hp vs 143hp, space vs. Passat etc.
Thanking you in advance
Cyril Cleere (Kilkenny)
Feb 2017 Filed under: choosing used car
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