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MotorCheck Used Car Guide: Kia Optima
What is it? The Optima was Kia’s first truly competitive entry into the four-door family saloon sector, arriving in 2010 with styling that verges...
by Michael Rochford
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Not all bad news for younger drivers when it comes to insurance
While insurance premiums for young and first-time drivers remain obstructively high, new research indicates that, by ticking off a few criteria,...
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Keeping running costs under control.
We’ve all had our second pay cheque since Christmas now, and hopefully the dreaded credit card bill has shrunken a bit, and we can all settle int...
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Used Car Buyers Guide: Opel Zafira
Years built: 2005 to 2014 Bodystyles: Seven-seat MPV What is it? There’s something of a run on good seven-seaters at the moment, as the recent ba...
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Beware of cars with no MOT
In the UK the MOT (or Ministry Of Transport) is the equivalent to our NCT. The UK test pre-dates our own NCT check by several decades. An annual...
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Tips For Buying A Used Car, From The RSA
Buying a used car? Don't regret it! Buying a used car can be a daunting experience. At best its a large investment that can be fraught with risk....
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Hyundai i30 Estate & Hatchback
Years built: 2007 to 2012 Bodystyles: Five-door hatchback and estate What is it? Hyundai has just launched its handsome new i30 estate, and that...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Audi A8
Years built: 2002 to 2010 Bodystyles: Four-door luxury saloon What is it? Audi is about to launch an all-new A8, which continues the old traditio...
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PCP is making clocking worse
In a recent statement, the chairman of Lookers PLC, Andy Bruce, has said that the market for cars in the UK seems to be softening, and that a com...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Ford Fiesta Mk6 and Mk7
Years built: 2008 to 2017 Bodystyles: Three-and-five door small hatchback What is it? Nine years is a lifetime in the motor industry, and especia...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Seat Ibiza
Years built: 2008 to 2017 Bodystyles: Three-and-five-door hatchback, five-door estate What is it? The fourth generation of Seat’s ever-popular Ib...
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Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Volvo XC60
Years built: 2008 to 2017 Bodystyles: Five-door crossover What is it? Volvo’s XC60 has been one of the longest-lived, and most successful models...