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Online car reliability surveys aren’t worth the paper they’re not written on
We’ve all seen the league tables and figures of car reliability surveys down through the years. Japanese cars at the top, French and Italian cars at the bottom...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Subaru Legacy
Years built: 2003 to 2009 Bodystyles: four door saloon, five door estate What is it? With snow forecast already, the winter is taking its usually icy grip of th...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
selling a car : Is it harder to sell my car in winter?
Short answer? Yes it is, but there are a number of little tips and tricks that you can use to make the process of selling a car easier. As winter takes a grip a...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Kia Cee’d
Years built: 2007 to 2012 Bodystyles: Three- and five-door hatchback and compact estate What is it? It was, realistically, the first notice that Kia could make...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
car trade in value - How do I get the best trade-in Value?
It’s car shopping time! The winter nights are closing in, Christmas is around the corner and mere days’ past Santa’s visit, there’s the excitement of the new re...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Nissan X-Trail
Years built: 2007 to 2015 Bodystyles: five door SUV What is it? The second generation Nissan X-Trail is one of the most unlucky cars ever to have been launched....
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Family cars - The children are our future.
So, along with “what’s the best car you’ve ever driven” and “what’s the fastest car you’ve ever driven” the question we most often get asked is “what cars hold...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Mini Cooper
Years built: 2001 to today Bodystyles: Three door hatchback What is it? The Mini is the ultimate small fun car. Designed almost exclusively to be enjoyed on the...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Diesel cars: Should I stick with one or go back to petrol
In 2008, when the motor tax system was changed from the old by-engine-capacity rates to the current Co2-based rates, we became a diesel society. Prior to that,...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: Toyota Prius
Years built: 2003 to 2009 Bodystyles: five door hatchback What is it? It is, quite simply, the king of the hybrid car world. Oh sure, lots of car makers make hy...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Car clocking firms to be outlawed but is the legislation robust enough?
Car clocking is a subject to which we often return, and it’s never a happy duty. The sad fact is that there are still huge numbers of car sellers out there, bot...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago -
Motorcheck Used Car Guide: BMW 5 Series E60
Years built: 2002 to 2010 Bodystyles: four-door saloon, five-door estate What is it? If you’re ever looking for the dictionary definition of a controversy, you...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago
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