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Pleasure seekers

A real sports car should have a roof that folds down and an engine behind the driver, or so goes the fondly held view of men with string-backed driving...
Published 02 April 2014
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Tiny tearaways

This car is almost identical to the Volkswagen Up! and Seat Mii but offers better value than either.
Published 02 April 2014
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People eaters

If space is the final frontier, then set a course for the Citroën C4 Grand Picasso. Like a black hole, this car will swallow anything you can throw...
Published 02 April 2014
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Minor miracles

Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.0T EcoBoost stop-start 5-dr This is such a brilliant small car that you will be smitten
Published 02 April 2014
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Great Drives: Chase down Ronnie Biggs on the Great...

THREE YEARS ago, over a long lunch, the late train robber Bruce Reynolds told me the details of this route.
Published 02 April 2014
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High and mighty

Range Rover 3.0 TDV6 Vogue SE Despite strong competition from the new BMW X5, the Range Rover is still the car to beat
Published 02 April 2014
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All aboard!

VW Golf 1.4 TSI SE 5-dr “If you set out to rethink the concept of a table, you’ll end up with a table.
Published 02 April 2014
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Suited and booted

BMW 318d Sport against an ageing Mercedes C-class that’s due to be replaced this summer and an uninspiring Audi A4
Published 02 April 2014
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New registration special

IT'S BEEN a long, hard winter but as the flood waters and gales subside, the first signs of spring are in the air.
Published 02 April 2014
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News: Timid buyers paying too much for their cars...

A FEAR of haggling is costing UK car buyers thousands of pounds in lost discounts and spoiling their quality of life, claims a new report.
Published 02 April 2014
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Car clinic: The pain behind the perk

IF YOUR employer makes a company car available to you for private use, you will be liable for “benefit in kind” (BIK) tax on it and any fuel that...
Published 02 April 2014
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What should I look out for on a test drive?

Finding a decent used car is as much about common sense as mechanical knowledge. Trust your instincts: does it ‒ or its seller ‒ seem dodgy?
Published 02 April 2014