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Hi,

We have a 2005 SEAT Toledo with 150,000km on the clock, costing regularly with repairs, and a 2011 SEAT Ibiza ST with 100,000km on the clock. We want to get a new relatively spacious but cheap car and a 2006+ Audi or BMW. Which of our two cars should we trade in for which of our two planned buys to get the most value and for the purchases to cost us least?

Which is a better car to buy: 2009 Ford Fiesta 1.25 with 64,000km or 2010 Ford Fiesta 1.4 diesel Zetec with 94,000 miles?

Could you suggest the best car for under €20,000 that is less than 10 years old AND can do 0-100km/h in less than six seconds?

I am buying a Hyundai i30 estate and would like to know how good it is as a towcar and its maximum towing limit.

Thanks

How reliable is the Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI?

Is 170,000 miles on a 2004 Ford Focus 1.4 TDCi a bad buy or would it be ok for a couple of years? I only do about 4k a year?

I am thinking of buying a Toyota Auris 1.4 petrol with 36,000 miles on the odometer. It is a UK import and the seller is asking in the region of €9,000. Do you think I should buy this car?

Is the 1.2-litre engine too small for a Peugeot 2008 Active?

Hi,

I am looking to buy a second hand Dacia Duster as a second car, but having looked at dealers' prices, they appear to have suffered very little depreciation considering many of them are two years old. How can this be, or what am I missing?

Thanks,

Shane Mc Guire, Westport

Hi Shane & team,

We're looking at trading in again. You helped us source our last car four years ago. We really like our curent 2006 BMW 318, but for the last nine months to a year we've been pouring money into for what feels like constant repairs and the car tax is crippling too. We've now come to the realisation that we need to move to seven-seat territory for these and family reasons. Today we saw and drove both of these cars:

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/renault/grand-scenic/used-2010-renault-grand-scenic-1-dublin-fpa-200914374138165780 http://www.cbg.ie/citroen-c4-grand-picasso-1.6-2008-dublin-diesel-silver-mpv

The Renault felt more car like to drive and I wasn't wild about the delay in the Citroen semi-automatic gearbox. For the Renault they've said the cost to change is €6,500 and just under €7,000 for the Citroen. The Renault, being a 2010 model, is almost seems too good to be true. Can you give me any advice on these? Is the Renault a good buy? Is it reliable or will it swallow money on repairs as our current car is? Are there any others you would recommend? We really don't want to spend more than €6k-ish.

Thanks

Enda