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What's your opinion on the Kia cee'd estate? Looking at a 1.6 diesel 2009 model. Looks spacious and economical, but is it any good?

Is €8,950 an ok price for a 2005 Land Rover Discovery 3 2.7 diesel?

Is €22,000 a high price for a 2012 Volkswagen Passat 1.6 TDI? Back in 2009 we bought a 2007 Passat similar spec for €17,000. It was a 2.0-litre TDI two-year old; dealers seem to be looking for crazy money now!

I was thinking of buying a 2007 Nissan Note or Almera; what do you think?

What's your opinion of the Lexus LS 430?

Can you tell me if 2009 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso Auto VTR + is a good car?

Hi, I am looking to buy a second hand car. My budget is €7,000. I would prefer automatic transmission. I found a 2006 BMW 3 Series (320i) for €6,500 and it has done 124,000km. Would you recommend this? I never had a car before. What's the fuel consumption and maintenance like?

Many thanks, Richard

Can you recommend a good used family SUV that won't break the bank and has good fuel economy and emissions? Main requirements are: it's spacious enough to fit two adults and three small kids comfortably, plus has lots of storage space for camping gear, buggies etc; cheap to run; readily available second-hand (2008 and later). I'm not planning any off-road trips so four-wheel drive isn't too important, neither is an automatic transmission, climate control or other such luxuries.

I'm thinking of buying a car in the UK and taking back to Ireland - probably a 2009 or 2010 Mercedes-Benz or similar. Any advice?

Hi, I am currently driving a 2000 Toyota Yaris that has only just hit the 100k mileage mark (mainly clocked up in last three years). Still has a bit of life left in it with a bit of work, but I have been looking to change. I've done some test drives and have my eye on a Peugeot 307 1.4 diesel circa 2011, as the Volkswagen Golf was a bit out of my price range (< €10k) and I travel quite a bit for work.

Circumstances have changed though and I no longer have such a long commute to work so wondering should I invest and hang on to the old 'lady' a while longer, go for a different model/make (2008-2010), which would reduce cost, or can you recommend/suggest anything that would give me value for money, that's reliable and economically sound?

Bit of a tall order maybe but any advice would be great.

Thanks in advance, N