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Apparently there is no closing catch available for Nissan Note glovebox as a separate part.

What do I do?

I need to buy a second-hand car with a budget of €6,000. I do approx 25,000 kilometres/year (mostly motorway) and want to know do you think a 2004/2005 2.0 diesel Toyota Avensis or 2006/2007 1.6 petrol Avensis would be better.

Many thanks

I'm looking at a 2002 Volkswagen Polo diesel (priced at €2,400). It looks good but can you tell me is 214,000 kilometres around average for a 10-year-old car? What is maximum mileage on average for a diesel Polo?

Hello, I am thinking of buying a 2006 Nissan X-Trail 2WD, 2.0-litre petrol. It has run about 125,000 kilometres. Just wanted to check what is your view on that? I am looking for a family SUV.

What is the market value of a '01 Ford Focus Ghia with 100,000km on the clock?

Is it wise to buy a Toyota Corolla Verso 1.6 petrol VVTi with 158,000km (100,000 miles) on the clock? It's a 2007 model and was serviced regularly.

What would the trade-in value be of a three-door '91 Volkswagen Golf (CL) with 480,000 kilometres on the clock,1.6 diesel engine, power assisted steering, NCT'd until end August 2012 and taxed until end 2012?

Hello, The current Toyota Avensis was only launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September; however, a current British car magazine is showing that a facelifted Toyota Avensis is due around now. A close relation is planning to buy an Avensis very soon, so is it correct that it is to be updated so quickly?

Regards

Hi, I recently bought the current model Kia Sorento (1,000km on the clock). It's a very nice looking vehicle. I have a similar issue as Ciaran has reported. There is a large bang travelling through the doors when going over road humps.

The clearance between the suspension plate and the rubber dampers is approximately 25- to 30mm. I feel that there is not much room for the suspension to move before touching the dampers hence large bang when hitting road humps. I have reported the matter to Kia Motors and await their reply. In the meantime if anything comes through your way please do inform me. Thanks

Have you heard anything about coil packs being faulty for Opel Zafira's 1.6 petrol engines 2005-2011?