Resigned to Domestication: Buying a Family Car

It's no easy decision handing over thousands of pounds of hard-earned cash for a large hunk of metal on wheels. We want to try and collate some information on the models that can be had before pounding the forecourts.

Car Running Costs: Kia Sedona

[04 Oct 2011]

Below are our fuel costs for the 2002 Kia Sedona (2.9L diesel), showing the miles per gallon and cost per mile (fuel only). Read more about ...

Advertised mpg doesn't match reality

[12 Oct 2011]

Who would have thought? Car manufacturers finding ways to inflate advertised mpgs on new model cars? Could it be?

Actually, sarcasm ...

Foundry Cars North Walsham (buying a used car MPV)

[01 Oct 2010]

This is a tale of woe about the trouble we had with buying a used car in North Walsham, Norfolk. If you have your own experience of 2nd-hand ...

Mr Clutch will fix your car... Eventually

[26 Jun 2011]

When our not-so-beloved MPV became almost impossible to drive because of a slipping clutch, we took it to our local garage for a prognosis ...

Buying a 2nd-Hand Car? STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!

[07 Apr 2011]

Don't even think of buying a used car until you've read this! We bought a car from a dealer who we thought we could trust, and learnt the following ...

Kia Sedona - Details

[02 Feb 2010]

The vehicle details for our new Kia Sedona are:
Date of Liability 01 03 2010 Date of First Registration 01 ...

Car Fuel Costs: Volkswagen Passat

[01 May 2007]

Here are our fuel costs for the 1996 Volkswagen Passat (1.9L diesel), showing the miles per gallon and cost per mile:

Budget MPVs on Autotrader

[09 Feb 2009]

These ones are all in Norfolk, or very close by: 1995 N Reg MAZDA BONGO 8 SEATER 4 Doors, Automatic, MPV, Petrol, 68,000 miles 1999 RENAULT ...

Top Gear Test Track Found

[06 Nov 2008]

Here is the 'secret' Bedfordshire track that Top Gear used for performing their truck-driving antics in early November, 2008. It is conveniently ...

7-Seater People Carrier MPVs

[25 Jun 2008]

We are looking for a seven or eight seater people carrier to lug us and our stuff on infrequent long-ish journeys. There are six of us in our ...

Five-Seater Family Car: Choices Choices

[27 Oct 2005]

We are looking for a family runabout with features in approximately this order: Reliable Economical Low depreciation It is to be at least ...

Fiat Dublo 7-Seater

[04 Jun 2008]

From my cousin, regarding seven-seater cars: I discovered there is a fiat dublo 7 seater. Based on a small van, so fairly rough and ready I ...

Petrol Prices in Your Area

[09 Jan 2008]

Do you want to know where the cheapest fuel prices are in your area? PetrolPrices.com tells you just that, for Unleaded, Diesel, LRO (Lead Replacement ...