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I am looking for best value van for £7000 for social use only. It will be used for for carp fishing but not business use.
I am looking to buy a facelifted 2025 Citroen Berlingo either petrol or diesel, but the vehicle classifications are maddeningly confusing. Seemingly identical vehicles are either classed as M1 (i.e a car)...
I am based in New Zealand and looking to purchase a 2015 VW Caddy 1.2 TSI which has done 199,000 km. Do you know of any issues that may come to light and should I avoid a Caddy with this mileage?
I’ve managed to got some funding from Bristol to council to trade in my old car for something that is Clean Air Zone compliant. The funding lasts until 21st November, so have plenty of time but thought...
I’m looking to trade my 2017 VW Caddy for a 2023 Ford Transit Connect Active. I've never had a Ford van previously - does the Ford have any potential issues compared to the Caddy?
I've got a budget of about £10k and ideally I want a van without a wet belt (just because I've heard horrible things about them). Do they exist and do I have to go for an old van to find one? I currently...
What's the best make/model of small van to buy second hand up to 8 years old?
Recently someone sought advice on a small van primarily for short journeys with one 350 mile trip per month. You suggested a 2.0 TDI VW Caddy. I’m of the thinking that diesel engines are less suited to...
I am getting air pressure vibration in cab of my high roof Ford Transit, similar to when the rear windows are open in a car. What's causing it?
I purchased an ex demo 2021 Ford Ranger in 2023 from a Ford Dealer. It has 31000 miles on the clock today, FSH and at the weekend the gearbox failed. Dealer says £5300 to replace, so I took it up with...