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Buying a Used Car – Clocking

By  On Tuesday, 21, 2011 | Filed Under Car Articles

Buying a Used Car – Clocking

For most people buying a car is the second largest purchase they will make, the only larger one being buying their home. One reason why we buy a new rather than a used car is because we need the reassurance that we get value for money. Although we have to accept that depreciation will quite quickly reduce the value of our brand new car, we consider that that is better than the possibility of buying a used car which will turn out to be a real turkey. However, although there are some risks in buying a new car, with just a little knowledge and a little effort these can be minimised. First of all you need to make sure that you don’t fall into the main pitfalls of used car purchase. Although the majority of used car dealers are fair, as in all walks of life there is the occasional...

Finding a great family car

By  On Wednesday, 20, 2010 | Filed Under Car Articles

Finding a great family car

Finding a car for your family is such a tricky thing to do. You have to look at safety, reliability, versatility, space, and you still want to find something that will at least be a little bit fun for you to drive! One of the only cars that matches this description is the Toyota Verso. In design you can see that they are aiming for the Mini MPV market, and as you would expect there is fairly high seating positions for all the family and plenty of storage space on board. The great thing about the verso though, is that it has a superb engine, and it actually feels ok to drive! Some of these bus/car hybrids car feel a bit wallowy and lack feedback from the road, but the Verso genuinely feels and drives very much like a regular family car. Finding a Toyota verso for sale isn't too tr...