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Nissan Qashqai: Ready for the keysI’ve spent half a year with Nissan’s small city car, the Micra, and now it’s time to move up the ladder to the larger and more practical Qashqai. Although it’s been...2 Sept 2008
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Greenest Vauxhall Astra everVauxhall has launched a greener Astra – the 1.7-litre tubodiesel ecoFLEX, producing just 119g/km of CO2 and achieving 62.8mpg. Less tax and more power EcoFLEX models are Vauxhall’s greenest cars with low...1 Sept 2008
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Heated seat fertility warningCar buyers are being warned to think twice before opting for heated seats, following research that shows they could lead to a reduction in male fertility. Scientists from the University of Giessen in...28 Aug 2008
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Some small diesels just don't add upAs the price gap between the two fuels continues to increase, diesel drivers must pile on the miles to avoid footing higher bills. Diesels command a premium price from new, and...28 Aug 2008
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Households waste £315 on green taxAnd with even the Government’s figures admitting that we’re paying far more than the amount needed to cover the cost of CO2 emissions, each household, on average, wasted £315 a year...28 Aug 2008
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Pay-as-you-go road tax plansA national ‘pay-as-you-go’ Road Tax scheme is once again under consideration, following confirmation from the Government that trials will begin by 2010. Under the scheme, drivers will pay for the amount...26 Aug 2008
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DVLA in stolen documents scandalOver two million V5Cs missing Car buyers are being warned to be extra vigilant when checking a car’s documents following the theft of 2.2 million V5C certificates. These are now being used to...19 Aug 2008
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Mazda MX-5: practicalityPicture the scene. It’s 7am, I’m dropping someone off at the train station in 10 minutes, however somehow I have to get both of us, my laptop and a chair into the...19 Aug 2008
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How low can you go?We’ve divided the cost-cutting cars into categories to give you the cheapest small cars, family cars, off-roaders, people carriers, executive models and convertibles currently on sale. Small cars Smart Fortwo Coupe Pure Auto £5586 Toyota Aygo 1.0...18 Aug 2008
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Nissan Micra: One month to goIt’s incredible how quickly my summer loan of the Micra has gone and it’s true that time flies when you’re having fun. I was surprised to look at the calendar...12 Aug 2008
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Sainsbury's cuts fuel pricesIn a bid to lure shoppers away from rivals, Morrisons has reduced diesel prices by 10p and petrol by 8p this month – and its competitors have reacted quickly. A Sainsbury’s spokesperson...11 Aug 2008
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Greenest Peugeots are now bluePeugeot is helping car buyers to reduce their ‘carbon tyre print’ with a new brand for its greenest models – Blue Lion. Look out for green models It’s been introduced to help...8 Aug 2008