Category Archives: buying a new car

Women don’t need to take a man with them to get a fair deal when buying a new car.

The nightmare car for someone you don’t like

Who can you think of to wish a nightmare car on? One that broke down every other month and cost an average of £2,050 to fix each year? I can think of a few prime candidates I’d like to nominate … Continue reading

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Why can’t car showrooms be like travel agencies?

A new survey confirms that 3 out of every 4 male and female customers feel ill at ease in new car showrooms. Yet they are out to spend £10,000+ and often a lot more. Carried out by Auto Trader whose … Continue reading

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New used car rights to repair ruling

In a surprise judgement an Evesham court has defended a customer’s right to repair his used car without consulting the car dealer who sold it to him. The case concerned a Land Rover sold by used car dealer Sean McGrath … Continue reading

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Women drivers will like Tesco Cars

Female buyers accounted for almost a third of all sales in Tesco Cars’ first month of operation and will surely influence many more new car sales in future. Tesco has untold experience of marketing to millions of women and in … Continue reading

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Possible Car of The Year Award?

Here’s proof that looks can deceive when buying a used car. The sales blurb below is exactly as it appeared at eBay, without any spelling or grammatical amends of course. The link is out of date but I am leaving … Continue reading

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Testing Tesco Times

Can female friendly car dealerships outfox Tesco Cars? This is the question on many dealers lips this week. On behalf of women drivers I welcome Tesco’s entry into the car sales market because they cannot afford to get this wrong  … Continue reading

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What do women really, really want from cars…

A recent piece in the Sunday Telegraph probed what women want from their cars. Written by Neil Lyndon who knows a few things about cars for sure, he seemed surprised that a female friend looking for a car on a … Continue reading

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Crafty bad news car price hike

Under cover of the latest VAT increase, 69% of manufacturers have raised their new car prices by an average of £142.74 says CAP, who operate a database of new vehicle prices and technical data. And an unknown 29.5% have reduced … Continue reading

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A foxy Santa wish

Dear Santa All I want for Christmas (ie 2011) is a new car I like… I am not a difficult person to please but I’d like it to be foxy as in stylish, I no longer need a people carrier … Continue reading

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Used Citroën car buying advice

Foxy ladies know that used cars don’t suffer the dramatic depreciation of new cars during their first few years. But you still need to do your homework carefully to choose the right car and a reputable used car dealer. A … Continue reading

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