Cars
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UK’s rarest cars: the 1979 Renault 18 TL, one of only 26 left
A car does not have to be exotic or expensive to make such an impact that a former owner will devote months and years to finding it. Renault may have deliberately intended the 18 to be efficient and innocuous looking, but Richard Birchenough regretted selling his so much that he went to great lengths to repurchase his 1979 Renault 18 TL.
4-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
Ask the Expert: Which small, reliable runabout can replace my large Lexus?
My Lexus IS200 will be 25 next year. It has done almost 96,000 miles, travelled in France, charged up and down the M40 and never let me down. I now live in a city and do not need a car with such a large engine, but a smallish reliable runabout to carry two adults and two grandchildren under 12. What do you suggest?
3-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
The five best £5,000 family SUVs – and the one to avoid
With used car values starting to fall, 2024 is a good time to act for buyers who’ve been waiting for the bubble to burst on affordable, used family cars. Some models that may have previously been out of reach are becoming more attainable – so for as little as £5,000, it’s possible to bag a very useful, reliable, family-friendly SUV.
8-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
Ask the Expert: Is low mileage a bad idea in a Fiat 500 Hybrid?
We are looking at replacing my wife’s much loved Fiat 500. It has a straightforward petrol engine but the new versions are hybrids. She drives about 3,000 miles a year, mostly local journeys of 10 miles or less. You recently warned that a manufacturer (not Fiat) advised that their hybrid cars should be run continuously for at least an hour a week to charge the starter battery. Clearly this would not suit my wife’s needs and I am concerned that the battery will flatten and we’ll be unable to star
2-min read - BusinessThe Telegraph
Ask the Expert: Should we reject our perennially faulty Peugeot?
We bought an ex-demonstrator Peugeot e-208 in 2020. Last year, it refused to start and the dealer diagnosed a new on-board charging unit. The part took three months to arrive, but was eventually replaced; however, since then, the car has been back to the dealership twice – first for an air-conditioning compressor, then for a new battery, each time for extended spells while parts arrived. All this has been replaced free of charge after some negotiation, but the car has died once again, the cause
2-min read - BusinessThe Telegraph
How the sun set on convertibles – plus the electric versions you can buy now
A litre of petrol cost 80p, the Ford Focus was Britain’s best-selling car again and, joyously, not one SUV registered in the top 10. Twenty years ago, despite our unpredictable weather, the country was also the convertible capital of Europe, buying twice as many soft-tops as Italy – and 10 times more than in sunny Spain.
6-min read - LifestyleThe Telegraph
Ford Mustang at 60: how the ‘blue collar supercar’ became a classic
“The Beach Boys. Apple pie. The ’67 Mustang. Three things worth fighting for.” So runs an old US Navy recruitment advert, but what is it about the Ford Mustang that so captured American hearts and wallets? And still does.
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