Car Buying Guides

Showcasing the best cars for different purposes and lifestyles.

Unsure which car is best for your lifestyle? Our Car Buying Guides highlight which cars are most suited to a wide variety of purposes and challenges to help in your search for your next car.

Due to the increasing popularity of electric vehicles, there are now plenty of great examples to choose from on the used car market.

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Renowned for their ability to handle a variety of lifestyles, discover some of the most reliable cars currently available to buy in the UK.

We take a look at some of our tip picks for the best car audio sound systems available with new and used cars.

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Discover our top picks for cars that would make great buys for older drivers, offering comfort, technology, economy and more.

Discover our top 10 picks for cars around £50,000 including a range of luxury cars, SUVs, sporty models, and electric vehicles.

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The UK is the leading country in sales of convertible cars. This article explores the best small convertible cars in each category, including sports and luxury.

We explore some of the best SUVs on the market, from compact crossovers and mid-sized family cars to large SUVs built for off-roading.

Check out our top picks of the best fun cars to drive, from a selection of small, family and sports cars.

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Ranging from hatchbacks through to large SUVs, we highlight the best used cars for towing.

Discover some of the most attractive and affordable new cars on the market, available with 0% APR finance and low monthly payments.

We highlight 10 of the best used family cars you can buy for less than £10,000, including hatchbacks, SUVs, and spacious MPVs.

We take a look at some of the most efficient, practical, and affordable executive cars on the market for under £15,000.

Find out what are the safest cars you can buy, including family cars, SUVs and small cars and learn about what makes them so safe.

We compile a list of the best electric and hybrid cars for towing, featuring a varied and interesting selection.

Crossovers and small SUVs offer a unique blend of practicality and everyday usability. Explore 10 of the best used crossovers and compact SUVs on the market.

Get ready to hit the road with our top picks for the best used cars for camping. From spacious SUVs to practical MPVs, we've got you covered.

Looking for a practical and affordable used car that's suitable for a road trip? Check out our top 10 favourites.

Are you after an affordable used car on finance? Here are just a few of the best models on the used car market for £200 a month and under.

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Nobody likes paying road tax, which is why we compiled the best used cars that don't require you to pay any at all! Thank us later!

You can get some very stylish, modern and practical used cars for less than a monthly finance budget of just £100.

Us Brits love a hot hatchback, so we have compiled a list of the best used ones on sale for under £10,000.

Looking for a spacious MPV for the whole family? We highlight 10 of the best used people carriers on the market.

With the rapid advancement of driver assistance technology, plenty of modern cars now have the ability to park themselves, and we've selected ten of the best.

We list the best company cars available for 2023, featuring many state-of-the-art electric vehicles.

Pickup trucks are soaring in popularity in the UK, leaving plenty of fantastic pre-owned examples to choose from on the used market.

Wanting a new car for your commute to work? We've highlighted some of the best cars for commuting in 2023 just for you.

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With fuel prices having risen in recent years, we highlight 16 cars that are cheap to run, insure and tax.

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Here are some of the best cheap new and used cars currently available on the market with a budget of £15,000.

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On the hunt for a car that's super practical, well-equipped and highly efficient? We've highlighted some of the most economical SUVs.

We take a look at some of the most affordable automatic cars on the market, including brand-new and used examples.

Plug-in hybrid cars offer exceptional fuel economy, enhanced performance and low CO2 emissions, here are 10 of the best used PHEV cars.

Looking for an electric car with a decent all-electric range, here are 11 electric cars with the longest range.

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SUVs have proven popular thanks to their enhanced practicality and great all-round capabilities. Discover five of the best SUVs to lease here.

Just passed your driving test? We list our top 10 favourite brand-new cars that make an ideal fit for first time drivers.

We list our favourite used mild hybrid (MHEV) cars offering enhanced economy, along with a whole host of other useful features.

Discover our favourite Nissan cars, highlighting some of the brand's finest models which include SUVs, hatchbacks, and sports cars.

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We highlight the best cars that have enough space in the back for five adults to sit comfortably, plus a big boot.

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Family cars with automatic transmissions require less effort to drive than their manual counterparts, we select 10 of the best.

It's not easy to know which small cars are available as automatics. This guide picks out the best used small autos to look out for.

We take a look at some of our favourite cars with quirky back seats, enhancing the car's practicality and comfort.

Choosing the right car if you're a driving instructor can be hard, so we highlighted our top five models to make life easier.

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On the hunt for your first car but don't know which is the best? We highlight some top options to help find a car that's up your street.

We highlight five of the best used estate cars that have a quick turn of pace when the mood takes you.

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We take a look at some of the family hatchbacks that are most suited to dealing with the ever-changing requirements of family life.

With hybrid vehicles becoming a more common sight on UK roads, we select some of the best to help you find a car that suits your lifestyle.

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Discover the cars with the highest miles per gallon (MPG) currently available, allowing you to save money while out on the open road.

With hybrid cars receiving a boom in popularity, we've selected ten of the best used hybrid hatchbacks to help you find your next car.

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We highlight five of the best used diesel cars that recruit the assistance of hybrid technology.

Discover some of our favourite used hybrid estate cars, providing enhanced economy and practicality.

From exciting SUVs to all-electric vans, learn more about some of the most anticipated models set to launch in 2021.

Cars with heated seats make winter journeys a lot more enjoyable than they otherwise would be. Here's a list of used cars that have them.

Here are 10 used cars that provide a safe and comfortable journey for dogs and are therefore suitable for dog owners.

A breakdown of the best used 7-Seat hybrid cars you can currently buy in the UK, from popular car makers such as Toyota, Hyundai and BMW.

After a car that can complete long-haul trips, but don't need the space of a conventional mile-muncher? You've come to the right place.

We put together a list of our favourite used four-wheel and all-wheel drive cars from a multitude of different brands.

10 of the best self-charging hybrid cars you can buy in the UK that never need plugging in from Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, Ford and others.

Not all 4x4s have to be large SUVs. Check out our favourite, and more compact offerings that feature 4-wheel drive here.

Hybrid family cars offer all the practicality you'd expect from a family car, but with lower running costs. Here are 10 of the best.

We've highlighted five exceptional used cars that are ideal if you spend a lot of time on the motorway.

Affordable rear-wheel drive cars seem to be slowly diminishing, here's our top five used ones you can still buy today.

Discover the different ways you can spend a £10,000 budget on some of the best used cars available in the UK.

A comprehensive list of the best 8-seater cars and other types of 8-seat vehicles that you can currently buy in the UK.

Renowned for their reliability, Japanese cars have long been favoured in the U.K. We take a look at some of the best Japanese used cars in the market.

There's lots of choice if you need a 7-seat vehicle with a budget of £10,000 including models from Ford, Vauxhall, Nissan and Citroen.

There are a variety of sports cars available under £10,000, but which are the best? Let's find out.

We have put together a list of some of the best cars on the market for under £3,000. Some may just surprise you.

With zero emissions now very much part of our future, we take a look at the best new and used 'green' cars currently on sale.

Browse the best used cars we could find with a 2,000kg towing capacity, or higher. Our list includes SUVs, estates and even an MPV.

Family cars come in various different forms - MPV, SUV, hatchback, estate and saloon. Here's a rundown of the best in each class.

A complete list of the cars and SUVs that do an excellent job of hauling the family and towing a caravan at the same time.

Us Brits love a convertible car, so it seemed only fitting that we explore five of the best available models for under £15,000.

A list of cars that make the lives of people with arthritis easier thanks to clever design and modern driver comfort technology.

SUVs make great family cars but how do you know which car is right for you? We list 10 of the best used family SUVs here.

Boot size is often an important consideration when choosing a car so we have created a blog with 10 cars which have big boots.

During the UK's winter months you need a car that is not only safe but capable too. Here's a list of 10 cars that are suitable.

City cars are perfect for the urban jungle because of their compact size and excellent efficiency. Here's the best used ones.

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