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View all Audi A6 Reviews Long term update – 29 December 2008 Yes, it really did fit. Even I was amazed when the Allroad swallowed the 6ft fridge freezer I’d bought second-hand when we moved house recently, saving me the hassle and expense of hiring a van. I wondered if the sloping rear window might cause trouble but all I needed to …
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View all Ford Fiesta Reviews ► A fond farewell to our Ford Fiesta ST► One of the best driver’s cars on sale► Apart from the seats, and the fuel economy Month 8 running a Ford Fiesta ST: the conclusion of our long-term test It’s time to be shoehorned out of the Fiesta as it goes back to Ford, and it …
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View all Lexus RX Reviews ► Lexus RX L long-term test► We live with a 2019 RX450h► Seven-seat hybrid SUV Month 9 of our Lexus RX L long-term test: looking back at nine months’ ownership The RX L has done plenty to cement our opinion of Lexuses – but it’s challenged a few of our preconceptions, too. The Japanese firm is hardly …
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