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Always Read The Small Print...

R allying across country in the comfort of my car is a given. The effortless motion of pressing a button, waiting for the beep and jumping on in is second nature to me; as it is to most Brits. And we all get to that stage when we start to get bored of our shiny four wheeled toy and decide it’s about time for an upgrade. The biggest decision to be made though, is how much are we willing to spend. Whether we want to splash out on the latest, most popular vehicle or settle for a used one instead. A massive percentage of people will choose the latter option for the simple reason that: a) it’s cheaper, and b) cars depreciate in value very quickly making them a poor investment buy. Yet buying a car is not too dissimilar to playing Russian Roulette. But instead of laying your life on the line, you’re laying the contents of your back-pocket. The element of chance is always present as you can never be sure that ‘what you see is what you get’. And this is exactly what a good friend o