Any advice on how to evaluate and buy a used car from a dealer
(independent or dealer)?  Are there any particular things to look for?
I know that kicking the tyres doesn't really help. ;)
What about the price?  Are they usually open to negotiation - and what

I will drive Europe this summer, over 3k miles in 4 weeks.
My choices of car so far are Fiat Coupe or Merc SL. Which car I choose
will be a daily driver. Do you think a Coupe is a good choice for a
Grand Tourer or am I asking for trouble?  What other motors should I

Ok chaps, we need a decent grunty (possibily SWB) 4x4 to tow our events
trailer (is 2600kg at times) with a budget upto about £3.5k. Manual box,
dont mind if it's an import but needs to be reliable.
Shortlist:

*Unimportant, setting scene type bit*
Around a month ago a couple of the less sane examples of my friends
decided it would be a really wise idea to drive to Germany in a not so
wonderful example of a P reg Rover Metro 111 Kensington thing. Upon

Our 1998 306 may well need replacing (120,000 miles, with possible
expensive engine work and other work needing to be done making it
possibly better to spend that money on a newer car).
We have 2 children (both under 4) and do about 10-12,000 miles a year,

I test drove a vehicle at a reputable dealer and it had a flat
battery.  He gave it a bit of juice and it started and ran fine.  He
said battery check was part of their pdi and that it happens quite a
lot there.  Assuming the battery is changed is there anything more

My car seems to be draining the battery when the engine is off but
they key is half turned.  If I park up at lunchtime and leave the key
half turned then after about 15 mins i get a low battery warning
message.  This is without the heater or anything on.  Leaving it