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Buying my first car
I am in the process of buying my first car. I have a budget of £4000 and I need an automatic. I could increase the budget by £1000, but only if the car is a new car / nearly new car. I am not asking for the moon, just a nice runaround, a small hatchback is all I need. Something like a Corsa or C2 or Clio (Don't know why it…
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Windscreens - save ££
Windscreens - save ££ OK I have a Daewoo Nexia and a new windscreen costs £200 (as quoted by Autoglass) fitted. As my insurance is third party fire and theft its not covered by insurance. The reason for the quote was a stone chip in front of the driver. Stone chips will get worse trust me! as the car moves around they will…
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Fiesta 1.1i noisey
Well i have got a second hand car as a little run about for the time being But it sounds like a diesel when its a petrol the engine is too noisey any ideas Rgds
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Insurance Company that accept 2yrs+ without policy and Still keep NCD?
Hi all, Which insurance company will still accept your No Claims Discount even if you have been without a policy for more than 2years but less the 3yrs. I know Norwich Union accept this, just want to know if there are others you might know of. Thanks.
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large executive car with low running costs
looking for an old executive car with low running costs. willing to spend up to £4000. Since i only use the car on weekends might as well enjoy driving a large car. Must be dependable. Any ideas?
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Camper vans vs converting a van/lorry?
we have started looking around at camper vans and they seem quite pricey - smaller ones from about 10k to a family one (which we are more interested in) from about 20K which we think is pricey. Has anyone converted a van/lorry into a camping car? any tips or ideas where to get competitively priced campers/camping cars…
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Cheap Sat Nav / PDA!
If your in the market for sat nav and/or a cheap pda, ive just bought an Acer n35 PDA from https://www.ebuyer.co.uk. It has a built in gps and Destinator 3 software preloaded........for the price of £199 (+vat) its blinkin' brilliant! The sat nav is very accurate (used for a week so far) AND you've got a reasonable PDA…
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Exhaust for Rover 400
Hi guys, My boyfriends exhaust had gone (1.6 petrol) and wondered what are our cheapest options on getting a new one. At the moment his sounds like a V8 and he keeps turning boy racers heads! He has had a quote from an independant Tyre & Exhaust place for £85 +VAt for the mid and back sections and fitting. I'm one for…
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New key - Toyota Yaris
My partner has just got a second hand Toyota with only one key with remote facility. Is there a way to get a cheap key for a "52" Yaris Fortyfoot
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DVLA - Date of Liability for Cars
I visited DVLA's website and clicked on the link to "Vehicle Enquiry". I typed in my car registration number and it came up with the details from the V5 logbook, but also produced a "Date of Liability" for 1st April 2006. Does anyone know what this "Date of Liability" is and what implications it has for me/my car/my…
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Laser Car Alarms
Hi, can anyone supply a geo number in place of 0870 5502006 for Laser Car Alarms (uk) Ltd 5 Beeston Court Stuart Road Manor Park Runcorn Cheshire WA71SS I have searched the "say no to 0870" with no joy and got a number from a directory search, 01420 85999, but this says " number not recognised" Thanks
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Carsbymail
I'm thinking of using this site to buy a second hand car, the prices they send out seem to be pretty decent, anyone ever heard of / used them? http://www.carsbymail.co.uk
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Should I get an extended warranty for my 307?
I've had a peugeot 307 for 6 months now. The warranty runs out in a months time and their offering me an extended warranty for £199 for the year. I wouldn't normally bother but since i've had the car the -door handles have broken. -glove box lock stopped working. -indicators stopped working. -stereo ate CD's. -stereo…
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Help - How do I remove chewing gum from carpet
I walked some gum into the car and I can't find a way of removing it from the carpet - which is black. In another forum ice was suggested - (hasn't worked) and also nail varnish remover - which I haven't tried as it's highly infamible and I'd rather only use as a last resort. Anyone know what to do - otherwise tomorrow…
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Free car hire with RAC Breakdown
My car broke down and was off the road getting repaired for 4 days. It wasn't till my partner pointed it out to me, that I realised I was entitled to 3 days free car hire, through having one of the top RAC breakdown packages. Although the car broke down at home, and we knew what the fault was, we still had to call out the…
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Confused by confused.com
Hi I've been reading posts for weeks and just signed up. Can anyone help with my problem? Sorry if its long winded but it goes like this. I received a renewal quote from More Than for £369, so I shopped around at confused.com and they gave me a quote of £240 from, More Than! would you believe!. Trouble is when i tried to…
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Cheap Rail Ticket Leicester to Aberdeen?
Can anyone help me find a cheap rail ticket from Leicester to Aberdeen, departing on 9th or 10th July and returning on 16th July. The cheapest I've been able to find is ridiculously priced at over £100. I know that there's the possibility to reduce the fare significantly by booking separate tickets for different legs of…
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Car insurance quote for non UK license holder
Does anybody experienced that the same UK Insurance Company provided diffrent quotes based only on the fact that the driver have EEC(EU) driving license and not the UK one? thanks a lot.
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Fantastic deal on a new Peugeot 307 cc 2.0 138 bhp
Just purchased a brand new 307 cc uk stock and main dealer. Deal was so good that my mate has bought one as well. Shopped around and it couldn't be touched... Peugeot have a deal at present for 0% finance over 3 years on their 307 cc until end of May, including the passport program Found a small family dealer called…
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Log Book Problem
HI, Thanks to all who helped on the insurance question i had. Now i forgot to mention something, I bought the car and am waiting for the guy to come back from holiday to get the log book. (it could be 3 weeks still though). Can any tell me can i get insured and taxed, mot'd without it so i can start driving or do i need…