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NEW AA Road Atlas 2006 £1.69
Need a new road Atlas? or has everyone gone Sat Nav?? ALDI have new 2006 AA Road Atlas for £1.69...shop early for Xmas?? Good old Aldi!
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Renault Kangoo Mpv??
Anyone got any feedback/info on these? :hello: Any notable problems to look out for? My old Renault Extra van has given admirable service but is in need of retirement... Looking for Kangoo 1.4 Petrol in the midlands... Anyone seen anything about? :confused: Yes I do check Auto Trader every week. Been to see one, not up to…
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Is it ILLEGAL to drive on a pavement?
I returned home from my holidays last week to find a note from the police saying they had visited and could I contact them. :eek: When I did it appears that a complaint has been made about my driving (on the pavement) by a neighbour. We live on a very busy road (50mph) and I have a very narrow drive. I know its illegal to…
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Exhaust for Seat Ibiza - whos the cheapest
Got a hole in my Seat Ibiza 02 Reg exhaust and need to get a new one. The 4 main places near me (High Wycombe) are: Merrits (Chiltern Tyres) Kwik Fit National Tyre Centre ATS Any idea on the best\cheapest?? Thanks
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Birmingham Airport car parking
My OH uses Birmingham airport every weekend, leavng the car there from Friday evening until Monday morning, at £20 a time. Does anyone know if there are any season tickets available for the airport? NCP first quoted me £75 for 12 weeks, then later denied all knowledge of this. When presses, they claimed that the previous…
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Driving licence
Question arising as a by-product of doing something else.... Are paper/card driving licences still valid/legal or should they all be plastic cards now? If you have paper, can you apply for plastic? Or is plastic reserved just for new applications? What if your paper is falling to bits? TIA
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buying a new car
Hi all am thinking of buying a new car in the next few weeks, and wondered if anyone has any tips or advice on where to get it, or any ways to save money. Have a car to trade in already. Am looking to buy either - an audi A2, a renault megane or a renault scenic - going to do some test drives and decide soon any advice?…
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Green Flag Assistance
OH has one of the Barclays Additions Plus accounts which includes Green Flag membership (it is a joint a/c but we have one 'joint' a/c each) - according to the T&C's it appears to cover every scenario including breakdowns at home. Currently we have RAC membership, I switched from the AA when RAC brought in their "no claims…
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Car Insurance advice, please
Please can someone offer advice re the following situation: a family friend used to work for Rover, and had been leasing a car for a monthly fee that included insurance cover. However, he is now (obviously) unemployed, and is having trouble finding a job within cycling/public transport distance, so has decided to purchase…
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Car Loan or Leasing?
Hi, I'm looking to buy a new car in the next 6 months but I'm not sure whether it's best to lease or buy. I'm looking to spend roughly £30-40K on a car. What do you guys all reckon? Tim
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Tom Tom Go 500
Anybody know where is the cheapest place to purchase a Tom Tom Go 500? Cheers Pete
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Ford Focus Owners ~ Help!
Sorry to sound 'dim'........ I have just taken delivery if a 2005 focus (rental) without a manual. Can anyone shed some 'light' on the lighting control? The knob is labled (clockwise) Parking Light | Off | Dipped Beam | High Beam I have been driving on the setting to the right of off, which I thought was the 'normal'…
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Fiat punto 2002 1.2 8v spark plug(s) location
I'm trying to service a Fiat punto 2002 1.2 8v and can't find the loaction of the spark plugs. Can anyone please help?
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New Car - Breakdowns
Just in case I need to know for later, can anybody from a Trading Standards or Legal background tell me how bad a new car has to be before it can reasonably be replaced? We have a new Ford Focus C-Max - great workhorse and it has a huge boot, but it is one of these technical pieces of electronic wizardry that seems to be…
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Has Anyone Bought From A Car Auction??
Has anyone any experience of buying from car auctions?...Not a car on eBay, an actual motor auction I mean. Potential savings seem good against forecourt prices. Looking for a car now, and tempted to go to auction... I mean a newish car, not a dodgy old banger.....
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getting a valuation on an old car
My husband is looking to replace his old Renault Espace and needs some idea as to its 'book value' . The problem is that Glass's guide (Is that the right name?) is only available to the trade now and the online price check sites only value cars up to four or five years old max. Looking at similair cars in showrooms or in…
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Buying a New To Us Car
We bought a car less than a year ago from a friend of our family. It cost us £1200 for a Peugot 106XS, N reg, 3 door. Now the problem is that we keep having problems with it. Since we bought it 29th November 2004 we have spent £75 in December (basic service & cooling system repair), £21.97 January on stuff from Halfords,…
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Save 6+ for just not having a car!
quoted from Sheffield forums, thanks to OP Deavon. full link I persoanlly couldnt agree more apart from my car doesnt even worth £2000 :D but how many of us can live without one?
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Alloy wheels.......puzzled
Can anyone tell me what metal alloy is used for 'alloy wheels'. How does the metal composition differ from ordinary car wheels? Why are they called 'alloy wheels' when both types are clearly a metal alloy material anyway? I'm puzzled as to why they are called 'alloy wheels'.:confused:
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Wheel Trims / Hub Caps
Wanted a new set of Toyota branded wheel trims. Any ideas, apart from a Toyota dealership Thanks in advance Ciarán
