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Removing petrol smell from car
I had a spare fuel can in my car boot which leaked in the recent hot weather. Fortunatley I had a rubber boot liner which caught most of it. Can anyone recommend a product for removing the smell of petrol. I have seen something called Zorbx but it is only available in the US. Thanks
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Buying train tickets....Urgent advice please.
I've got to travel from Kilmarnock to Durham today. To buy single ticket from Kilmarnock to Durham it costs £42.70 My sister has told me that it is much cheaper if I buy a ticket from Kilmarnock to Carlisle (£12.90) and then another ticket from Carlisle to Durham (again £12.90) The only problem is I won't have time to get…
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I need a replacement car key - how?
I've done a search but I think my searching skills are broken as I kept getting "no matches" even when I just typed in "car" so I do apologise if there are a million threads. How do I get a new car key? Mine has got lost and I only have the one. It's not a chip, or an alarm fob. The car is an R reg Citroen Saxo. I presume…
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Help please want to buy a used car- sick of all con garages- what would you recommend
Hi We are trying to buy a used car and probably like so many others are getting fed up. We have been conned in to buying rubbish cars in the past and are really wary of making the same mistake again. We visited car land todat and then our freind said they had bad service and had probelms from them- so thats them ruledout.…
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Selling Alloy Wheels
Hey, I have recently changed my Alloy wheels and I have an old set to sell! I am a member of a few car forums and will be posting on there to see if they want them, but just wondered if you lot knew of any free sites where I could post them up in the hope someone takes them off my hands? :T
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Honda Civic 1.8 ES - Deal or No Deal???
Very quick question, I'm looking to buy a New Honda Civic ES with some bits and bats on that takes the list price to just over £16100. I wanted to buy at £15,000 but they said they couldn't get down to that price, the nearest they could go was to knock about £600 of the price. I've since had a phone call where they have…
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Wheel damaged, is it possible to claim of Council
One of the guys in work managed to drive into a pot hole & damage the wheel & tyre. The garage said the wheel was unrepairable, the rim had actually split & the tyre was useless as well. He purchased a new wheel & tyre, costing £225 & wrote to the council tor try & claim back the costs incurred. The council have written…
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Need car cover from RAC or AA anyone know the cheapest deal before we travel
Going camping in Cornwall/Devon would like to get covered just to be on the safe side,Is there any special deals around or which one is the cheapest please help thank-you
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Buying a Volvo - Any Haggle Tips?
Hi - am in the market to buy a Volvo V50 (have reached the right sort of age....!). Walked into dealer today and he has offered virtually £2k off of the list price. Have had a broker offer nearly £4k off the list for UK sourced car. Would prefer to buy from a dealer and there is a 0% finance option and free servicing deal…
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Disgruntled Peugeot 307 Owner
http://www.crushmy307.co.uk/ This guy is raising money to buy a replacement car - his 307 has been defective since new and Peugeot/their dealers are refusing/unable to repair it. He is proposing to have the car crushed (after raising enough to buy a new car), return the scrap to the dealer and donate any surplus cash to…
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Private Number Plate
Want to buy a private number plate for my wife as a present, however, From the DVLA website the price is £250 From other web sites the price is £199 This is an available number plate, just wondering what the price difference represents, do the DVLA do the complete service and the others charge you more for transfering or…
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Car hire?
Okay, Im going away this weekend (it was booked beofre my partner got sacked!:rolleyes: ) Im now thinknig my car is not big enough for 2 adults 3 kids and a dog... Soo I was thinknig of hiring a car (a bigish one) Anyone know of the best places? I cant afford too much but I think this is the best way now. Anyone got any…
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New child's car seat please.
Looking for a new car seat for a 3 year old, any particular brands to go for and where to start looking?
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Breakdown Policies - Autoaid v Others
Hi guys Been with the AA for a long time until last year when I took advantage of the Norwich Union 1/2 price offer. Renewal has now come through at £70 and been a moneysaver don't quite want to pay this plus I have a newer car now. Anyway been looking at Autoaid and the only thing worrying me is the claiming back of the…
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Electric window woes
I rolled down the elctric window on the Honda Civic and heard a grinding noise. The window had gone down, so I tried to put it up again and it wouldn't move. It appears the rubber had warped in the heat and now the window is off track and the window rubber is all 'wiggly' (is that a word)? Do I call autoglass, or take it…
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new car do you think this is ok
hi all passed my test and trying get a new car only problem is i know nothink about cars so if i post the cars i think are good here could anyone please give me advice on weather they think the car is good and worth the money so on many thanks here the first one…
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Cars involved in CAT C or CAT D what to look for
I recently purchased but not as yet paid for a Peugeot 107, 55 reg (Nov 2005) and only done 400 miles for £4,600. The guy had said it was HPI clear but I decided to do a check anyway prior to collecting and paying. The report listed it as still being on Finance and surprisingly a CAT C insurance write-off as of (Dec 2005).…
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I would like to buy - a Haynes Peugeot 106 Service and Repair Manual,1991-2002
Hi everyone, I am looking for a cheap Haynes Peugeot 106 Service and Repair Manual,1991-2002 manual for a Y reg 106. I've had a look on ebay, and the ones that go to 2002 seem to be few and far between. I don't want to have to pay more than £10 ideally. Has anyone got any ideas? Many thanks in advance, T8RSP
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Car Exhaust
I need a new exhaust for my Golf GTi. Where do I buy a cheap but perfect one? I do not fancy drivng around, is noisy and am trying to pack my house. According to OH I need the first bit after the catalytic converter.:confused: Any help? Any 95% off Golf exhausts anywhere? Will check the sales board. Thanks in advance,…
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help - need to sell car...
Hi, I am hoping for some guidance on selling my car. We have recently had a baby so have bought a slightly bigger 4 door car. I didn't trade in our old car, which is a 3 dr Yaris, as, in true MSE style I thought we could get more if we did a private sale. I advertised it in autotrader on their 'web only' offer but we have…
