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Help! Need car soon!
Hello, looking to buy a secondhand car in the next few weeks. Can't decide what to get. Top budget £2500 Essentials: Must be five door, hatchback (hoping for little one soon so need a bit of boot space for paraphinalia!);) Which is best diesel or petrol? Had conflicting advice. Diesel is more economical for mileage but…
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4 x 4s hit by Richmond Council with higher parking charges
Any comments? My own reaction is: At last, somebody doing SOMETHING!
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Cheap Hire of MPV needed
Hi All, Hoping someone can help. I need to hire an MPV (4 adults, 1 baby and luggage) to travel from Cardiff to France and back in June next year. Any suggestions for a cheap deal? The best I have been able to come up with is start saving our tesco vouchers and use these to book a clubcard deal with AVIS. Not sure we can…
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When do I need an M.O.T ?
My car was bought new and is coming to it's 3rd year 1st of December. When do I need an M.O.T. done ? I know you need the certificate when your getting your TAX Disc (which is due next April). Is it anytime between December and April 07 I can get one ?.
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Mondeo Tyres
Can anyone recommend a good brand of tyre for a Mondeo? The size is 195/60 R15. I would like good handling in wet and dry, low noise and good wear properties? Thanks for any advice
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romford 2 london
just booked two nights in romford via travel lodge does anyone know what the public transport is like would like to go into london if possible and also the dog racing track. thanks for any advice can;t seem to find anything on the net about romford
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Any advice on Getting someone to accept liability??
Hi, had an accident on saturday where a tree decided to fall on my car whilst driving along a country road. Pretty lucky to be still around, but my insurance reckon that i have no hope of anyone admitting liability so basically its a claim on my insurance for a written off car and higher premiums. I know i am lucky to be…
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new door lock
for my 1996 ford fiesta with non central locking drivers side, my local garage quoted me £50 for part £20 for fitting is this reasonable?? :confused: thanks
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Wiper Blades
Need to change the wiper blades on my Mondeo. Just wondered where my fellow MSErs buy theirs from? Similar to tyres, I do prefer to buy the better quality stuff as I believe you should buy quality stuff where potentially you life depends on it. Also is the FORD dealership sourced blades better than the equivalent Bosch /…
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URGENT help please - CAR Written OFF :(
Hello dear money savers please advise me a way forward! I had a minor accident last week when I ran into a truck (standing). There was damage to the bodywork to my car (nothing happened to the truck). I went to a local Bodyworks who quoted me about £400-600. I then contacted the insurance company who asked me to send my…
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Got my bike back.
I`ve been without my old MZ for 3 weeks as the mechanic couldn`t find the switch to make the brake light come on when using the front brake.I`m finally back on the road - just in time for the monsoon season here in Suffolk. Many thanks to Red Shift for fixing the bike.
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Driving Lessons advice and deals...
hey guys, so i wanna learn to drive but the problem is what company is the best? Who's the cheapest? Any deals? Well here's my details: 18 Brighton Manual Please help me find a deal Thanks
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steering stiff on vivaro
i just nipped to the local shop which is just around the corner, went into the shop came out tried to drive off and the steering was very hard to turn? do you think the pump has gone or any ideas what else could be the problem? i drove the van back about 100 meters home and opened the bonnet,looks like there is steering…
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Ford S Max
Anyone got one? Do you think it is any good? I'll take a look at other places for info. But would like MSE opinions first:rolleyes:
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reputable car repairs in Oxford
can anyone recommend a reputable car repair firm in Oxford as daughter's car has had a rear brake failure. I think it will need to be towed in and have the work done, but she is an impoverished student and we dont want to be ripped off, or cant afford to be ripped off.
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new tyres are needed!!!
went to my local typres shop for two new front tyres he wanted 180 pounds of me .not good . i know you guys can do better as im not shelling out that much money. :eek: ok my tyre i need are section width 195 , the aspect 60 , rim 15 speed rate is r and i need to be fitted, it would great you can find one in northampton…
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Renault Clio headlights problem
Apologies for double posting... I've posted this in the Techies bit, but just realised it should probably be in here instead: I have a 2003 Renault Clio, and the other day I found what looked like something from the electrical system that had dropped into the front passenger footwell. It's a small black plastic cuboid with…
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ROAD SIGNS (is this legal or illegal?)
I thought the purpose of road signs on the roads..are to warn you or give you information about the road.. e.g, slow..means slow down, 30 means 30 mph.. so what about the speed camera when there ISN'T one!!!!! they are misleading drivers and road users.. I understand why they do it..to save money putting cameras up and…
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box junction cameras
This was on the news over the weekend, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6072456.stm?ls Where councils are going to start fining bad drivers for offences like blocking box junctions, using bus lanes etc. I am anti speed camera (as they have replaced traffic cops and encourage bad driving), however, this should be rolled out…
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i'm looking to hire a vehicle for approx 2 months london essex based
hi, I'm about to start a new short contract job starting wednesday and finishing 22nd Dec, and i'm caught with out a car. Firstly does any one know the cheapest car hire company for such a period. I know that the money spent hiring a car I could probably buy a car, which I am considering doing, I've weighed it up that the…