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Bike rack causing Clutch Slip on motorway?!
Hey, This only happens when I have my bike rack on the car and bike attached. (I have a full suss bike which is very heavy) I have the above Mont Blanc rack and the bike wheels sit on the shelf so the bike protrudes quite high above the back of the car. Now I know you wouldnt think this would cause any drag but it does…
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Replacement car key. Outrageous cost!
I need to replace a broken key for my Alfa 156. I have been given a cost, by the dealer, of £190. This is unbelievable.............. Their excuse is that the keys are computer chipped, no longer can you just go and get one cut. I cannot afford this. Is there a cheaper alternative. You comments will be appreciated.
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German Car Cruise, JCT27 M62 SUNDAY 7TH!
Just to let all you guys know that there is a German car cruise, this sunday the 7th of January, at Junction 27 of the M62 Motorway, in the car park of showcase cinemas. As soon as you get off the motorway, you can see the cinema! Starts at 7pm prompt, all German cars welcome. VW's, BMW's, Mercedes and Audi's. All other…
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Cost of exaust
The back of my exaust has broken just behind the 1st big bit if you are looking from the rear on a 19997 fiesta Any one got a rough idea on cost for replacement ?
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MPV - Which one?
I know I recently put a post on regarding a 4x4, however would an MPV be more practical? Got a newborn littleone, a dog, and wife is selling Fiesta 1.6 Zetec S (Around £3500) and looking to get a family car to suit. Any advice of which MPV is best? Thanks for your help in advance!
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Speeding fine in Republic of Ireland
I am after some advice about a speeding fine that I picked up in Ireland recently. I was pulled over by an unmarked police car doing 80kph in 50kph area (Some of the irish roads are a little confusing since they have changed to kph from mph) The police officer stated that as I live in the uk with a uk licence i wont get…
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2x Parking Tickets...
Hi all, I received a great new year present from my council (Newham). I had a year's resident parking permit which expired on 21/12/2006. For the new year I was not in town, celebrating, unaware that my permit has expired. When I returned on the 04/01/2007 I found my car having 2 parking tickets 1 on 3rd at 9am and the…
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Anyone able to find a part / trade discount?
Our family Espace clutch is playing up, the local garage has been good and diagnosed it as being the clutch hydraulics - a sealed unit that cant be topped up like most cars - but has to be replaced! The part number is 60253371586 and is RRP at £228.39 + the dreaded VAT I should be competent enough to carry out the work,…
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Is This a SCAM? sellyourjamjar.com
Hi peeps SOme of you will know that I came very close to being scammed when selling my car a couple of weeks ago. Thanks to information received on this website, I narrowly averted being ripped off. I have agreed to sell the car through 'sellyourjamjar.com' http://www.sellyourjamjar.co.uk. Does anyone have any information…
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Driving Economically - 56mph Myth??
I remember reading about a recommendation that driving at 56mph will give the max performance efficiency in terms of driving a motor car. It was suggested that this applied to all cars no matter what the size of engine. I am of the opinion that this is an urban myth, can someone prove me wrong? This figure has stuck in my…
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Independent BMW Service Specialist
Hi, I have to get my 3 series BMW serviced and MOT'd but dont want to pay the high prices of the BMW dealerships, they are simply too high and even between the dealerships there is a big price difference for the same service at times. So I am trying to find a Independent BMW service specialist with good reputation, charges…
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mirror cover
does anyone know where i can get a drivers side mirror cover for a renault megane coupe 2001 i just need the cover not the whole mirror cheers
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cheapest way of getting round London this weekend
I'm off to London this weekend with some mates, we're travelling down from Newcastle by train and will be getting into Kings Cross at about midday on Saturday. On Saturday night we're staying in South Kensington, on Sunday we're staying in Hoxton (we managed to get cheap rooms in the Hoxton hotel promo). On Monday we're…
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Split Ticketing: Report successful routes here
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Help! Daft Mechanic!
Hey I`m really cheesed off. Tuesday afternoon me and OH took the car to our local delership because everytime we pushed the clutch pedal right in we can hear a loud ticking sound (like marble dropping) shortly after this started the engine light came on. They took it in and said we`re do it first thing tomorrow and we…
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Registering car with DVLA
Hi When you send off to register a new car with the DVLA do they do it from date you put on form or date they recieve it? I took a while sending it off.
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Airman instant tyre repair kit -any good?
Hi there, I have just bought this kit from woolworths. its an instant tyre repair kit that pumps seallant into your tyre for a temporary puncture solution. http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/product/index.jhtml?pid=50783011 anyone know anything about this or whether its worth the money £29.99, or if Its useless and I should…
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Battery Chargers/engine starters
I'm looking at buying one of the above, i want one that does a trickle charge and also a fast charge, also one that tells you the condition of the battery, and can also start a car that has a flat battery. I have seen one at Machine mart for about £50 (clarke model), has anybody any recommendations or ones to steer clear…
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Speeding fine - what happens next?
Just would like some advice and what the procedure is. Have been driving 18 years and this is my first ever speeding fine, never had any points on my licence and have never had any other problems except for a parking fine for coming 2 minutes too late to move the car about 3 years ago. I was doing 36 in a 30 MPH zone. I…
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Travelcards - are they now too expensive?
I normally travel to London on business about one day per week. Typically I'll leave home at about 9:30 and return at 6pm. Before the January 2006 increases the price of a One Day Travelcard (from Stevenage) to cover this and all London travel was £13.50. With the latest increases and a change in the rules governing…
