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Refund on a used car purchase from a main dealer
Hi Just wondered if anyone has experience of getting a refund on a used car they have purchased. My husband has just bought a 5 year old Merc from and a Mercedes Benz dealer down south. A fault developed in the car after two weeks and he took it to our local dealer. They inspected the car and came up with a further 4…
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I wanna value my car
Just went to the glass website to get an accurate price on how much my car is worth, but they charge £3.50... any similar sites that do it for free?
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clocked mileage - should i buy?
I have given a deposit to a bloke for a 1999 VW GOLF GTI. I ran a HPI check on it today and it has finance. When i mentioned this to the seller he admitted it readily. I am sure we can come to some kind of arrangement. What i was more concerned about was that in 2002 the car had a recorded mileage of 82076 miles. In…
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Bolt stuck in my tyre
I've got a bolt stuck right in my tyre. I only realised because it was making a noise when I was driving. I've been driving on it all day before I realised I hope I've not done more damage. The tyre hasn't gone down though? So my question is where is the cheapest place to get one fitted does anybody know? Its a Continental…
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Dealer Warranty Help Needed!
I purchased my car two months ago from an independant and it came with the compulsory dealers three month warranty. I had some warranty work carried out when I first got the car with no problems. Two weeks ago it developed a small oil leak and some things that needed resetting on the car's computer. We took the car for…
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Travelling Expenses
Hi people. I've been employed by the same company for 4 years. Our office is 6 miles away from my home. Which is great for me. However, for the majority of the 4 years, probably 80% of the time, I've been working on site with a client (the same client). It's approx 20 miles away from my home. My employer pays me nothing…
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Jerking Astra - can you help please
Hi, I don't know if anyone has any ideas what I should do. I have a five year old Astra, and since the end of Feb it sometimes jerks, or jumps forwards a little, when I accelerate, but the majority of the time it is ok. The garage have taken it for a test drive and found nothing, they checked leads, spark plugs etc, but…
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Help Required after repair
My 2003 Jeep Cherokee was towed into the main dealer on the 6th March because it wouldn't start (engine light on the dash and no gauges moving). Car was just 3 months outside it's manufacturers warranty and had fsh with 33k on the clock. Dealership said they couldn't even look at it until the 8th as they were too busy. Got…
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Cars - Personal Contract Purchase vs Leasing?
Looking at another thread on here no one seemed to mention PCP as an option. I'm looking to buy a new or used car myself at the moment and the payments on PCP seem to be similar if not less than normal lease payments (especially when you add the craftily hidded VAT on the latter) PLUS you get the option to pay the residual…
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Car Servicing Costs
I live in the Birmingham area and have just been quoted £214 plus vat for the annual service on my Seat Altea 1.9 TDi.Does anybody know where it can be done cheaper? Can I go to any VW group garage eg Skoda or VW or will that be dearer?
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Want to sell my car
Hi, i am looking to sell my car as i have recently replaced it. It's a Fiat Tipo 1.4ies Reg M 1994 ( I've had it since new) 108K on clock (genuine!) MOT Jan 08 Tax Feb 08 Not in good condition a few body work scrapes an blemishes, the interior has been badly treated by 3 kids and is not looking good. I have cared for it…
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help with private sale
Hi I have just seen a used car (private sale) that we want to buy. What do i need to make sure the car has in terms of paperwork. i am not from the UK and bought my last car off a very good friend who had everything sorted. Thanks
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Used Car Purchase Advise Please
Hello MS Experts Thanks to you guys I have managed to sell my car for £3000. Now out of this I am gonna spend £2000 paying off some debt, but since I need to a car, i will buy a trade car for £1000. Now could you please suggest me how can I buy a car which will last me atleast 2 years and I only pay nothing more than…
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Retaining no claims bonus while not driving.
If you stop driving for a few years, can you still claim the no claims discount that you were entitled to when you stopped driving if you take up driving again a few years later, or do you have to start again from scratch?
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Red marks on car
I have some red marks on my car, the marks are from a traffic i brushed passed, what could i use to remove the marks, it should be easy should it not as the cones are plastic
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Car Tax
Hi, i wonder wether anyone can link me to a site which will show how much car tax my friend will have to pay on his 2.5 petrol car. Another friend has said it will be in the higher car tax like 4 x 4's , any clues ? I have tried to find it but not having much luck. Many thanks.
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Checking Online if a caris taxed
Hi all, there is a car which has turned up where we live, its been there about a month now and has no tax disc in the window. We have about 8 car parking spaces out in the front and 6 inside a garage complex. This car has been parking it so the windscreen faces away from siight so you would have to actually go to the front…
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Buying Car with Existing HP - Help
We are looking at buying a used car (3 yrs old) from a private seller (through Auto Trader). Problem is, we are financing it through a personal loan and they have outstanding HP on it. The current owners are saying they will settle the HP with the money we are paying to buy the car. I don't know whether this is a big risk…
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caght speeding twice in a week, same camera?
Hi everyone.. got another NIP today... 36mph in a 30... the thing is a few days ago I got another one at the same camera.... 37mph..in a 30 It seems I have been caught on 2 mondays in a row.. this will take me up to 9 points (i think) as i already got an avereage speed ticket 6 months ago (45 in a 40..roadworks).. Any…
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Fixing Ford Focus Roof Bars
I've been able to get some Ford roof bars for fitting to a Ford Focus from Freecycle. However, there are no fixings with them and I'm wondering whether ordinary bolts can be used or whether there might be a fixing kit available from Ford? I've looked in the Ford manual but no diagrams or information - no doubt they come…
