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Are Vauxhall Trying to Rip Me Off?
Hi all Looking at buying a new Vauxhall Corsa, based on Advice from here we're getting a bank loan and looking to keep it for a good long time. The problem is the offers on the Vauxhall site . . . take a quick look at the offers page, http://!!!!!!!.com/1r7lq Now according to that chart I should be able to get the free…
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Car modding... Whats that all about then?
What the fcuk do some of these people think their cars look like. The usuall is BOOM BOOM BOOM coming from the car stereo (you often hear this ages before you see the car itself). If its not the stereo booming, its the exhaust you hear a mile away. Then when you catch sight of the car (windows have a dark tint all round).…
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Nightmare!!
We took our car in today to be repaired. The garage had had it on a diagnostic machine and said it was some sensor or other---costing £120 all in!!So ok---OH and I agree to get it sorted---it is a 7 year old Corsa(I posted a few weeks ago about the problem).The yellow engine light is showing when we go up steep…
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URGENT:Petition to sign.Consumers.Your help is needed!
Please read the petition mission below & consider lending your support to our cause. NB:- Production of this base vehicle is in excess of 200,000 so this is a big issue! CLICK HERE TO HELP US>> http://www.petition.co.uk/water_ingress_to_engine_re_fiat__peugeot RE:-Water Ingress to Fiat Ducato & Peugeot Boxer Engines on NEW…
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Cheal cool car for student
Hi, My son has just left college so has very little money. He needs a cheap car he can run on 3rd party insurance. Understandably he would PREFER something with a modicum of street cred !! My suggestion of an old Focus is not going down very well. He discovered a 1999 Megane Coupe: pretty cheap , low insurance , acceptable…
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discount at car supermarkets
just wondered if anyone had ever purchased from a car supermarket are you able to haggle for discounts or is the advertised price totally fixed iam after a car at available car that is £10699 wondered if i could get anything off it perhaps as much as £500 or am i living in cloud cuckoo land :) plan is pay by cash (not…
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changing coverup number plates
long story short i cave an old car thats currently sorned with a private plate and have just bought another car that would well cool with a cover up plate so people go ooow look at the shiny black 7 series rather than aww its an n reg. vanity i know but hey who cares. anyway i started looking into it and there is talk of…
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Running a car in Biodiesel
I would like to hear opinions on using biodiesel (only people who use biodiesel) I was speaking to a mechanic who has been using it in both his wagon and car for the last 2 yrs. He told me it is brilliant and he gets more mpg using biodiesel that diesel, also it costs between 75p to 80p per litre. I asked about if it was…
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New Car Dilemna & PCP's
Are Personal Contract Plans worthwhile? Here's the situation: I have a 5yr old Audi A6 1.9 TDI which I would like to sell. Similar cars on Autotrader are selling for £7-8K. I would like to purchase a VW Golf and am considering buying from my local VW dealer. Their Solutions package includes service and maintenance and on a…
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Courtesy car - his fault
Hi, i had an accident a few months back and straight away he was saying he was sorry and basically admitting it, i thought it was going to be a straight forward his insurance paying me for my car write-off. But then he started to dispute the claim apparently i squeezed between him and the parking space and i was going…
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Oyster card question
I need to make a journey across London using the tube. I have an oyster card which is the pay as you go type. I normally just use the buses in my zone but now need to use the tube to go across zones (from zone 4/5 into zone 1). Am i right in saying that I can still use this card on the tubes or do I need to 'buy' a…
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Claiming road tax back
Hello I have road tax until January on my old car. I wanted to know if I can claim it back, and if so how? - also, i don't suppose it's possible just to transfer it to my new car is it????? Thanks
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RAC Question?
I just bought a second car, will RAC let you have a another card to put in the second car? :confused: Many Thanks
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How much should i expect?
Hey guys, i have a fiat brava 1.4 sx that i no longer need, how much should i expect from a breaker. I have had quotes between 45 and 100. Is that about right. Does anyone know a good place to approach in the Preston/CHorley area. Thanks
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Personalised number plate 'L333 AHS' (leahs) to sell
Hi we are going to buy a car on friday and it has personalised number plates on it. I would like to know how we go about selling the plates and getting the best price for it.
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what should we do???
hi can any1 help plz? 9 months ago, our car engine packed in, we want to get it going again but were quoted at £800 for a new 2nd hand engine, we have a suzuki wagon r (2001) i dont know whether to get an engine (£800) and trade the car in for another one (as we dont like the car we want a different car)? dont know how…
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What's 710?
A family member sent me this so i thought i would share it with you all.;) A few days ago I was having some work done at my local garage. A blonde came in and asked for a seven-hundred-ten. We all looked at each other and another customer asked, 'What is a seven-hundred-ten?' She replied, 'You know, the little piece in the…
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Have Admiral kept money they shouldn't have?
Hi all, A quick question (but a long story leading up to it) about a refund I believe I should've had from Admiral after making a few changes to my policy details recently. I've swapped cars with my wife (the 5-door makes it easier to get our baby's car seat in and out) and needed to let Admiral know, so I called them up…
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To press or not to press... handbrakes?
We've recently bought a 2004 Ford Focus. When we were learning to drive we were both taught from day one, that when putting on the handbrake it was better for the car to press the button in and then lift. However in the Ford manual for the Focus it says "Do not press". Just wondered whether it's actually a myth that you…
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Fiat Radio Codes
Anybody out these got a Fiat code generator? My radio is an AD182H, S/N FA1092Y2054308. Have got a code a generator from internet but it's way too technical for me. Any guidance welcome as my battery is done for and I don't want to disconnect without having the means to reactivate the radio.
