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Living with no CAR!!!
Hi How many of you on here have no car and is it possible/comfortable to live with out one?? We have always had a car from before both our boys were born and really rely on it quite a bit, however, since moving into our new house we are les than a 10 min walk from the boys school and my job. We get our shopping delivered…
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Mondeo Brake Fluid
Hi Hope someone can help, looking to change the brake fluid on my 98 mondeo this weekend only problem is i have lost hand book and dont know the correct fluid to buy, does anyone know which which fluid i need? or if i go into the motorist discount shop will they know? thanks
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Yaris or Micra - Please help me choose......
Please could you let me know your thoughts as I'm just about to buy a new car and I keep changing my mind all the time which is driving me mad :confused: . So, what are the "must haves"? I need a small hatchback that can take a folded down disabled buggy (for shopping trips with my old ma!) - can't get anything too big as…
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Being a instructor(for my wife)
hi. My wife is thinking to get some driving lessons. Checking the prices(about £25 p/h),she is better off by taking lessons with ME. Well driving is not only.....this is first gear, this second etc,stop at red light go with green..... I've been driving for about 10 years,so no problems with documentations etc. Is any…
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Anyone Used Pheonix Auto Salvage
Phoenix Auto Salvage Tel: 01642455556 1 King George Terrace South Bank TS6 6AZ I'm after an engine and they have quoted me a good price. I just need to know if I'm going to get a lump of scrap metal or an actual engine. Anyone used them in the past? Do they have a reputation?
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Buying a new Fiat 500 - Need help please!
Hey guys Don't know if anyone can help on this but thought I'd ask... Basically I'm going for a test drive in the new Fiat 500 at the weekend and intend to put a deposit down afterwards, there is currently a 2-3 month waiting list. As its a new model I just wanted to know whether I could attempt to bring down the price a…
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Attempted theft of car - now keys have been nicked too! HELP!!!
Hi there, My brother has a VW Golf which some low life cretin tried to steal the other night by hot wiring but it seems they made a hash of it and gave up. The car was locked (and then they locked it back up after all this! :confused: ) but the wiring under the steering column is all to c0ck now. They might have fused a…
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Micra Auction Prices
Anyone help me out with Micra auction prices? 1.2 SE 04,05,06 - low miles. Found several auction outlets with the type of car I'm looking for, all require a fair distance travelling. Not sure what the going price is at auction and trying to avoid a wasted journey. Thanks for looking.
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rattling noise on my seat alhambra
i have booked my seat alhambra in for diagnosis and a price quote into my local garage (whom i think i trust) but wondered if there were any experts out there who could give me a head start as to what they think it might be there is a rattling noise coming from drivers side (front - i think!) :confused: it seems to just be…
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negotiating with a bike dealer over a moped
:confused: I am looking at a second hand moped for my son on friday. It looks a good bike: low mileage, just serviced, new tyres and clean bodywork. How do I pitch my offer to the bloke without looking a complete idiot on one hand, but making him realise that I am serious about getting a bargain? Your advice is really…
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Cam Belt VW Touran
Our Touran needs a new cam belt. VW have quoted £368 which includes new tensioners. The mechanic I usually go to for small jobs doesn't want to do it (cos his assistant is away at the moment and he says it's too much for him to do on his own). I don't really like using places I don't know though. Also, it has to go in to…
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Part Ex BMW Z4 on Finance?
Hi all, Wondering if someone could advise on whether it's possible to prt-ex a car that is currently on a finance agreement? The purchase price was £16,500 and I put down a 40% deposit. Six months into the 2 year agreement, my situation has changed unexpectedly and I need to rid of the the BMW Z4 for something a bit more…
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used car nightmare pls any advice
:cry: I am soon to take my driving test in an automatic so we decided to trade in our mannual for an auto so that i can practise with hubby. On saturday we brought a 2000 renult scenic.Before buying we insisted it be given a full service and mot as it was due to expire in aprill.We paid buy credit card and they said they…
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Changing Jobs - Calculating Company Car Allownce Required
Copy from Jobs and benefit board! ---- I'm looking to change job moving from a company that offers a company car to one that doesnt and just offers a car allownace. Based on what car I have currently I need to understand how much the new car allowance needs to be for it to be equal to the benefit I currently have from the…
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What's the best "OTR" price you have negotiated for a new Toyota Aygo?
Hiya, We're looking to buy a new Aygo, and having surfed the site and looked into tips for shaving £££s off the list price of a new car, I'm now curious to see what other people have managed to save on this particular car (I'm being specific since Toyota's don't usually give great discounts as they don't really need too,…
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Network Q - Tyres problem
Hi, we bought an ex demonstrator, Vauxhall Vectra from our local Vauxhall dealer in July last year and were told that to pass the Network Q checks four new tyres would be fitted to the vehicle before we could take delivery... A problem developed with one of the tyres on Friday, massive bulges around inside wall of drivers…
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New or nearly new Mini Convertible
My OH wants to get one of these hopefully with lots of extras. She would buy this ideally with finance. I have no idea where to start looking... She currently drives a Smart Passion. Help please? Thanks
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Question for Deal Drivers
Hi, We are in the market to buy a new car. We have, finally, decided on an Aygo (or Citroen C1 or Peugeot 107) or Mazda 2. We could buy now - or March. We have the cash to change but Aygo is on 0% so we'd be silly not to takeit and keep interest on our offset mortgage at 6.19% tax free. What sort of deal should we be…
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national express funfare prices
Looking to book 2 tickets from Preston to London at the end of march From £1 funfare was available so I did the 'loophole' and booked 1 ticket for £2 return. Then I searched for the 2nd ticket and the price was from £10 for each leg!!!!! and has been since friday last week (not booked 2nd ticket yet) No inbetween fare of…
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Involved in a car accident.. what to expect etc..
My partner unfortunatly had an accident this morning on the way to work, he hit black ice whilst turning a corner and went into the back of the car in front. No major damage to third party car, our car has bumper and bonnet damage, grill missing and potential radiator and engine management issues. I've passed details onto…
