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Where is the best place to advertise a used car?
I am looking to advertise my car, autotrader is a common choice but at £43 for 3 weeks seems rather steep. I have posted it on gumtree as this is free and gets lots of hits, although not had any calls yet. Ebay is ok, but i am still waiting for my account to be activated again, dont want to spend loads of money advertising…
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car insurance for a 17 year old!!!argh
hello, ive got a 5 year old for focus 1.8i .. just bought it... neways my daughter has jsut turned 17 and is having driving lessons but i wanted to give her some more experience and take her out in my car... my insurance (which i pay monthly and is due to end in May) have just quoted me £311 for 3 months!!!!!!!! ne ideas…
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Fiat 500 Lease for £160 per month
As far as cars go I think the Fiat 500 has got it pretty sewn up at the must have car of 2008. I started to have a look around at some lease deals on them and found this one, which was by far the cheapest at less than £160 per month including VAT on a private lease deal. I found it on this germanbiscuit site that has a lot…
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Getting Mercedes serviced in Europe
Hi, a couple of years back someone was telling me that they got their Mercedes car serviced in Belgium, I think, as it ends up costing a whole lot cheaper than in the UK. The company may have been called something like Autostar Verne, but I can't find it on the internet. Does this rings any bells with anyone? My dad has…
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Focus Variado 2007 road bike wanted!!!
Does any1 know where I can buy Focus Variado 2007 54 or 56 frame?? I cannot afford 2008 model, but would love 2007 for under £500. I know wiggle had them but they onoly have 50" frame.. Any ideas?? Many thanks:beer:
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Tyre sizes
I am after tyres for my Seat Leon and have checked a couple of sites for my number plate and they recommend: Width - 175 Profile - 80 Wheel Size - 14 Speed Rating - T However, I checked one of the existing tyres and if I read the tyre right I should be going for Width - 195Profile - 65Wheel Size - 15Speed Rating - T I…
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oh man... big service bill!
Hi Have taken the car in today for its MOT and full service (Astra 1.4 5door petrol, P-reg). Just had a call from the guy at the garage telling me that although the car has passed the MOT, it has an advisory notice on. The things that need fixing/replacing are: rear brake cylinder, front brake disks, front shock absorbers…
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Strange Request!
Hey everyone, Firstly thanks for reading, any help that you can provide is much appreciated:) So basically I've found a company that will wrap vinyl advertising onto my new company car for me but i don't know the exact dimensions of the car so I cant tell how big to make the ad etc etc.. The car i have is a prius T3.. does…
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which is better?
Hi guys, Well, i am deciding on a car just now, but i can't decide, so can i ask for your advice? Which car would you go for? Lexus is220 deisel....8000 miles...06 plate....£17.995...OR Mercedes c class...34000 miles...04 plate....£15.000... this is my first "nice car"...been driving hondas for 10 years....so want a…
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vauxhall corsa sxi 1.3cdti diesel
Hi can anyone tell me out there what a good price i should be paying for this model. i am looking for a brand new model with me as the first keeper
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WindScreen replacement
My golf windscreen cracked today, I'm pretty sure it is not covered in the car insurance :mad: Anyone recommend a decent replacement company and give me an idea of the cost cheers
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power streering gone!
the power steering just gone on my nissan micro does anyone have any ideas what this is likely to cost me? its only 4 yrs old!
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Morrisons Miles
Incase you didn't already know, there's double morrisons miles points all this month (so now 30pts per litre). Tesco also have the 5p off per litre for a limited time but you have to spend £50 in store so not any use to people like me
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A tip to help you save money on pay & display parking
This may already be common knowledge, but I was told recently by someone who works for the local council about a way of saving money when parking. If you are parking in a pay and display car park and you are going to be say, longer than 1 hour but less than 2, rather than paying the full amount for the 2 hours you can pay…
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battery charging
hi all, my car wouldnt start yesterday due to a flat battery. i put the battery on charge for about 6 hours and the car then started . i took the car for a drive for about 20 miles at 40-70 mph. is this enough to fully recharge the battery? i usually only use the car once a week to go to work in which is about 4 miles each…
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got a problem with tow bar electrics
i have a peugeot 307 with a tow bar fitted and i have a problem with it, when it is connected the indicators work ok side lights work brake lights work but when the side lights are on and if you indicate all the lights start flashing also with the side lights on and if you use the brake the lights go dim. i have checked…
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what to do?
Hi, im not sure if this is the right place to post this but - My friend had his car taken away from him in December 2007, he was drining past police who were doing checks on cars, it flashed up as him not having insurance. He had took out insurance on it in July 2007, but when he contacted the insurance company when he got…
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Focus audio system
Hi I have a 54 plate Focus with the std factory fit audio system 6000 cd. I would like a permanent wired in fitting for my iPod, at the moment use an FM transmitter, but I find I have to re-tune a couple of time en-route to work, plus sometimes sound quality suffers. The FM transmitter I have charges the unit and acts as a…
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Car on HP and Insurance Loss
Does anyone know if you have a car on HP and owe more than its value, what would happen if it was written off? Would I be able to continue to pay the monthly pymt without telling them and buy a new car from the Ins...obviously I need one. Would the Ins company inform them at all? Not a clue what to do here and a bit…
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VW Polo servicing - has oil been changed?
My dad had his VW Polo serviced for the first time last week, the car is about 18 months old, but he was under the impression that it was a longlife service as this is what it had on the front of his service book. However, when he went into his dealer for something a couple of weeks ago, they said it was overdue its first…
