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Please help - I need to get a more efficient car!
Hello - I'm looking for some advice from any knowledgeable folks out there about the best sort of car to look into to get the best mpg with the least CO2 emissions etc - for the cheapest price! Not looking for much eh? I currently drive a 2001 VW Beetle 2.0L Petrol - sigh - it's realllly not good with fuel efficiency...…
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Paying for Car Privately?
I am just wondering what happens when/if you decide to buy a car privately. Say for example you agree to a price of £2000 with the seller, what is the usual process for payment. Obviosuly these amounts of cash can't be withdrawn from a bank, so what do you do. Plus, how do you go about securing the vehicle, do you leave a…
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Complaint AA Breakdown Renewal without notification
Hi everyone!Sorry first post.Last year I took out a breakdown repair cover with AA which ended on 15.2.2008. This year I bought a Norwich Union car insurance with Rescue on 28 January 2008. On 7 March I received a credit card statement from my bank stating that AA had taken out £108 from my credit card. I did not intend to…
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Cash or car
About to start a new job and have been offered company car or allowance & mileage payments. I do approx 25k/yr. Have done some sums and I can make it pay but does anybody have any advice?? Any thoughts on which is best?? Any experience with car allowance? Thanks
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LPG or diesel car???
Am looking at buying a Citroen Berlingo Multispace for my business, and am undecided between LPG and diesel. I can buy a 2006 LPG one for less than £6000 which I thought was good. However I was wondering, even though LPG is greener and cheaper, whether it was better than diesel in the long run, as you do burn more fuel…
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Magnetic Fuel Savers
On tonight's 'Tonight' programme. Apparently a Magnetic Fuel Saver will save around 7% in fuel costs when running a car. In addition to the 'Green Driving' method (no hammering it around everywhere) it might well be a worthwhile saving. I have just ordered a magnetic fuel saver from ebay. I will monitor it and re-post the…
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Help! Have I Been A Fool?!?
Hi I have just returned from a day out to try find my partner a new car (hers was only worth a few hundred and had a big problem that needed a few hundred throwing at it) We saw a seat ibiza for sale for £3495 (02 plate, 78000 miles) we liked so took it for a good test drive, we were pleased with it so i asked what the…
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URGENT: Cancel your tax disc now.
The government has just announced large increases in car tax. These are effective from April 1st 2009. In some cases the tax has more than doubled. Depending on your car's CO2 and when your tax expires, you need to take one of the following actions: 1. Do nothing. Buy a new car tax disc when the current one expires, as…
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Travelling From London to Norwich
Me and my partner are looking to travel from London (any station) to Norwich at the beginiing of June. We're considering going by coach as it's about £34 for the both of us (National Express), which we think is about the cheapest we're going to get, does anybody know if we could possibly get anything cheaper anywhere else,…
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Got to buy a car that fits 3 car seats in the back
Not sure if I posted in the right forum to be honest...but I'm hoping for some advise. We're expecting or 3rd child in a couple of month and therefor need to buy a different car. We need a reasonable cheep car that can fit two adults and three children (newborn, 3yr & 4yr old) My husband and I will have to buy something…
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What Tyre??????
Hi, I have a VW Sharan people carrier that is ready for 4 new tyres. In the past on my previous cars I have just gone with the cheepest budget's I can find but this car is usually full of kids so I want to do the right thing and get the safest tyres I can. I have just had a quote from the QuickFit site for approx 360...…
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Tow bar fitting - how much
I've just been given a decent quality trailer and I need to get a tow bar fitted to my 2006 Vectra Estate to tow it. Anybody got any money saving tips? How much should I be looking at? Cheers!
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problem with car
hello there im hoping someone may be able to give me some advice, i bought a brand new car (£16000) in 04 and not long after i bought the car i could smell petrol very strong inside the car it was prob about 6mth after i got it took it to the gargage as i was worried it was something serious and the gauge on the dashboard…
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Converting to LPG.....
I want to get my 01 1.8 16v sx picasso converted to LPG, at the moment i get 27.9MPG:eek: with careful driving i can manage 32MPG but on the school run and going to work its all stop start town driving. I have just sold my faithfull and economical old banger for something bigger (secretly i want it back:sad: ) i didnt…
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Personal car breakdown when on business use - who pays for repairs?
On Tuesday morning, I was driving my (own personal) car to a business meeting, approx 45 miles from home. On route, my car made a horrendous metallic ‘falling apart’ noise, so I pulled over, had a look and couldn’t see anything wrong, so decided to continue to my destination. Had the meeting, and at the end of the day my…
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Damp car
Can anyone help, have damp in the boot of my car and the windows are always wet when i get in in the morning. Think we've found where the water had been getting in and fixed it but the windows are still steaming up and the boot smells of damp, when you sit on the seats they feel wet. Anyone any ideas on how to dry it out…
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Which car would you buy?
Hi all, I'm planning on buying a large estate to cope with twins due in the next few months from an auction. I have the following requirement and shortlisted the following: Requirements - Above average reliability - Large estate (Mondeo size) - Automatic - Around £7000~8000 - 60k miles max - FSH - >5 years old - Chain cam…
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Anyone bought a car from BCA Blackbushe or Enfield?
Hi there, Has anyone actually bagged a bargain motor from either Blackbushe or Enfield through BCA auctions, or are prices inflated by the public who get the 'auction fever' or the auctioneers taking invisible bids off the wall? Or should I be looking into Wimbledon or elsewhere? I need to get a relatiely new large estate…
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My car is dead!!!!
Been having niggling little problems with my car for the whole 3 years ive had it really....it not even an old car a '51' plate and well would u guess it the bloody the completely sized up and died on the A1 this evening. :mad: :mad: :mad: Things dont rain but they pour dont they!!!!!:confused: :confused: :eek:…
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CO2 emissions Mondeo 2002
OH just rang me to ask what his car tax will now be after the budget. Looked on DVLA site and it only has new Mondeo. He has 2002 Mondeo Petrol 2.0 zetec. Currently he pays £210 but not sure what his actual CO2 emissions are. Thanks
