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car finance: dealer loan or self finance?
Can someone advise me on which is the better deal? car cost £25,000. part ex value 6,250. option 1, pay difference (18,750) from savings account, so losing 6% fixed rate savings interest. option 2, dealer finance offer: £1,000 deposit plus 47 monthly payments of £460 plus optional balloon payment of £10,000. plus they will…
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How to get a discount on a car
What is the best discount you have had on a car, new or used, and what technique did you employ to get the discount?
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Speed gun inaccuracies - video.
I found this quite interesting: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wTBXROqE9l8
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Help needed reading RAC Vehicle check
Looking to buy a new car (ford cougar) and have seen one on ebay so decided to get a vehicle check this came back. Is the plate change section suspicious as one of those plates was apparantly a write off on the same model car Problems checked Results found Police stolen Not recorded as stolen, by the police Outstanding…
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Economy - long daily commute.
Hi, I've recently changed jobs and now face a daily round trip of 70-80 miles for work. I currently drive a 2000 (w) Fiat Brava 1.2 16v and am considering my options in terms of economy. With this level of daily mileage, would I be better off with a diesel? Or another Petrol car? Obviously I'd prefer not to have to buy a…
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car air freshener search???
hi folks, i was wondering if anyone knows where I can get an car freshener called Auto expressions can-o-scent in new car fragrance? my OH has searched high and low for it. We found some on amazon in USA but the postage price is twice the cost of the can and also and ebay usa but again the postage is too high. if anyone…
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cheapest New Citroen C2 1.1i Vibe
The cheapest for new Citroen C2 1.1i Vibe i can find is £6295. Is any cheaper then this?
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cheaper petrol
i dare say some one knows this . I live in the sticks in Wiltshire in various towns about 15 -20 miles away the diesel is cheaper due to the supermarkets keeping prices down the difference is about 5p per liter . So if i drive to swindon for a 7p saving abiut a 40 mile round trip would I be saving any money . I drive a kia…
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Bought a car bulb kit in London, given wrong item
Got pulled over where I live Wednesday night for having a headlight out. I thought I had a spare at home, but did not. Thursday I was travelling to London from about 7am to 1am today, so I had to buy a bulb in London. Went to a peugeot dealer and asked for a headlight bulb for a 206. Got asked the reg year and all that.…
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Help with buying driving lessons please
Is £490 for 20 hours with the AA a good deal? this is in London. Also, is there any option of cashback or discounts available, this is all new to me as I don't drive. The lessons would be for my DD's 21st in April Any help would be gratefully received Thanks :T
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Received Notice Of Inteded Prosecution
Hi Today hubby as received a notice of inteded prosecution for speeding, letter states that he was doing 38 in 30 mph. We have a satnav with camera detection and speeding alert on, no cameras were detected and according to satnav and car speedo he did not exceed the limit, what should he do next. We saw no mobile cameras,…
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DVLA on line
I was very clever last week and taxed my car on line! Can I also change the details of car ownership on line or do I still have to do it the old fashioned way through the post
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Rail travel to London
I am taking my kids to London(from Scotland) from 6th - 10th July and intend travelling by train (using my family railcard). There are lots of good tips which I have been trying to follow, but my problem is that I am going on a family holiday abroad from 8th - 18th April and am worried I will miss out on the good…
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Help! Octavia 1.9 TDi. Starting problem!
:jI have a 2002 Octavia 1.9 TDi. Starting wasn't a problem until Monday of this week and now... Symptoms:* engine turns over but doesn't fire up * noticable that pre-heat (glowplug) light is not showing on dash (it's cold at the moment so I'd expect something) Checks done:* multimeter between glowplug and lead - no current…
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VW Polo battery prob. Can you please help?
PLEASE would someone help. I have recently bought a Polo For the last 6-7 months since I bought it (private sale), the battery drains flat within 2-3 days of previous use. I am constantly having to re-charge it. Even when it has been charged and I’ve run around in it, within a few days it’s a bit sluggish on starting. Any…
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Haynes car manuals
Hi, Does anybody know where i can get hold of a cheap haynes manual for a v reg (year 2000 i think) peugeot 206 1.4 petrol? The cheapest i can find inc postage is about £14 on amazon. Thanks.
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VW Hub caps
Hi, Woke up this morning, and got to the car to find that someone had pinched all four of my Hub caps. :mad: I have a VW Fox. Does anyone have a rough idea of how much it will cost for me to replace them all. Thanks:o
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jb weld /chem metal or whats best
ive always had a tube of jb weld or chem metal handy for the odd small bodge when im caught out i need a new tube of something, none of the shops i tried had jb weld, anyone tried a few and found out whats best ? i notice all the car shops have some kind of miracle epoxy
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car door problem need help asap
Hi, i have a problem with my r reg 1.3 fiesta, the rear passenger door has been jammed shut, any idea on costs of getting this fixed? :confused: Thanks
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car tax no reminder letter
Hi just a quick question as I cant make sense of the DVLA website! Does anyone know if I can tax my car without a reminder letter as I recently moved, I guess the reminder letter got sent to the old address but now not sure what to do?
