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Petrol VS Diesel i'm confused!
Read an article today in local rag which stated "A litre of diesel is now 7.49p more expensive than petrol, compared with 5.1p at the start of the year and the previous record of 5.67p in November 2006. The AA said a diesel car, which costs on average £1,400 more than its petrol equivalent, usually takes more than 45,000…
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car advice
Hi all, This is really really long so i really really really apologise! I bought a peugeot 307 in July, on a 53 plate. I got 1 years warranty FOC from the garage, and purchased another year on top at half the RRP. Ever since I bought the car I have had numerous problems. Yes i know its french but still....:j The day I got…
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Which is best car deal ?
Hello Totally confused after speaking with car salesmen. Two deals on offer,first involves 36mths at £491pcm with me depositing £3.5k of own cash.Second deal is 46mths at £489pcm with my deposit being £1260. Both are PCP deals, the first deal has a residual value of £15k the second deal, £12.5k . Brain not…
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Best Substance to Clean Out a Fuel Tank?
My motorbike has some gunge in its virtually empty fuel tank. This includes some old two stroke oil. What liquid is best and safest to clean out such a tank? Thanks.
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What constitutes a public road?
Near where I'm currently working is a residential side street. On one side of the road is a raised kerb with no painted lines - in effect, free parking all day every day. On the other side of the road is a parking bay which is wide enough for 5 cars to park side by side, each perpendicular to the road. The bay is not in…
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Cheap Car Service Dealers
Any chance the mods here can create a forum for the 'Cheapest Car Service' Dealers? (Appologies if this is in the wrong forum!) I for one am sick of being ripped off by dealers (STEALERS!) who charge the earth for servicing my car! I live in Manchester and drive a Ford Focus 1.6 - when I recently booked it in for a…
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Learner Driver weekly insurance
I've heard that there's a new insurance policy for learner/teenage drivers. Pay weekly/monthly. Any vehicle up to £20k value/group 15. I can't find the details anywhere. Do you know anything about this?
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Vauxhall 3 day test drive...!
Does anyone remember them doing this back in 2006/7...? Has anyone heard if they will be doing one this year? A thick girl I spoke to at Vauxhall this morning knew nothing of the previous ones. Tho she was erm, Polish............
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Commuting costs from Bolton to Manchester
Looking to take a job in Manchester but will want to get the train each day. Anyone know what costs I'm looking at?
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Somewhere to stop off the M4
Hi, we're planning a trip to pembrokeshire so will be traveling the m4, and I'm looking for a particular place we stopped once before. I'm sure it was off the M4, its a shopping centre type place and it had funfair rides and things like that. It also had at the bottom of it all one of those big shops that sells a bit of…
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Car insurance claim-what next?
Will keep it brief, i was involved in a car accident last december when a guy ran into the back of me. He admitted liability at the scene, we exchanged details and as i was experiencing some discomfort in my back i attended hospital. I put in my claim as normal and my car was taken away for repair and i had a courtesy car…
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Satnav that works effectively in London
Just had a trip in London, with a number of appointments in central London, and My Tom Tom One, kept spacking out on me, I dont know if it was poor signal due to high buildings, but very infuriating. Any recommendations of a new Sat Nav that can cope with the London skyline? And I will pass the Tom Tom One to my mother.
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Anybody knows London well!!
Son has got a job in Islington. He intends to commute either from Bucks (home)to Maryleybone and from there get to Islington. I reckon the journey will be 90 mins. The other option is to commute from Greenford (staying with a relative short term) journey approx 60 mins until he finds a suitable room to rent in London. Pl…
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How can someone buy my car this weekend and not have the money bounce?
I've finally found a buyer (hopefully) for my merc for £12k. They live in Yorkshire and Cyprus and want a car for the UK. We live in Scotland - so I presume we are meeting halfway somewhere at the weekend. Is a bankers draft enough to hand the car over, or if it's cash - how do I know it's not forged? I've waited so long…
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
Hi all I own an Evo VIII 260 in a very good condition with a full size spoiler( not the little spoiler they origionally fit on the 260's as standard). Now, today i pick up they keys to my first house and as it happens my girlfriend is pregnant with our first child ( even tho we both have kids from previous relationships…
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Changing a Tyre (different problem)
My daughter called me the other night stranded at the side of the road with a puncture she had all the bolts undone and car jacked up but the rim was stuck to the hub (we have all seen this before and I have found brute force, a big hammer and ignorance normally gets it off) and she couldn't shift. In the end she got a…
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How to find date of change of keeper of a car?
Sold my car in october last year. How can i find out the date of change of ownership as recorded by DVLA?
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NIP for going through red lights in a car i no longer own
Just received a letter containing a notice of intended prosecution. It is for going through a red traffic light. They have the evidence on camera. The incident happened in a place i never visited. It happened in mid November last year. The letter is dated yesterday. What winds me up is that i sold the car in mid october…
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Please confirm I need an MOT
I bought a brand new car in Jan 2005. It occurred to me this evening that I've not had the first MOT. I've not had a prompt from DVLA. It is 3 years you need to get it done, isn't it?
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Which car?
Thinking about buying a new car - small family size probably - and looking for advice on what's a good moneysaving buy - cheap to run, insure & tax but still nice standard of comfort. Any advice anyone? Doesn't need to have large engine - current car is 1.2 litre & that's been fine.
