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Cambelt change needed, VW Golf 04?
My Golf 2.0 TDI is 4 years old but has only done 30k miles. I've been advised by the local dealer that the cambelt needs changing. On my only previous vehicle (Ford) I had to do this at 80k miles, and that's what the Golf service book also indicates. Is this work necessary? If it is, is there anybody who will do it with…
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Hiring a car from Enterprise through insurers. Is this a good idea?
Hi my car was cosmetically damaged by ther councils refuse truck. As a result of which crawford corporate claims got in touch with me they arranged for a garage to take my car and get it sorted they offered car hire through enterprise saying that i wouldnt have to pay anything i then got a call from enterprise saying that…
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cost of fuel when idling with air con on
Most days I sit in the car (when it is hot) and eat my lunch with the engine running so that the air con is on. Assuming that my car would normally do about 40 mpg does anyone have any idea how much fuel i would use in 20/30 minutes?
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How long should a horn last
on a VW Golf, the car is an 04 reg but was bought second hand from a VW dealer last year, surely the horn should last longer than 4 years, the car had a 3 month warranty which ran out in december,
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Hiring a car from Enterprise through Insurers. Is this a good idea?
Hi my car was cosmetically damaged by ther councils refuse truck. As a result of which crawford corporate claims got in touch with me they arranged for a garage to take my car and get it sorted they offered car hire through enterprise saying that i wouldnt have to pay anything i then got a call from enterprise saying that…
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Seat Leon and Motorpoint
Hi - hope you can advise as I'm in two minds about what to do about my new car. Purchased a 56 plate Seat Leon 1.9 Stylance TDI (10K miles on the clock) on the 2nd May - went for a trip on the 3rd and temp sensor kept going off - checked water and topped it up. Couple of hours later had to top up again, and again and…
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hiring car from enterprise through insureers
Hi my car was cosmetically damaged by ther councils refuse truck. As a result of which crawford corporate claims got in touch with me they arranged for a garage to take my car and get it sorted they offered car hire through enterprise saying that i wouldnt have to pay anything i then got a call from enterprise saying that…
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Forget Travel card, penatly, need to show travel card
Hi, hope this is the right place for this. I get a monthly travel card for the train communt to work. Last week I forgot it and was issues with a no payment penalty fair, which gives me 21 days to produce the ticket or pay the fine. That all sounds very reasonable except. I seem to have to send off for my appeal against…
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Car Buying Advice
Hi there, We are currently looking at buying a new (to us anyway) car and after much deliberation we have decided to go for a diesel. However, neither of us have ever owned a diesel so have no idea about things to check when looking at the car. I have found loads of checklists for what to look for when looking for a petrol…
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Car Window Tinting
I want to get my car windows tinted professionaly, preferably with a guarantee, but don't know where to get the cheapest deal. Doing it myself is out of the question. I'm in the west London region. Any recommendations or suggestions? Thanks
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Free Karcher Pressure Washer- Is It Worth It?
I see Tesco are offering a free Karcher K299M+ T50 Pressure Washer if you buy their car insurance. http://www.tescofinance.com/personal/finance/insurance/carins/standard/index.jsp Can anyone tell me if these things are worthwhile? I like the idea of simply blasting the car clean, but is it really that easy? I was also…
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Proton Compact 1.3 Duo
Would any of you MSE'ers happen to own (or know someone who does) a Proton Compact 1.3 and if so, would you mind sharing your experiences with this car? A colleague is considering purchasing a 1999 model that has relatively low mileage c)50K and is in excellent condition. The thing that's putting him off is that a couple…
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Meguiars cleaning products - where to get them
Hi, I use certain Meguiars cleaning products for my car. Really worth using despite the slightly inflated price as they do the job very well. The reason for my post is where to get the products from. I normally go to Halfords as this is the only place available. I've tried Ebay but by the time you add postage it works out…
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Help please.. No MOT
Hi, My partner has just smacked into another car,His Fault!!:mad: We were collecting insurance documents and have noticed our MOT ran out 11th April :eek: I thought it was July when Our tax ran out...Is our insurance void now ? any advice please ? He will go 1st thing monday and get mot,Sure it will sail through :rolleyes:…
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Fares and Restrictions Revision 18th May.
Warning Long Posting As of the 18th May a lot of TOCs will be 'adjusting' fares. Some such as XC and EMT will be changing some rules on tickets and withdrawing some other tickets. A lot of Saver Returns priced by Cross Country (Ex Central Trains) will be abolished and changed to Day Returns. Also the old rule where you…
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Zafira loadcover
Due to pick up a 2005 (05) Zafira Breeze next week and have found a reasonably cheap load compartment cover for it. But ... do i need the 49" or 51" version for this model year. I cannot measure it as I do not have the car yet, and the cover might go pretty soon.
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Cheapest way to get satnav?
I'm looking for cheapest satnav(no money:p ). I see that I could just get bluetooth satnav and use my mobile (SonyEricsson Z610i) or PDA (Windows Mobile 5) with it. But I need map software... I found this, but it is very old (2005):o http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=115446 £22.95 I am very new to this, would someone like…
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Need cheap coach travel - all tips welcome
Hi all, Myself and my husband need to travel to London Fri 30th May and return Sat 31st May. We can't go by train as there are loads of rail improvements on the Saturday and it would literally take us all day to get home. We are now considering coach travel, however on first glance it seems return coach travel for two will…
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I've made a mpg improvement with an aftermarket chip. Surprised.
I generally have a low opinion of engine chip "upgrades", having seen rolling road tests with no gains or losses and increased fuel consumption. In February there was a cheap deal on BMW engine Evolve chips. £30 for a chip, and I was told that it was worth it. Being cynical I decided to buy one and test it on a rolling…
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advice - selling car, rectify all faults?
Hi, after 4 years the family Multipla is being sold ( nicknamed by my wife as the Arkinsaw chugabug (?wacky races)). Question is - there are a few dings, and in particular some mild damage to a front bumper where a suicidal pheasant met a sticky end. Should I rectify all the faults and try to get full whack, or leave them…
