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Dealer Refusing to Refund Deposit
I placed a deposit for new car for delivery in July/August with a £500 deposit in April. At the time of ordering, I informed the dealer I have yet to pass my driving test and I am a housewife dependant on income from my husband but all the paperwork was to be in my name. The dealer said that was ok and I only had to…
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car running cost calculator
Hi Is there a calculator I can use to calculate the running cost's of my car in pence per mile? thanks
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car insurance 3rd party or fully comp
have T reg (1999) Fiat marea....72K...in good nick apart from parking scratches.....parkers values the car at £500.00 pick up similar on ebay for about £800.00.... presently insured with directline fully comp for £330.00 ther new offer is the same with £150.. excess....should I go fully comp or just 3rd party fire and…
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car scuff
i have a silver astra that has a 10cm white scuff above the right rear wheel arch because a milk van brushed it off. whats the best thing to use to get rid off it? the paint mark isnt deep into the car paint but is quick thick. also im a amatuar at car maintenance so product names will help. thank you!
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Quote for renting a large car?
We want to rent a people carrier suitable for seven adults in August. We want to pick it up/drop it off in central London from 5/8 to 12/8 from 6PM to 6PM. (Seven days rent). The best price I could for such large vehicles are around £350 for 7 days. Are there any discount schemes or cheaper rates. £350 seems like a lot of…
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Car Negative Equity...am I trapped?
Thanks to the rise in diesel prices and the new government tax increases that both affect my MPV, I have discovered that I owe a lot more on my PCP than the vehicle it is now worth. I haven't yet paid off more than half of the balance which therefore procludes me from just handing the vehicle back. My problem is that I was…
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Courtesy car damage - am I liable?
Hi guys Last night, with our clio in for a service, we had an accident in the courtesy car where a stupid :mad: pheasant flew out & up as we were passing and took the passenger wing mirror with it. The mirror got completely smashed. I've just phoned up the garage to ask what do we do and the guy on the other end wasn't…
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Help: rear car door wont open
i have a 2000 X reg Vauxhall Zafira, a little while ago one of the rear doors wa playing up in that all of a sudden (intermittantly) it would open using the central locking. so you had to pull up the locking knob by hand, yesterday it stopped working altogether, the central locking doesnt work. the locking knob on the door…
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Bumper Respray
Hi folks, Cracked the bumper on my '99 Civic, how much does it cost to get a replacement sprayed?
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Train Tickets
Going to crewe August from glos for the weekend. Buying return ticket for 3 people would cost £55. However buy return singles Glos to Birmingham then Birmingham to Crew worked out to be £22 return each. Also made use of the travel-lodge £1 booking as well, so not to expensive-probably cheaper than driving. garcon
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Servicing for VW Passat Merseyside?
We have a VW Passat Tdi 04 model. Does anyone know of a garage that will service it for substantially less than £189? We live in St Helens. Hubby has just booked with a firm in town - £189 - I nearly had heart failure.
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car tax (sigh)
So the dreaded car tax is due. I am wondering when the car tax increase takes effect. With my money saving hat on. I am trying to work out how long I have between now and the increase date so that I can take advantage of the current rate for as long as possible. Hope someone out there can help. Em
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Looking For A Car With Fold Down And Tumble Seats
I am looking for a car which has 5 doors and the back seats actually fold and tumble so there is plenty of space. The only one I have seen so far is the Mitsubishi Colt and I am quite impressed, however, I thought that there would be more available so that I can make a comparison. I think that this car will be ideal for my…
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Any sliding door, folding down back seat MPV's?
Hiya, I know I have already asked this on a previous thread but thought I may get more response in a seperate thread. To cut a very long story short, we are after a MPV with 1. Sliding doors 2. 3rd row of seats that fold flat rather than have to be taken out (we need the boot space more than the seats) 3. auto We looked at…
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Breakdown Cover
Hi - I would be very grateful if someone could answer this? Can I get roadside assistance from a breakdown service by joining up at the side of the road when I breakdown? One of the breakdown servies, used to offer this, but i can't remember which? Also, as my car is 14 years old, would the age of my car be a problem?…
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Please help me - Could just cry!
Hi We bought a Y reg Ford Galaxy last March from a dealership. We also bought a warantee which is pretty burluddy useless. Several (expensive) things have gone wrong in the short time which we have had the car and we can never claim on the warantee cos they always say whatever has gone wrong is not covered. Now the…
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Parking Fine
Not sure if is the right sub-board for my topic but if not I do apologise as I'm new on here I received a letter yesterday saying that I received a fixed penalty notice for parking in a loading only bay. It said that the amount owed was £70 as I failed to pay the reduced fee of 50% within the initial 14 day period. This is…
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cheap mercedes 'C' class car hire
Arnold Clark Car Hire special offer on at arnold clark car hire for mercedes c class (manchester branch only) 1 day hire £70 no deposit required 7 days £370 no deposit required £500 excess. Costs £10 per day to reduce to £0. No hidden extras. (minimum age is 25) Phone branch on 0161 745 9941 and tell them you saw it on…
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What is a good economical family car?
Hi, My partner and I are looking to pool resources and trade our 2 cars in for a better more economical family car. I currently have an 03 plate Ford Fiesta, and he has an 02 plate Mondeo. We want to get something that's a diesel, in a low tax bracket, economical to run, and that's big enough to fit us, the baby (and pram,…
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Stop increase in ROAD TAX for cars (incl. family sized) bought from 2001
Hi It takes 10 seconds to sign the petition on the Governments website to try to: STOP the higher road tax rates for cars that emit more than 225g/km of CO2 and were registered between March 2001 and March 2006. This includes "FAMILY" sized cars. http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Roadtaxrates/ This is my first post
