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Purchasing a car using the PHP 3 year plan?
Hi, Has anyone got any views on the PHP plans that car dealerships use. I have wanted a 'luxury' car for a long time and since i have no commitments at the moment felt it was a good time to go for it as i guess once i have a house, kids etc there will be no chance of having a nice car! After the 3 year period is over i…
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train fares
hi guys, first time on here, although do dip toe in! pls be gentle. i'm trying to get to london by train on 17th aug, back late next day. i've got a family railcard (2 adults 3 kids traveling) been sat here for hours trying to get the fare cheaper than £102.05, iv tried the splitting stations thing and using differant…
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Cardiff - Grimsby trains
Anyone travelled from Cardiff to Grimsby and know of a good way of breaking up the journey to pay less? Not going until December, but want to book exactly 12 weeks prior if I can. Thanks
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Car Bodywork
Hello Not sure if this the right forum but i will ask anyway. My car has a few scuffs & scratches & i would like to know if anyone can recommend a good bodyshop in the Wirral. Also has anyone tried one of the SMART car repair franchises like Chips Away. Thanks
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Legally Delay Paying Car Tax/vehicle Excise Duty
Motorists with road tax discs due to expire at the end of August 2008 should only buy six months’ tax this time around. They can then re-tax their vehicle for 12 months prior to when the huge increases take place next April, giving them 12 months at the current road tax rate rather than immediately having to pay this tax…
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Driving automatics ?
Usually drive manuals...whats the correct and common practice if waiting at lights/a period of time? leave it in drive or snick it into neutral and and would either situation be more detrimental than the other? ta
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Forecourt haggling and how much to offer
Whats the best way of trying to negotiate the price down of a used car in a main dealer. My wife is looking for something small, no more than two years old, and wants to trade in a five year old large car. Do people pay anywhere near the asking prices or are they pumped up as they know they will come down. But by how much?
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New car security device
http://www.toxicfactory.com/car-protection-44.php
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VW car key replacement
Being a bit dense, I seem to have lost my spare key for my 3 year old Passat, anyone know what the cost and timescale to get replacements, have seen mentions of £100 to £200 :(
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A Few Mazda Bongo Questions...
Hi, The wife has her heart set on a Mazda Bongo, but I'm concerned about the fuel efficiency and also annual car tax costs. I am looking for a 2.5 Diesel, can anyone who owns one let me know how it performs and also what the annual costs of running the vehicle are. Thanks in advance
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Info On Reclaiming High Train Fares
Hi, I have looked for a similar page but cant find this question. My question is, is there a legal loophole/consumer right where by i can claim back £300 for a single trip me and 2 friends did from Kings cross To Leeds. We missed our train due to Underground, but we left 40 minutes advance (from oxford circus) which i dont…
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car lease swap website
i found this website on a random web trawl http://www.swap-a-lease.co.uk/ basically its a site for car leases swaps, if your have a lease and dont want the car anymore or want to pick up a lease with a shorter term it seems like a good idea. disclaimer I have no connection to this site, unfortunately its of no use to me as…
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Q - Train ticket/journey
Hi there, Say there was a train journey....and stations along the way were A,B and C and I bought a ticket from A to C, is it possible to stop of at B as well?? Is that allowed? Thank you!
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Car share scheme
Hello! Don't usually post on here, but I'm sertiously thinking about getting rid of mycar and joining a car share scheme such as Streetcar or Zipcar. I live in London and realy only use the car for the occasional trip home to see the rellies and taking the cats to the vet. I can do my shopping by bike. Has anyone else…
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Car Buying
Not sure where to put this so i thought he would be ok- feel free to move it and to moan if you think it should be elsewhere! Ive seen a car for sale its at a Garage(family firm) and its marked up at £9995, What im wondering is, what sort of price to these types of places "knock off" and what price i should go into offer?…
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Train v Car to Stansted from Arundel?
Hi, I am not sure with transport to use next month to get to Stansted Airport. It seems if I drive it will take about 2 1/2hrs, but driving back from London yesterday the traffic on M25 heading North was stand still, so would have to allow another hour or so I would imagine. The train would take just over 3hrs, direct from…
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radio code for bmw radio
hi does any one know if you need a code to refit a alpine cd radio model number CD53 R50 P/NO 6 917 521 S/NO AL 5003 2 03 63709 bought it from a car boot this morning and before i resell it on ebay just want to check that no code is needed to refit it thanks kev
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Pioneer KEH P4530R Removal
Hi I am looking to replace the above system in a Honda Accord with a CD unit. I am now trying to remove the Pioneer unit from the car but I can't how to remove it. I think there may be two slots to put a removal tool but I don't want to damage anything. Has anybody had any experiance of this or a similar unit, and is the a…
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Cheap rail tickets available for regular day return travel?
Hi, I'm a student at Manchester. Next semester, I only have to go to letures for two hours on a Wednesday afternoon. I'm currently looking for work in my hometown of Hull. If I can get a job, that combined with only having to pay minimal board to my mum means its cheaper for me to live with her and commute to Manc-land…
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What car??
Hi, Don't know if anyone can let me pick their brains. We have a 1999 VW Passat estate with about 120 000 miles and it's starting to get to the point where we think it will be cheaper to get another car rather than pay repair bills for this one. Question is, what should we be looking for? This is a petrol 1.8 sports turbo…
