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Yaris/Almera..advice on reliable efficient car
Hi everyone, my brother is looking to buy a second hand car, has a budget of around £5000. His main priorities is fuel efficiency and reliabilty. Would prefer auto but manual would do, up to 5 years old. Any recommendations from you guys on this or any other models ? He had a Honda before which was a great car but a little…
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Advice RE: Penalty Charge Notice
Hi All, I dislike being ripped off as much as you, so in my time of need I have looked to Martins' like minded community, hope you can help. Have received a penalty charge notice, "vehicle observed with one or more wheels parked on kerb" This is true but when I looked at the kerb to see why I had overlooked it/been…
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Congestion Charge Shocker for Northern Lass!
As mentioned I had a shock to get a ticket for £60 for entering the London congestion charge zone thing. I knew it existed but had no idea how it actually worked. Went to visit my Grandma on the way back from a wedding and followed Mr sat nav into the city center. I did ask MR sat nav to avoid toll roads but obviously we…
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Very confused over our V5 form for new car..
Ok we have here the V5 form and have no idea which bit to send where..the yellow part is for transfer to the dealer so we keep that as we have bought this car not sold it? The change of address we have to do has to be signed for but the boxes at the bottom already have 2 peoples signatures in?
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license revoked HELP!!!!!
Hi I am angry with myself as i know I have done wrong, anyway I have recieved a letter today from the DVLA to revoke my license. I was driving without insurance and basically got caught, I can assure everyone I have insurance now, but the thing is I already have 6 points on my license and am worried that I may lose it. It…
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Cheapest way to advertise on Autotrader?
Hi everyone, Just wondering whether there is any better way to sign up to advertise on Autotrader other than just applying online as usual. I have just spent some time looking around and haven't been able to find anything - surely there is some discount available somewhere! Thanks.
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BMW service charges! Please advice!!
Any advice welcome!! I'm getting very stressed over this!! Just under 3 yrs ago I bought a Mini from BMW under one of these rental schemes where I had an annual mileage limit and would give the car back to them after the agreement ir oay the balance. I decided to end my agreement early and they collected my car last week.…
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Cheap source for sump plug washers?
Anyone know a source of cheap sump plug washers in (relative) bulk? I paid £1.50 each for gearbox drain plug washers from the Subaru dealer yesterday, and vowed not to do so again! I maintain several cars for my family so would need a small collection but not as diverse as the multi packs on ebay which I guess are intended…
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Repair or replace?
I have a 2004 Peugeot 206 which needs considerable bodywork starting with a new bumper. The work would probably cost upwards of £2000. Maybe closer to £3000. Plus I have a periodic sticky brake problem which has not been resolved. Would it be throwing good money after bad to get my car sorted? Or would I be better just…
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Seat Ibiza Radio Code
Hi All, Have just bought a seat ibiza, One problem with the car is the radio though, it needs the code, which i dont have. The dealer wont provide over the phone and wnts to charge an hours labour to get it, is their anywhere i can get it cheaper/more easily? Thanks in advance Dave
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car lease with kids good idea ?
Hi having always taken out a loan and bought a 2nd hand car of approx 5 yrs old I have now wondered about leasing a car to take away the worries of car owndership. I wondered if someone could answer a few questions 1. Is it a good idea with young kids which are likely to scuff the car with mucky fingers everywhere etc.. -…
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Any here drive a Smart Car?
My Girlfriend has her heart set on a new Smart car or 07 plate at least. Does anyone here drive one and good any good bad things to say about them?
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Rubbish Ka
Hi all could anyone offer any advice please on a problem my friend has got. The end of may she purchased a brand new 08 ford KA. This soon developed a fault as the red light kept coming on. Ehen she took it back to the dealer they had it a coule of days and then said problem was fixed. It wasnt suprise suprise. They then…
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No service for 4 years!
so i have a confession to make... i realised that i hadn't had my car serviced for 4 years & 4 months. :confused: i thought it had been 2 years! Just got it serviced yesterday.. the coolant/water was empty, the air filter was full of bits, and the oil filter was bent and jammed full of oil. will i have caused damage to the…
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Lease Purchase Finance Problem - £7k negative equity
I brought a discovery3 back in March 07, paid £28,500 with a £2k deposit. It was a Lease purchase agreement for 4 yrs with a balloon of £13K at the end of the term. In Oct07 I requested a 'transfer of hire' to my mum's name (basically shifting the loan in her name). I thought that had happened (i.e. same terms, finance…
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car Leasing
Can anyone help me find the best prices for personal contract hire please Ford Focus CC avg 12k per year or unlimited thanks in advance
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RAC Renewal
Hi all, I have just recieved my renewal information for RAC breakdown cover which is for solution 3 joint cover. The fee they want is £164. This can be had for £130 to new customers on line (minus any cashback that might be had!). My question is, would RAC let me cancel the current policy and set up a fresh one online for…
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want to buy a newish car and don't know where to start!
Hi all, I'm looking to buy a peaguot 207cc. 2007 reg around 10,000 miles. i have a vauxhall vectra that i want to trade in, its a 51 reg with 111000 miles on the clock, so not great! My question is where do i start, i had a look on autotrader to get a rough idea of how much they cost etc. Now what? Going to have a quick…
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Car Repair - Cost?
Some b&stard drove into the back of my car yesterday at a roundabout and then sped off before we could exchange details :mad: . There doesn't seem to be a lot of damage to my car but I think that the rear bumper needs replacing. Now my question is will this be expensive to do? I'm trying to decide whether to claim on the…
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Renault Laguna 2 Problem
My Laguna has developed a steering problem over the last 3000 miles, at low speeds (30mph) on local roads it is very twitchy and sensitive to what seems even the smallest imperfection in the road surface, on motorways it is much the same - it does'nt want to go in a straight line, the suspension (top) bearings have been…
