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Sat Navs and Speeding
Quick question,in no way at all do I condone speeding but if my sat nav clocked me over the legal limit is there anyway I could get a speeding ticket? is this kinda thing monitored? I know ill probably get someone saying theres no need to worry if im not doing anything wrong ect but its just something id like to know as…
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The VW Fox
I am very close to buying a new VW Fox. The thing thats is annoying me mainly is the cost of the road tax at £120, not £35 that i was hoping from a new car. Anyway, having looked at loads of the other new cars that are available at the moment, the Fox suits my needs best, its really spacious inside and has a really good…
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tyres for a vaux vectra
hi i need some help with getting tyres the size that is on the car are 215/65R16 W but these are really expsencive any where ive looked on line would be ok to put on 215/55R16W instead thanks kevin
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Tax when selling
I'm trading in my old car against another used car - getting beggar all for it. It's currently taxed till next summer, can I refund it to boost the deal a bit? If I did that - what about driving it to the garage?
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Mercedes Benz - Car Recall !!!
from another motoring forum urgent safety recall letter just before xmas booked my 2002 E320CDi into southend mercedes for today arrived to be told parts on back order recall is for crankshaft sensor apparently engine can loose power and not restart the recall is reference p117
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New car tyres
Hi, just to let you know, this week I used http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/ and saved myself £50 on two new tyres compared to Kwik-fit. Would highly recommend only drawback you cannot have your tyres fitted the same day.
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Parking "tickets" when parked on private land
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been had! can i do anything?
hi i bought a car 18 months ago from a garage for 8500 i tried to part ex it today and was told it was a cat d wright off and instead of the 6k i was expecting to get for it was offered 2500 which was the best they could do for me, im gutted, is there anything i can do like taking the garage to court to try an get some of…
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Cheapest place to buy quality 10/40 semi synthetic derv oil?
Any ideas? not online
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Not sure which Yaris to pick
Hi, I'm not sure which model Yaris to pick. I've got about 6k to spend and considering a '57 Toyota Yaris 3/5dr 1.0 VVT-i T2. What I'm not sure on is whether I should go for a T3 but then it'd have to be a '56 reg. T3 in addition comes with: "The T3 adds front side airbags, curtain airbags, driver's knee airbag,…
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Retread tyres or not? advice please
hello there. Need some advice/views/experiences please... We need to change 3 tyres on our car (185/65/15T) and i'm trying to do the cheapest (but safest) way possible....loss of job doesn't help...but that's another story. A friend of mine told me they bought retread tyres somewhere nearby at a reasonable price...I didn't…
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List Price for a BMW 2002
I would like to find out what the list price was for a BMW 318 in 2002. what is the best way to do this. I have seen a small, but thick, book with dealers of second hand car - to which they refer to while making any deals- is it possible to buy one. will that serve my purpose. thanks in advance
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fiesta cutting out
:-( I have an N reg Ford Fiesta and recently its been stuttering and shaking when I slow down or brake, sometimes even cutting out. I've not driven it for a few days as I cant risk an accident however it starts fine. Any ideas what this is? :confused: I was thinking of calling the breakdown people out so I could get an…
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Ford KA Airbag question
Can you add air bags to a nearly-new used car? Ive bought a Ford KA 2007, studio model, is it possible to get extra air bags fitted to it? Its only got the drivers one at the moment. Thanks!!
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Ford locks
Has anyone tried using a key to open any Ford car door? OH discovered that his key for his Ford opens my car door too and vice versa. Not sure if it de-activates imobilsers though as he only found out by accident and didn't want to buggger anything up. He has a Mondeo and me a Fiesta.
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Why would blipping the revs before gear change help?
My understanding on changing gear with the clutch, is ... foot off revs - clutch in - gear change - clutch out while matching revs to current speed. Now when cold in the morning 2nd gear and sometimes 3rd doesn't want to go in, I end up having to double declutch and then it seems to be ok. Other times instead of having…
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TheTrainline issuing invalid tickets
Beware TheTrainline! I used their site last month to book a return from Birmingham to London. All well and good, cheap price, and I elected to pick up the tickets from the station (via the FastTicket machine). The problem was, the tickets that the machine gave me weren't valid for the train journey I'd booked! !!!!!!?! The…
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X-Type Jags Diesels
Anyone got any views on X type Jags in regards to using one day to day? I have to give back my work Passat soon, and x-types seems to be pretty good value. IE its possible to get a 05 plate witha round 60K for 5-6 grand. I have heard different things about jags, on teh one hand I know people who have bought XKRs and been…
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eurostar delays?
just wondered if anyone has been on the eurostar recently and had any extra delays after the fire? we're going away for a weekend in Jan and don't want to book trains from St Pancras that we could end up missing. will 90 mins be sufficient? i know someone whose train was an hour late coming back, i guess some other reports…
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Bad situation
Hi, I bought a car 3 years ago, £5500 from arnold clark. I took it on finance over 4 years, paying back £147 pm. Now I have moved out from home, and now living in the city centre of Edinburgh. I have not used my car in over a month. It is sitting back at my parents doing nothing. I have cancelled my insurance, and I was…
