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lose wingmirror
I was cleaning my car today with a friend earlier when she accidently stepped back into the passanger wingmirror. When this happened it made a clicking noise and the mirror had come lose. It is only the black bit which has cracked a bit I think. How much roughly will this cost to fit it is a ford fiesta mk4?
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New Hyundai i20 questions
Hello everyone, Last week I bought a new Hyundai i20 thanks to the scrappage scheme. It has cost me £6350 and will get delivered in 2-3 weeks, all being well. As I have never bought a new car before I've got a couple of questions to ask. I hope someone can help me. 1) The salesman tried to sell me a couple of things on top…
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Decisions, decisions
Hello all, I have decided to trade my well loved but 13 year old micra in under the scrappage scheme. Although she just went through her MOT and is going fine, realistically how much longer can she continue - she had a small amount of welding last year to pass and to my mind that's always the beginning of the end. So I'm…
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Can Someone In The Know Explain "Free Recovery"
Hi Me and my OH have a longstanding argument about "free recovery" signs on motorways/dual carriageways and I wonder if you could help. He says that if you broke down within the "free recovery" section, then you would be recovered free but only to the end of the free recovery section, ie they would dump your vehicle just…
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Uninsured car parked in front of my house
One the neigbours in my area keeps shuffling uninsured vans (not sure where he gets them from) and cos we live in a tight area,he choses to park or dump these excess vans outside my house for wks b4 they disappear. I obviously do not like these 'funny looking' vans near my house. During the last snow early this year, one…
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SatNav help
Hello, I am about to buy my first SatNav. Looking at MArtins email, I liked the look of the MY GUIDE 3218 3.5" TFT Touch Screen SAT NAV with UK and Western Europe Mapping I don't know anything about satnavs, but I wondered if anyone could tell me if I can add US maps to this unit? If so, is it easy? Some of the reviews…
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Quote on dent repair
After my neighbour left his handbrake off and his car rolled into mine, I've been left with some light scratching and scuffing (which isn't too much of a problem), but there is also a dent a couple of inches long that runs into the gap between the front and rear passenger side doors. A couple of dent removal specialists…
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vauxhall astra radio codes
hi im new to this can anyone help me my astra has just had a gearbox fitted and they had to disconnect the battery. now my car stereo has gone into safe mode and i dont have the code. vauxhall has quoted me 30 quid but i refused on principle. can anyone help the numbers are GM delco NO 09136107 TYPE CDR500(E)…
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vauxhall astra radio code
hi im new to this can anyone help me my astra has just had a gearbox fitted and they had to disconnect the battery. now my car stereo has gone into safe mode and i dont have the code. vauxhall has quoted me 30 quid but i refused on principle. can anyone help the numbers are GM delco NO 09136107 TYPE CDR500(E)…
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Are you a Legal Eagle willing to answer quick consumer rights question?
Please PM me if you think you can help....Re-Purchasing a car from a dealership and there being completely different legal document supplied with the car after sale than was present and viewed by me before the sale, which induced me to buy. THANKS :D
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I need a car checked over,whos best to use?
Hi i need a car checked over,im with the RAC should i ask them to do it? Any idea how much it would cost? Who else could i use? The car is about 40 miles away from where i live, so thought it best to have looked at before i decide to buy Thanks Lee
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Help please - which new car?
Hi everyone, I would really like some advice from some people who know more about cars than my husband and I do! We currently run two cars, a Vauxhall Zafira which my husband drives and an A-class Mercedes which is mine. We have three children, two using boosters and one in a big car seat. My husband wants to stop driving…
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Discover 3
We have a `53 Range Rover Vogue and we are considering a Discovery 3, has anyone got one? What problems do they have? What the fuel economy like? Whats the prices like for a 2 year old one? or any other views
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sporty car for a yr or 2
Hi Im 24 and looking to buy a car that looks good and prestige... Doesnt have to be very fast something thats only couple yr or so old. I have 10k or little more to spend but want a car that wont looose to much value in a yr or 2. Also something thats "fairly" practicle in terms of fuel like 2 liter diesel or something…
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fuel additive advise
hi im thinking of using redex or millers diesel additive in my P reg rover 200 diesel, its just been serviced recently and is up for MOT in a few weeks. Going to drive it on a long journey on the motorways and I've heard redex can help with emissions? It's a slight problem area for the car and want to make sure it gets…
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second hand car warranties who should I go for?
I've seen warranties i.e. tesco where you pay so much a month and if something goes on your car they repair it i want to get one i've got a 03 fiesta with 65k miles so its not dead new i want a really comprehensive one to cover me for most things so i don't have big reapir bills if the car goes can anyone recommend and…
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Car insurance for a New Driver.
Hi Guys and Gals, I'm after the benefit of your experience. Having been looking for car insurance quotes I was wondering aside from the excess and type of cover you choose are there any ways to bring the quotes down, aside from the obvious? When passed I will be 21 and due to my homelife I will be looking to insure…
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Advance tickets have the name of the person booking it
Does that mean that that person must be in the party travelling? What if, say, your secretary books you an advance ticket using her company credit card? btw I'm talking about train tickets
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Airport Advance tickets - "easements"
From thetrainline: "Although the ticket is train specific, as a concession, journeys starting at Manchester Airport can be made up to 3hrs after specified departure time, or on the next available TransPennine Express service, if proof of delayed flight can be produced. This is the only difference to other Advance tickets.…
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car balloon payment
we have had a car for 3 years and fancied a change, we thought we had a finance deal that we could hand back the car after 4 years or buy off the one off payment, ,we have just had the last service through the warranty and asked the dealer about trading the car in, he looked into the finance package and told us that we had…
