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Astra est 03 alternator
My power steering had gone today and it turns out my alternator has gone. I have been told that the alternator will cost 180 quid at cost plus labour. does this seem a fair price as I don't have a clue. The car is a 03 astra est 1.7 dt can anyone advise thanks
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Ford Escort.....good car?
I was thinking about getting a Rover, but I also like the Escort's looks. Are they decent enough (cheap) cars? I'm looking for one that would have a full MOT and last me 1 year before getting a different car. Are they reliable? I've seen a T reg one near me, but it's mileage is fairly high (81k).
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DVLA / Inter-credit Fine
Hi All The short story is I received a letter from Inter-Credit International informing me they'd been appointed to collect £80 from me for a car I owned over 2 years ago. Basically the DVLA claim I didn't inform them when I p/ex'd the car back to the dealer I'd bought if from 6 months earlier and it was not declared SORN…
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Should I be paying duel fuel car tax?
Hi I have a W reg mazda 626 GLX. When I bought it through a private sale. It had already been converted to run on LPG as well as Petrol. I spoke to somebody whose car was both petrol and electric and I was advised that he pays £9 a year car tax, and he advised me to seek advice as I should qualify for a lower rate duel…
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car insurance question....can you help?
we have a car that is insured under my name with other half as additional driver with a comprehensive insurance policy. i have just recently been loan an additional as was struggling to cycle everywhere. Does a comprehensive insurance policy usually cover you to use another person's car? do they have to be comprehensive or…
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fuel tank leaking diesel
I had noticed on my peugeout 307sw that the bottom of the fuel tank was always damp and believed this to be a leak. I took to my local dealer as still under warrenty, just and they couldnt find an obvious source of the leak and advised to fill the tank and run it for a week, keeping an eye on it. I did this and it was…
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Scooter anti theft lock wrapped around wheel.
My OHs sister has forgotten that she had the steel anti theft lock on ther back wheel and started to drive off on it. She stopped almost immediately, well the bike stopped her :o and now the steel lock is wrapped around her back wheel. I need some ideas to advise her on removal. no jokes about women drivers please. :D
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Gearbox
Hi, Recently I've found that getting into 1st and 2nd gear has been met with a bit of clicky resistance which comes and goes so I took it down the garage. The mechanic gave it a spin and asked me if I used these 2 gears, he said it was just a wear & tear issue with the plastics in the gearbox as found in many cars and…
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What Small Car?
Hi, although I've been lurking for a long time, this is my first post to ask for some advice/suggestions. I need to replace my ageing Peugeot 306 and am looking for something small, as cheap as possible and automatic. It needs to come in the £35 tax band and I am having difficulty finding an auto that only costs £35 to…
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Car Tax disc in the post - Help!
I bought my sons car tax online. As he is temporarily lving away from home, I have posted it up to his place. It hasnt arrived yet. Should he put a note in his window to say that the disc has been bought and that it is in the post? Any help please
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Company car tax - silly question?
I'm a standard uk tax payer at 20% and have a company car as part of my work package. I use this for commuting 120 miles per day and for private mileage too. I pay the fuel card bill my way of deduction from my salary. I have no other registered benefits. My tax code is 258L (was 603L previously) guessing it would have…
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Heathrow short term parking / oyster.
Hi all, My partner's parents are flying into Heathrow and we're going to go and pick them up (departing from Leicester). Problem is that I drive a C4 and they're coming with 2 large 30Kg suitcases and 2 smaller suitcases as hand luggage. At the moment we've ruled out hiring a larger car (we'd probably need a Ford Galaxy),…
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iPhone in my car
Sorry for posting so many threads about this kind of thing but it's my first car so I want to get it perfect :p I have found a CD player I want and am going to fit it myself, it is compatible with iphones/ipods and you can use a certain cable that goes from the back of the headunit and connects to your iPod. Now my…
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Trailer numberplates...
Can I use a home made number plate on a trailer that i'm going to use next week? Or do I have to have the correct yellow one fitted? The problem I have is I'm not sure which car I'll be using, so I can't even get a number plate made up in readiness. I'll be doing about 400 miles with the trailer on the back of t'car. No…
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webuyanycar.com
Hi Guys, Recently found out that my HP agreement was in actual fact a personal loan which had the interest from a previous settlement figure added on top of it, I genuinely wasn't aware this was a loan or I wouldn't of bought the stupid car!! :mad: Anyway, I've had it valued through webuyanycar.com who are willing to offer…
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RAC - Cant pay using electron
Anyone confirm these issues basically i try to sign up through quidco at £29 for basic cover 1 time annual payment, becuase you then get the quidco cashback with 60 days at £20, but using my electron it says card number does not match the card, apparantly accroding to telephone sales you can only pay using a credit card…
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Help need peugeot catalytic convertor or its a £200 surcharge
In January I replaced my Peugeot catalytic convertor with a patterned part. Six weeks later my engine management light came on saying that cat was faulty. I spent several weeks trying to work out who was telling me the truth, and ended up deciding to have it replaced with a peugeot main part and get a refund on the faulty…
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Is this car overpriced?
http://www.nglcars.co.uk/vehicle-details.asp?new=®ion=&order=&Model=&Make=¬Make=¬Model=&BodyType=&FuelType=&Transmission=&intMin=&intMax=&RSpage=3&ID=867851&popup= (It has the wrong model details on the headline.) Is it over priced? Other than the price, how does it look?
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Insp 1000?
a couple of days ago i noticed that where it says how many miles i've done (mileometer maybe? sorry, know nothing about cars!!) when the car is started it flashes up INSP 1000 then it disappears, no warning lights or anything have come up, just that? then it disappears and goes back to miles. its a 2005 corsa. what does it…
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1st Service for Renault
My 08 Clio is ready for its first service. Do I have to have it serviced by Renault to keep warranty valid ? They want £206 for the service which seems a lot to me for a interim service.... Any thoughts Thanks
