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Saxo drinking fuel!
I know the prices of petrol have gone up, but i put a fiver in today and the light is back on already! I've only driven a couple of miles! Usually a fiver would last a good few days and would bring it away from the empty side of the gauge. Anyway it's a 1.1 P-reg and i have noticed it's quite smoky out of the exhaust, but…
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What car would you get for about 4-5k?
Hi all, I am starting to think I would like a new car. Currently we have a ford fiesta 1.2 (2002, 27,000 miles on the clock). This car has been fine for us, but now I am getting a bit older I would like something a bit newer and more comfortable. We use the car mainly at weekends and often drive the 500 miles round trip to…
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Uni student travelling from Wolverhampton to Stoke via train
Hi all can anybody offer me any tips? I am starting University at Stoke in September and will probably travel by rail. I will be at uni 12 hours a week but im not sure how many days that this is spread over as yet until I get my timetable in August. I need to know the cheapest way to travel to Stoke-On-Trent from…
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scratches - how much will they affect the value of my car
I have a hyundai coupe which has a few fairly deep scratches on the paint work. I'm looking to buy a newish car so I'm thinking of trading it in. It's going to cost around £150 to have it fixed - do you think i'd recoup this when trading the car in?. Clearly, if I went private it would be worthwhile doing it but I imagine…
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Buses from Maida Vale?
We are planning a three day trip to London in September and will be stopping at Marriott in Maida Vale. We have stopped here before and I vaguely remember using the 98 bus to take us to Victoria bus station for our journey home. Think buses could be the cheapest option for our family getting about... (2 adults and two…
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Radio code Ford
Hi all, Looking for a code for my radio after a diy repair..Repair went well but radio locked now! 6000cd rds serial number M 161417 Any help would be great.:j Cheers
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Ford radio code
Hi All, Had a code for my radio in the glove compartment (had to pay for it:mad:),but gone missing!! Radio locked after diy repair..Hard times.. Any help getting the code would be great:j 6000cd rds...serial number M 161417.....Cheers
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How much should I expect to haggle a car dealer down by?
Hi All, I've spotted a used car I'd like at a dealer near to me. It's priced at £2495, how much should I realisticly expect to pay for it?
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Worn brake pads on used car from a dealer
We bought a used car (55 plate Nissan Almera Tino) from a dealership in January this year. They told us it had had an MOT and full parts service. This morning the wife took it to the local Nissan garage as the computer was saying it needed a P2 service (which we knew would be due). The mechanic doing the service has had to…
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Child car seat question
Children have to be either 12 years old, or over 1.35m tall to travel in a car without a child car seat. Is the 1.35m measured barefoot, or with shoes and socks on? Thanks.
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bought new car on scrapping- wife now being made redundant
hi, recently ordered a hyundai i10 on the scrappage deal. however my wife has been told that she is going to be made redundant. we have paid a deposit only of £250. my question is, would you not bother collecting the car, thereby losing £250 or purchase it and try to sell it to recoup the money with a small profit to cover…
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Air conditioning re gassing problem??
My air con was getting ready for re gassing so i thought i'd save a few quid an buy a DIY kit an do it myself as the instructions an the basis of it look straight forward. I hooked it up with my air con on like it said (the gauge confirmed it was slightly under pressure) and put some gas in, then the air con started…
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Advise please concerning a child
Hello everyone, this is my first post and I was wondering if anybody can help me please? My 10 year old daughter was out on her bicycle 2 days ago and caught her trousers in the chain of her bike and fell into the neighbours car!. The result was a couple of medium depth scratches on the bonnet of my neighbours car. The car…
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Dealership or independent garage for servicing??
My Yaris is due it's 4 year/40000 mile service (I've only actually done 20000 miles). While it was under warranty, I've always taken it to the Toyota dealership for servicing. However they have quoted me £270 for this service, which is a bit eye watering. So I'm wondering if I should take it to an independent garage. The…
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Major problem with relatively young car
Hi all Just after some advice, really. My girlfriend's 55 plate Polo possibly has a knackered engine. Without boring you with the details, the engine management light has been coming on intermittently and after several failed attempts (and over 200 English pounds) at fixing it, the VW dealer we bought the car from three…
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HELP! possible dodgy car insurance scam?? certainly a confusing mess!
A car smashed into my girlfriends about a year ago (they were at a roundabout and didnt look to see she hadn't gone already).. claim was pretty quick, they admitted liability and we thought all was settled... To back track a little, when the claim started my gf called her insurance company to get it going and then soon…
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Southwest Trains Staff
Hello, I buy a monthly travel card to get to work and back on the train. One day i accidentally bent it and it wouldn't go through the barriers. When i spoke to the guard he said that I can't do anything about it and I have to wait for the end of the month until it runs out. However I spoke to a different member of staff…
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What Service Will Be Busier - NXEC / FCC
Just wondering. Morning and evening rush hour NXEC from Peterborough FCC from St Neots Which service is most likely to have seats and which service is less likely to be a bun fight in the evening rush hour?
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X-type 2.0 or 2.2 diesel?
Wifey wants an X-type estate. Both diesels look good but my preference is for larger engine, which is still in same VED band. Anyone here with direct experience of either model?
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'New' member criteria? (AA)
OH has AA cover in his name with me added too. If he cancels his policy and I take out a new one in my name with him added, would that be eligible for the Quidco 'new customers only' cashback?
