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Auto Trader
Recently sold two cars on autotrader and bought two. It all works very well, despite repeated phone calls from car-matching services who need to work out a new scam. To be fair to Auto Trader, there are lots of warnings about scams, but I don't think they do enough to prevent it. The car scams stick out a mile, but Auto…
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van code
hi everyone , just wondering if anyone would have the code for my renault van radio .markings are as follows model:22dc229/62m prod no:fd0202390229349 toq642 rn:229f20229349 barcode: 8200153737 tq642 8200 153737---a thanks in advance for any help emac
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Do train conductors ever check the reservation (advanced) ticket?
I booked an advanced student fare the other night but found out the other day that I can actually get a much earlier train thanks to a cancelled lecture. Unfortunately as they're advanced tickets there was no chance of me being able to change the time of the train on them. But looking back at journeys I've made with…
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URGENT help needed! second hand car rip off
my dad has been looking for a used car for my mum for a while. we saw one in the paper this morning, a renault clio that was quite cheap. we phoned up and was still available so,as my dad is blind and i have no clue what i am looking at we asked my uncle to go and check it out. when he got there he found out the people who…
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Faulty Ford Focus
My OH bought a used 58 plate Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec 6 weeks ago from a Ford Franchised dealer which has developed a nasty intermittent fault. The engine has twice in the last week cut out without warning whilst she is driving (luckily both times no other traffic around). Returned car to dealer for them to look at and after…
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Cheap insurance for 4x4s & others
Just got a great quote on motor insurance. Just under £380 for a 4x4:D http://www.sureterm.com/4x4-insurance.php Only got 2 years no claims & an SP30, so very happy:j
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New Nissan Note
Our new Nissan note has a gap between passenger side sill and bottom of door. The driver side is fitting together perfectly. We have looked on garage forcourts and most Notes have a gap in the same place of varying degrees of width. We have seen one with a perfect fitting joint but only one. We can get a finger in the gap…
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Need to sell car just weeks after buying it - advice please!
Hi, I bought a second hand prestige car a few weeks ago for just under £20,000. The car is only 2 years old and I love it, its in perfect condition and everything and still has a warranty until the end of next year. The problem is my personal circumstances have changed in the last few days and I need to downgrade to free…
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used radweld on 55 plate pugeout 307 help
hi all wondered if someone can help i just bought radweld from halfords and read the instructions after i put 250ml in my coolant expansion tank, it says to put in radiator but cannot see any cap to put it in the radiator. have i done the right thing...
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NXEC 3 day zone sale: buy NOW for cheap east coast mainline train travel 2/11 - 17/12
Apologies for cross-posting this with the rail travel stickies, but this is too good an offer to miss and you should buy asap to grab a bargain. National Express East Coast (NXEC) has re-launched its zones offer: valid for all services operated by NXEC up the east coast mainine, between London King's Cross and…
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Advice on buying a new (used) car
I am looking into buying a newer car. I am wondering what is a more important factor to consider - its age or its mileage? Of course both are important, but if I found a newer car with a higher mileage would that be the same as an older car with a low mileage? Any advice/ideas?
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Vauxhall Vectra
firstly i appologise if i'm not suposed to ask this question, but i couldn't see the board rules on this section. We're looking at a buying a car and i've never bought from a private dealer before. the car we're looking at is a Vauxhall Vectra Club 1.8 registered May 2000. It has only done 58k miles, 5 door, electric…
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audi dealer garage has damaged my car - please help
ower assisted steering problems - please help hi I took my 95 a4 to audi for its mot and they replacaed the back exhaust which then passed its mot us BUT then on drving out of the audi garage the steering was very heavy and making a loud sound i had no probs when i drove it in earlier on in the day and never had any PAS…
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Looking for car hire.. xmas/new year
My brother his wife and 3 children are due to fly into Manchester airport on 21st Dec untill 5th Jan...been looking at car hire for them....at the least they will need a zafira type motor....all prices are around the £700 mark....can anyone help as i think this is a bit dear...cheers in advance.
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Arnold Clark and H.H.F.S
Hi Anyone know of any tie-in with the above companies?
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Bike child seat?????
Hi we are thinking of getting either a child seat http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/product/hamaxpluschildseat.aspx?&id=1022 or a bike trailer…
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Any advice on return journey Redhill-Stoke on Trent
Does anyone have any advice on how to do this journey as cheaply as possible: On Saturday 21 November, I have to take my 15-year-old daughter from Redhill to Stoke on Trent, and back, via Wembley. Should I get a return all the way, including the travel within London, or should I do the London-Stoke bit separately? I have a…
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Manual or Automatic to learn to drive?
I heard that you can learn quicker in an Automatic is that right? Is insurance dearer then with a manual when you buy a car?
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Does a Laguna Estate (02) have Isofix points in the back
Hi, in the process of buying an O2 reg Laguna Estate and was wondering if anyone knew if the vehicle has Isofix points in the back?
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National Express East Coast tickets from £6
Book by 19 October and you can buy a Zone Fare for Standard Class travel on selected routes from just £6. Travel can be anytime between 2 November and 17 December 2009. The price of your ticket will depend on how many zones you cross. See all the destinations this offer applies to. Then download your voucher before you…