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Buying a car without the V5
I plan to view a car at the weekend and the current owner has said he cant for the life of him find the v5 anywhere. He has checked and a new one can be applied for (at cost of £25) using a v62 form. For a current owner this takes 10 working days and a new owner 20 working days. He has said if I wanted the car he can give…
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help with mot due date
Hi guys, my car will be 3 years old on sunday 31st of Jan. Am I legally able to drive it on sunday and get the mot done on monday morning?, it's pre-booked. couldn't get anything earlier as i've been working away. Cheers, zaf.
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Warranty Direct
I am thinking of taking out a policy with Warranty Direct to cover my 5 year old car, as original guarantee has now expired for parts and labour I have read reviews that show they do not cover for anything damaged by wear and tear, just wondered if anyone had experience of them. Other car warranty companies seem to want to…
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Recommended tyres for a Vauxhall Astra?
Hello everyone, I need to get new tyres for my Vauxhall Astra but I need some advice as I've never had to buy tyres before. I drive a late 98 model Vauxhall Astra 1.4 16V LS. It's currently running Nexen SB-702 175/70R 14 T rated. The rear left tyre came up under advisory at the MOT in November and I checked them all…
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Car-buying websites
Does anyone have any experience of these websites that advertise that they will buy your car? Do they actually stick to the offer they make online or do they try to knock you down on the day? Any views on using these?
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No claims bonus & 2 vehicles
We have a van, my husband has 6 years no claims bonus, we are getting another van, both are going to be insured for him to drive, can he get his no claims bonus for both, or do you need to build up a new one for the new van. Also does anyone know if 6 years is the max no claims as his hasn't gone up for a couple of years.…
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peeling laquer?
My much loved '95 BMW Series 5 Touring has developed some patches of peeling laquer (due to some extent I think to my 'helpful' OH trying to shift the snow with a plastic shovel :( ) The majority of the body work is good - very little rust at all, just some tiny bubbles at the top of the drivers side door. What can be done…
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Automatic or Manual, your opinion
I’m looking at buying an automatic car, preferably people carrier, i never owned an automatic car before, but had the opportunity of using my mum’s to travel from Norfolk to Cornwall last year and Norfolk to Surrey recently. Most people reckon that it costs more in maintenance and petrol compared to manual engine though my…
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ford focus radio code?
Hi first time user, just wandering if anybody can help ,I have ford focus radio serial no.m256291(Dealer wants £10 + vat) any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Heating and temp problem....BMW 316i.
Hello and good evening all, just bought a '97 BMW 316i Compact, and I have a question for anyone who knows a thing or two about cars. To get to the point, my heater warms only to lukewarm after about 10-15 mins of running and then goes cold again, and the temp gauge goes straight to half way and after 10-15 mins goes to…
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Train refund advice...really not sure what to do!
Hi, We booked tickets from thetrainline.com to go to Aberdeen to see friends for new year, they were flexible tickets to be used within a month. Obviously the weather was very bad and so we decided not to go. The tickets were £225 and we found out they were refundable. We processed the refund as per instructions and was…
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Small Car, big leg room?
I'm after a small car with pretty good MpG that a guy can fit into. I'm around 6'1". I can spend up to around 4-5k either new or used. I'd ideally like something German, or Japanese since I've heard they're far more reliable than American, French, and Italian brands (is that true?). Can anyone recommend anything? KIA might…
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What's so fun about the new Fiesta?
I keep reading everywhere about how the Fiesta is fun to drive. On VW Polo reviews they say 'not as fun as the Polo'. So what is fun about it? What does that actually mean? I presume it just means the handling, like it flies around corners or something.
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Bought & Trying to sell a car with outstanding finance
I bought a car back in November for just under £5k. It had been advertised on pistonheads... I done a HPI (so I thought) and everythin checked out. Anyhow, I decided I needed a bigger car so have had it advertised on eBay. Agreed a price with someone, sent them the registration mark and they called me tonight to say there…
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Specialized/Alex HR 26" double wall CNC
Can anyone tell me if i can add disc brakes onto these rims? Looking at buying them off ebay, my bike is hardrock sport 2008. Thanks
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Sludge under oil cap - gasket gone?
Hi all, I'm hoping someone who knows about these things can give me a little advice! I am looking to purchase a little runaround for a few hundred quid and today looked at a 96 Polo. I was happy with everything else about the car but when I took off the oil filler cap there was a big glob (about golf ball sized) of sludge…
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Best place to buy an engine for...
an Iveco Daily 2.8TD for a 52 plated van?
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Advice on what may be a suitable vehicle please
My twenty year old stepdaughter has three years no claims during that time she's been driving a Renault Clio 1.2L, which is just about done for. She now has two dogs, medium szed which she wants to transport in her next vehicle. Any suggestion of a low insurance group (The Clio was group 3) reliable vehicle that would be…
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No V5 no tax
Hiya we are looking at buying an old baanger as a run around for £350 but it has no v5 i am not happy about it but ohs friend says it is clean just the people have lost the paperwork if we go ahead how would we tax it?
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Two smaller cars vs. bigger 4x4
Evening all! I shall be making more use of these forums now that my hubby is starting on a welding course tomorrow, so for some time I'll be the only income earner in the family. Anyway, we're going to be moving to the Rhondda in the next month or so (to save money, but also just because we're tired of living in the city!)…
