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Insurance Excess
Just a quick question. My dad had a very minor prang in his car. Small dent on his wing, minor scratches on the other guys car who didnt seem too bothered. Exchanged details anyway. My dad accepted fault (although it sounded more 50/50 to me). My dad isnt planning on getting his minor dent repaired on his insurance, as he…
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private car sale, major repair needed, any comeback
basicly i bought a car this week from a private seller, when bought the tank was on minimum so filled up today and have a MAJOR petrol leak, took it straight to garage to find the seam on the tank has gone totally needs a new tank at a cost of £300. I know about buyer beware etc but do i have any comeback at all regarding…
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Something to be concerned about?
I have seen a car I'm interested in on Autotrader - 2004 Astra 1.6 sxi £2500 from a dealer but I'm slightly concerned as it has part SH and the trader has this underneath the picture "To be purchased as seen and tested." I was just wondering if that was usual when buying from trader? I've previously bought privately so am…
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2nd car lhd
Hi, My parents are retiring to France & are looking for a 2nd hand lhd - it is best to buy in the UK or Belgium - but I am having issues finding cars for about £5k. Kia Sedona, Citeron C8, Renualt Scenic - can anyone help? Mark
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HELP!!!!!!!!! uk parking control ltd
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New vs. Used vs banger
Hi all OH and I need to get rid of our car. It is costing a fortune in diesel and we seldom use it long distance. we want to go for something smaller but our ideal car we cannot really afford right now. So - we can get around £1200 for the current 02 Reg Estate and either a - buy a small cheap second hand car for max £4000…
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Short Term Car Insurance
Can anyone recommend a company to provide short term car insurance? We are selling a car and it is just sitting on our drive so we dont want to pay a fortune to insure it. Unfortunately, the insurance on it runs out in a couple of days and the company have told me that if I renew it they will charge me £47 to cancel it…
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Admin charge for address change car ins?
I've moved 3 times this year so have had to change my address with Diamond for my car ins. Each time they have charged me more telling me it was due to the area accident/stolen car rate. I accepted it the first time but now I think they are trying it on. I'll give you the short story as best I can. House A is in a road…
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Thecarpeople/Warranty
I Bought a Car back in December from thecarpeople (manchester) with 25k miles on the clock. I purchased a 2 year £300 Warranty. 1,000 miles down the line, i send it into repair, Rear Wheel Bearing has dettached and is making a noise. I speak to Warranty company who give me the good old "wear and tear" Blabble, and my claim…
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Do I change motor or not?
I have a BMW 3 series Tourer from 1998 (R reg) with about 110,000 on the clock. It's in god nick but recently had to spending cash on repairs. I am driving 60 miles a day Worcester- Gloucester (and back) after changing jobs last year which is costing me £250 a month in fuel. Would I be better off changing car or is that…
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Focus - 1.8 or 1.6?
Morning all, I am hoping to view a couple of used Ford Focuses next week. One is a 1.6 and the other is a 1.8. Obviously, that's a difference in engine size, but how does that translate into real life? I usually do one or two 4-500 mile round trips every couple of months or so, but other than that, I do local mileage, so…
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Selling a car - best way to deal with payment?
Just after some advice. We are in process of selling our car - guy is coming to look at it tomorrow but sounds very keen and telephoned yesterday to say he has already sorted out insurance. I think he intends to pay cash. Is that a good idea? OH is planning to bring his ultra violet light thingy home from work and plans on…
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ford radio codes
Can anybody help me unlock my radio as it is vrey quite with only me singing my radio is a 4000RDS and the serial number is M237388 PLEASE:(
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Car Lease
I'm looking at into getting a leased car, either personally, or through my employment. I'm not looking for anything spectacular, and have a budget of around £150-£200, and would probably be looking for 2 years. I've had a look at some car leasing sites, and they don't fill me with confidence - I get the impression most of…
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Kwik Fit - What Can I do
My partner took my car to kwik fit today to have the back brakes checked. After taking off the back wheel on the drivers side they proceeded to take off the back wheel on the left however, as my partner did not know where I kept the wheel lock for the alloys kwik fit put the wheel they had taken off back on. Later that day…
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OSRAM "Night Breaker" headlight bulbs
Are OSRAM "Night Breaker" headlight bulbs as good as they claim? They claim to produce 90% more light, 10% more white light and a 35m longer beam. Have any of you fitted these and, if so, were they that good? Specifically, the combined main/dipped H4 bulb.
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car leasing
:) Hi there anybody got any advice regarding leaseing a car. Cant afford to buy a new one like the idea that some co's add on a service/tyres etc. Had a look on the net but not sure who has the best deals. thanks
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Ford fiesta & young family
Hello I've been thinking for a while now that I need a new car and I've just found out this week that I'm pregnant so it has made getting a new car all the more important (I think its the welding that is the only thing holding my current car together). I had been thinking of getting a ford focus, but my husabnd is quite…
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Renault Fault Code help please
My engine management light came on so I had a local garage do a diagnostic check, the following codes came up 508, 474 and 395, does anyone know where I can find what these codes indicate? Thanks
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Someone drove into my car!
Someone drove into my car while it was parked. They were trying to do a U turn and hit it more than once. I was not there but I have a witness who managed to take down the first part of the number plate, make and colour, and the name of the hire company written on the side (they have 4/5 branches in the south east). The…
