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Mercedes-Benz Park Royal - Lie and cheat you
Hi I put down a deposit for a Merc at Mercedes-Benz Park Royal over weekend. The sales person told me I could cancel deposit and would be refunded; net day I found better deal at another branch of Merc whom again said same regarding deposit. Today I phoned Mercedes-Benz Park Royal who lied and said I would lose my deposit;…
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Penalty Points
Hi all, I am asking a question for my sister who is worried sick, so please dont lynch me and thank you in advance to anyone who could advise. Going back a few months ago, my nephew was caught on his moped and it was found his insurance had run out at 12am, he was caught at 4am coming home from work. Now the only…
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Ford radio 6006e
A friends got a mondeo with above model radio fitted and reception on both AM & FM is terrible, any tips/ideas on a fix, have tried looking for poor connections etc, or is it just a cr*p ford radio
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corsa noise
Hello Not sure if you can help I have a 1999 Corsa SXI On sat whilst on dual carriageway engine management light came on for a couple of seconds, then went off. The car drove ok yesterday and today until parked at the shops after being on the motorway car is making a noise which sounds like it might be coming from the back…
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Ford s-max or toyota verso? advice please
I am looking to buy a family car this week and the choice is between two cars: - ford s- max titanium (59 plate, 2.0 L diesel, 9000 miles) for £18000 - Toyota corrola verso (57 plate,2.2 L diesel, 15000 miles) for £11400 we are small familt (only two kids 5 and 3 years) so i feel the verso should be enough but i want to…
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Appealing speeding ticket
I'm asking on behalf of a colleague who was 'snapped' while following an ambulance to the hospital (in which her mother was being transported, having had a stroke). She isn't denying that she was speeding but are there any grounds for appeal? How would you appeal a ticket? (Sadly her mum didn't make it and died.)
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Like for like car replacement.
I'm just debating whether it's worth spending an extra £200 on my insurance premium to go with one that has 'like for like' replacement. I'm buying a new car, so am a bit wary of the insurance that only offers replacement at market-value. So I was just wondering what your thoughts were? Also I was wondering if a car is…
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Is my clutch about to go?
Hi all, I have a 51 plate (2002) Renault Clio II with about 70500 miles on the clock. I've just started having a problem with the clutch or gears. When it's in 4th or 5th gear and I slowly press the accelerator in to speed up the engine revs up to about 4000 for a few seconds and I ease off the accelerator slightly, it…
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Northern Rail possible fare evasion prosecution
Hello! I've been searching through as far as I can and read a few threads of people in similar situations but couldn't find anything out how things ended. So I'm basically hoping someone might be able to tell me what to expect. I boarded a train for Manchester Piccadilly from a station a few miles out on friday. It was…
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Best Car lease Company
This is a post on behalf of my good friend Jane........ Her husband is self employed and they are wondering which car company is the best to go for if they want to lease a car for business purposes? Any ideas?:)
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New Job - Want New Car, but what's the best way?
Hi all, So basically I've just landed a new job, loads more money, much more high profile etc, and currently the car I've got just won't cut the mustard! I've currently got an x reg astra hatchback, bit scratched and banged up and am looking to get an Audi 2.0 TDI as new as possible. A lot of people are saying to lease if…
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When should we get a service done?
Hi. We bought a used car about six months ago. It is a 2003 Zafira. This is our first car and we are completely in the dark about service/maintenance. Have read the advice on the site about MOTs and will check the car in at a council centre when it is due for MOT next month. Is now a good time to get a service done and…
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£15k new/ex-demo car????
Missus wants a car - criteria: Automatic 5 door Very low mileage (under 5,000) Under one year old Leather seats Air con Sat nav Reliable Max 1.8 litre Petrol or diesel Golf sized Her present car is a Golf but its not 10 years old until September and has been a second car - just for school and shopping runs - she will now…
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Poorly Corsa, Any Advice????
Hi everyone, i hope its ok to post this on here, I’ve asked so many people about my car i thought i see if anyone else has had the same problem as me. I have had an R Reg Vauxhall corsa 1.2 for approx 8 years now and it’s been no problem at all since i bought it. i drive less than 8000 miles a year and it is mainly used to…
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Deep scratch scratch on new car. Chips Away? Others? Also, removing swirl marks?
Someone has scratched our car. Not very impressed as we had only had it a few weeks but when we took it to be valeted the other day we have noticed a few light scratches over it (guessing it is where I go up the lanes). We have to, at least, get the scratch done which is quite deep. I wonder if anyone had any…
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7 seater car
Ok just a thought in my head at the mo as it's the only option i have! I must be getting old considering this! I am a childminder and have had lots of recent enquiries..the option that keeps springing back enabling me to take everyone on is a bigger car..thing is i dont like many of them! We currently have (and you will…
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GAP Insurance questions
Hi folks, Just got a couple of questions on GAP insurance if anyone can assist? Got my new car at the weekend and the salesman was not pushy about GAP insurance but did talk to us about it. I had already looked online for quotes so knew what was what... my question is though: I have my car on a 2 year PCP. If it was…
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Mechanic broke my car - Now refuses to pay
First of all hello to the forum, I've found the info on MSE invaluable over the years, but now I have the need for your collective advice: On Saturday I had a mobile mechanic come to do some work on my car (I've used him before and found him to be very good). Whilst he was under my bonnet he was wiggling some hoses about…
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Zafira 08 plate - no alarm
Hi Guys After a bit of advice and hope you can help. We purchased an 08 plate Zafira on 30/05/09. At time of purchase we were informed the car had an alarm fitted and quoted this to our insurance company. Fast forward to last Friday when drivers window was smashed and sat nav stolen (not my fault as DH had car !!!). The…
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Lythgoe Mileage Descrepancy Help!
In September/October last year, I bough a car from the company formally known as Lythgoe. However, I quickly fell out of love with the car and have been trying to sell it. A Citroen dealer recently ran a 'HPI' check on the vehicle, and it came back with a 'mileage warning'. I was advised to contact Experian to query what…
