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Please help - car problems and no money
I really don't know what to do, money is short as my DH and I are in an IVA, my car is really giving me problems, it's a 52 Fiesta. It started overheating and the mechanic has done all sorts to is ( I have spent over £250 that I did not really have to spend), he keeps saying it's this then that! Anyway after the last…
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buying from abroad... yahoo finance
we have found the car we want at the right price, only problem is that the guy selling it is in spain (as is the car!) it's uk registered ect so no problems there but I am cautious about buying something I can't see in front of me! the transaction would be via yahoo finance, has anyone used this before? This is the info…
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Exhaust price!
ATS are charging me £533 pounds for a new exhaust on my peuguot 53 plate 206 diesel HDI. Is this about the right price? It seems a lot of money. The man at the shop said that they couldn;t do it cheaper as exhausts are now type approved. Does this price sound right?
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Car auction prices
Interested in a particular car at BCA auctions at Belle Vue too far for me to go,would like to know what it fetches, is there a way on the internet for a private buyer to gain this information?
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Windscreen damaged by car cleaners
My son took his car to be valeted on Friday and, when he picked it up, saw they had badly cracked the windscreen. They deny all knowledge of causing the damage and have given him an Incident Report form to fill in and send off to claim from them. The crack is so large that the car is now illegal to drive. There is a phone…
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Car damage in 'secure' carpark
Hi Looking for a bit of advice from people who may have had a similar problem. I went on a 5 day trip by a large ferry company (unnamed as Ive emailed them and awaiting reply), and parked in their £12/day 'secure' carpark, as the surrounding area is a bit dodgy. On the way home, I stopped for petrol/air pressures, and…
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Keep it or get a Diesel
I have a volvo S60 2.0T. 107k on the clock with a full service history. Starts every time and never let me down. However the ride is awful ! I've been told that 3 of the wheels are buckled but don't know what affect this would have on its normal ride. The car isn't fun to drive on backroads and with some of the potholes…
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blue efficiency mercedes
I just put a deposit down on a blue efficiency mercedes c class, but today I saw one thats done 8k more miles but doesn't have blue efficiency yet is 1k cheaper. Is blue efficiency really worth it?
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Advice needed for buying a car
This is a plea from a car-buying idiot. I'm looking to buy a new (to me) car. I want something compact - hyundai i10/20, nissan micra, ford ka etc - but have no preference what, as long as it's comfy to drive. It'll be used most of the time for shortish trips (up to 30-45 mins), with occasional longer haul trips (london to…
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Car breaks down 2 days after garage 'fixed' problem
Hi there, I am looking for some advice regarding my car. It was booked in at a garage for its MOT last week. It failed on a number of things, mainly lights, brake pads and joint gaiter split (whatever this means!) £235 later and its all fixed with an MOT. I pick it up and drive the 2 miles home and smell a terrible burning…
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Nissan Micra Radio Codes
Hi all, have replaced the radio in my dads car with a new one as the radio had lost the pixels on the disp[lay but it is coded and locked, can anyone help me with the radio codes for both please?, the serial numbers are as follows: the replacement is BP634017840278 and for the original it is BP634017859419, any help would…
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car ppi / gap????
Hi we have just got a new car and i am thinking of getting some form of payment protection like ppi but unsure of what insurance to get. The loan amount is £16000. Also i am thinking of getting gap or new for old http://www.click4gap.co.uk/index.asp once again any advice please Thank you GT60
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webuyanycar
Just looked at this site and got my car valued on line £70 - the car tax refund alone is worth more than that not to mention the cd player is worth more too,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,me thinks this is a not a good place to sell car unless desperate to be rid of - well I am desperate to change but think will be better…
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Skooshies on Lupo not skooshing to full skooshiness
Those lovely wee waterjets which remove the mank from my window have decided to throw a wobbly and now the drivers side is only skooshing out a quarter of the water. Tried poking it with a pin but here doesn't appear to be any blockage. Anyone got any further ideas for getting it to work fully again? My gut tells me I'm…
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Help please on buying car and finance
I agreed to purchase a car last weekend and went into sign the paperwork today. I, stupidly, signed the paperwork and went back to my car and then decided to read the details. Inlcuded on the finance were two additional charges. One for £100 purchase fee and one for a £199 acceptance fee. These were not explained to me,…
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4wd recommendations?
I live in a small community down a private track, where winters have been getting progressively worse. When our track gets slippy, only 4 wheel drives can make it out. My neighbour swears by his little Suzuki Jimny. But I've heard it's a rubbish ride generally. I need something that is capable in wintry conditions but…
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Ford Focus dashboard lights coming on.. faulty?
Hi I bought a 2nd hand Ford Focus 2003 from garage yesterday. I gave it good looking over/around/under/inside out and test drive etc and all seemed good so bought it. Drove home and around about for couple of hours stopping and starting as normal, then parked it outside the house. Later on when I came out to drive it, the…
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How to make my car look "newer"
I have just bought an S reg 206 in pretty good outside condition and also drives well, only thing is i could do with sprucing it up a bit....done fair high miles so steering wheel is a bit worn so im going to get a cover for it, maybe leather seats from a 206 gti, maybe just leather seat covers il see what i can find. Also…
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Buying a near new car..advice please
I went yesterday to a local Ford dealer considering buying a near new s-max for the family. They gave me a reasonable price for my car as part exchange. I test drove the only s-max they had but did not like the low specification so they looked at their computer and found me a suitable one although slightly above my budget.…
