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HGF wrongly diagnosed
Yes, it is an MG before you ask! Two years ago my MGZR had HGF shortly after having been converted to LPG - I have no problem with the diagnosis then, it was caused by leaking radiator, and my lack of maintenance. Fast forward 15 months, car smoking terribly out the back on startup, losing coolant, performance crap, but…
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Bought car, BUT service history problem
Hi, bought a used car about 3/4 weeks ago from Carcraft. Really pleased with the car. Really pleased with service to date. The service book/history was not with the car. The salesman said it had a "full service history with JCT600" and "I wouldn't expect you to buy this car without a service history". He promised to send…
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Insurance on the up ?
Hi, Just seeing what anyone else's feelings are, my renewal as expected was a bit of joke. However from a quick scout around on the comparison sites it seems policies seem to be on average £150 more expensive than last year, despite having 1years more NCB. Also the usual suspects are conspicuous by their absence or…
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Selling my old car.
I am looking at getting a new car which im hoping to get ordered in the next few weeks. However they have offered me £450 for my old car as part exchange and the sales manager even said it was worth more and advised me to sell it privately. Now i need some advice my car is a Peugeot 206 W reg and has done 62,000 miles. The…
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Dealer Stickers
When you buy a used car, or even a new one, do you leave the dealer rear window sticker in the car and/or the dealer branded tax disc holder if they have used one? :D I bought my current used car last December and I have left the dealer window sticker and tax disc holder in up to now. :p
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Driving Test Tomorrow and im in PANICK!!!!!
I have a test tomorrow, I had to change instructors to a new one because my old instructor quit in the middle of my lessons due to family reasons and she told me after the cut off date to cancel my test without losing the fee which was saturday! Had a new instructor today and im panicking because his car is much older, im…
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Problems With Drive Assist Help Please
Hi Everyone, Thanks for all the information. Fingers crossed it will all get sorted out soon
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Continued smears on new car
I've just got myself a new (delivery miles) Zafira - metallic blue in colour. Dealer was Arnold Clark (yuk, I know, but car has its warranty) who got the car out within 2 days of ordering. Problem noticed after first wash - at one of these hand wash places - there seamed to be soap smears all over the car's paintwork. I…
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Renewing car insurance just before moving?
Hi, My car insurance is about to come up for renewal but I'm also about to move from one city to another about 3 weeks after the renewal. As I don't yet know my new address (still looking for a place to rent) it's difficult to compare who's going to be cheapest for the new city. Also my current insurer charges an admin fee…
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Damaged Car - is it recorded?
Hi, In august 2009, someone reversed into my car whilst it was parked on the carpark at work. It had a huge dent in the side and spent a week in a garage being repaired, which i claimed for off the other person's insurance.. I'm looking to sell my car soon, and was wondering if this will have any effect on the value of my…
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Garage is going to cost me thousands
Hi all, first time posting in this part of the MSE forums and I'm hoping for some advice around how to deal with my insurer and their approved repairers. To set the scene, my car had some front-end accident damage fixed in Jan/Feb by the approved repairer of my insurer. The work they did on the repair was of good quality…
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No car hire for 20yo!
Hi everyone. I've been looking lately to hire a car to take myself, my son and wife from Scotland to Bedfordshire for a family visit. But unfortunatly, due to my age (20 years young) I cannot find a single company who can help. I do potentially have access to another car, but also cannot find short term insurance for my…
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advice on most economical second hand car
Right first I should say that at present I have a 1.1l saxo as only past my test last month but have had this car since september and Oh has a 2l vectra which he has had since oct. At the time we decided to go for a car each as I was planning to become a SAHM and OH had an approx 10 mile each mile motorway drive to work 6…
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van service - fan belt snapped week after
Hi All, Newbie here (don't all point and laugh at once!). Just to say first that this site is fantastic! I wonder if anyone would be willing to help me on this one? I put my 51 plate Renault Kangoo in for a service - Myself and my family have used this garage for years and had no problems. However, the week after my…
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What interesting 4 seater car for £12k?
Bit of a plagarised title here :) After many years of running around in a solid but uninspiring car, we are now able to upgrade my car to something more enjoyable / luxurious. My wife has the load lugger for us and the children so I can have something a little less practical for once. Rules:* Budget up to £12K * I have a…
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Private Road Access Rights
Hi, advice needed please..... I regularly take a short cut down a road that has a home made sign which reads 'private road - no access, residents only'. Recently one of the residents has taken to parking his car across the road to block access. I have looked on the Ordnance Survey map and the road is marked as a public…
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Car Insurance advice desperately needed
I will try to explain the main points (as I have more than one complaint about esure!) and hopefully someone may be able to offer some advice! I thank you in advance for any help or advice given! I am a named driver on my girlfriends insurance policy (esure). Last September/October I was sitting static in a queue of…
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Car Tax
Hi, My car tax is due this month and my Co2 is 124g which means I will pay £120 (£66 6 mths). However the rate for a 124g car is changing to £90 from April 2010. I feel its unfair to pay £120 for a year and if my tax fell one month later I would save £30. Is there a way to only pay the £90 or at least 1/12th at £120 and…
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tickets and zones
If I buy a zone 1 and 2 annual travel card could I use a bus in zone 3 to a tube station in zone 2? The reason I ask is that I heard buses are not zoned. Thanks
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Which Car? Verso or Xsara Picasso?
I quite like the Verso but it is £5K more than the Xsara, which seems a real bargain. Which one would you go for?
