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selling car - how and where's best??
We're thinking of selling our car in order to get some savings and wondered if anyone has tried webuyanycar.com or other online sites? any advice for a quick sell? thanks in advance
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Mot
My MOT will run out in april so I am going to get it tested sometime next week as I know it is going to fail. Does it matter where I get it tested as I know which garage I want the repairs done it but I don't think they do MOT tests.
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Return to invoice /Vehicle replacement Ins.?
Hi, I confess to having posted this on the Insurance forum without getting any useful replies and hope that you guys would be more knowledgeable. I was lucky enough to have been able to purchase a brand new car on !st March but am bemused as to how I should insure my 'investment'. The dealers website/ literature shows OTR…
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Focus ST-3 Buying Advice
Looking at buying a Ford Focus ST3 but I obviously want to try and get the best deal possible. List price is 23,800k so what am I likely to be paying. A search on new-car-discount.com comes up with a figure of 20,600. Can anybody give me some buying advice? Thanks in advance.
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Problem Vauxhall Astra 1.7 CDTI
We're having some really bad problems with our Vauxhall Astra at the moment and also the garage repairing it. Basically a few months back the car just stopped working in the middle of the road and the power steering went dead, we phoned the warranty people who said that we needed to get the car to the garage that they use.…
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Cheapest way to insure a second car?
Hi all, Without boring everyone to tears about my circumstances , I am in the situation right now where I need to get a second car. I have full NCB bonus (protected) on the main one. Whats the cheapest way to insure the second car as I understand the NCB won't count on that one.
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TPMS Valves (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System)
I'm looking into buying a couple of new tyres and the car has the TPMS system on it. I know roughly how it works but just wanted to check what happens when they replace a tyre. Do you replace the whole valve and is the sensor included in this? Or how does it work? How much are these valves and or sensors?
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No spare wheel in your new car?
Tyres, the latest scam?. My daughter bought a new Skoda Fabia car under the scrappage scheme and when it was bought, we were surprised by NO spare wheel. A “puncture repair in a can” (RRP £35) was where the spare wheel should be. When I queried the lack of a spare wheel I was told “To be Green, all new cars come like this…
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What documents do I take to a car service?
Or do they just provide you with the documentation on completion of the service? Is service history recorded in one log book or as individual documents? Quite new to this.
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How to run in a new diesel engine?
I found this on the Honest John website about how to run in a diesel engine when bought from new. Is this right? I didn't even consider doing anything other than normal driving before reading this. Getting it up to 4,500rpm seems a bit much too.
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Police towed our car from outside our house - now we have to pay?
I deliberately had to simplify the title to make it fit, but I hope somebody might be able to offer some advice! On Friday night while we were out, our car window was smashed and the door partially bent back by somebody trying to break in to it. This was on the street right outside our house. When we got home at 2.30 am…
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buyacar rip offs
just brought a car from them gave my old car as part exchange,gave them all my details last october as they said car would be ready in 8 weeks it has took till now to get the car loads of chasing them up over this time as well i paid for car up front went to the dealer were they told me to go to collect car asked if he…
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Making an offer on a car, how much less asking price?
Hi I'm car hunting at the mo, have a couple of cars to look at, one I'm really interested in so if I did want to buy it, what sort of knock down should I ask for? The car is for sale at £1490, I have no idea about haggling :o
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Newbie needing help with scrappage scheme
Hello Im new to the forums and was wondering if someone could help me clear a few things up. I really need a new car as i know my car will fail its MOT which is due at the end of April 2010. The scrappage scheme has been extended till the 31st March 2010 by car was registered on the 30th March 2000. I've looked around and…
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Renault Meganes are great!!!
I can vouch for 2001 51 plate meganes after slipping on black ice this morning, flipping 3 times in a ditch and then going up in the air and landing on the roof!!!! 3 adults and 1 3 1/2 year old got out with minor injuries! Happy days!!
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Sell on ebay or autotrader?
Hey guys, just asking for a matter of opinion I guess maybe from some of you guys experiences. Basically I am about to sell my car and have been considering putting it on ebay... have any of you done this before and did it go smoothly? Autotrader will cost me £20 for a website ad alone, ebay will cost £9 and if it sells it…
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brakes help
Hi there, my P reg nissia micra is making a grinding noice when i touch the breaks, i have had a look about and im guessing its my break pads and maybe my discs... does anyone know how much i should expect to pay to have them replaced i have booked to have a ''free brake test'' at kwick fit tomorrow and not having a clue i…
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HPI Car Check Query on 'Plate Transfer': Dodgy? Help Needed.
Hello everyone, This afternoon I purchased an HPI Car Check of a citroen C2 I'm thinking of buying . I am due to go and have a look at it tomorrow. A problem has come up in the HPI report and I was wondering if anyone could help:Plate Transfer * The current plate was transferred to this vehicle on 25/01/2006 * L12 AHV was…
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Citroen C3 Internal Alarm problem. Help/Advice required.
Hi All, My wife has a Citroen C3, 54 plate. Over the last few months, every now and again, she will have an loud beeping noise go off continually inside the car (she does not have a alarm system fitted). It can last between 15-30 mins. This happen whilst driving or stationary. Engine running or switched off. Car locked or…
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Theory Test Rip Off Warning
If you, or a loved one, is booking their driving theory test, PLEASE get them to book it direct with the DSA at [www].direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Motoringtransactions/DG_066356 (sorry, as a new user, I'm not allowed to put the proper address in, just remove the square brackets from the above and paste it into your browser…
