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Vauxhall meriva 1.3cdti problem
I recently purchased a 2 yr old Vauxhall Meriva 1.3cdti Diesel. A problem as occurred with the Particulate Filter failing to regenerate. Luckily the car is covered under the manufacturer warranty. The main dealer as had the car for 8 days and could not understand why it would not regenerate. They have fitted a new fuel…
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Hastings direct car insurance terrible experience
Avoid h d car insurance at all costs in my opinion!!! If your car is broken into and as a result your alarm is faulty; in my experience they wouldn't pay out for the alarm to be repaired because they got a dealership's opinion that the alarm fault isn't theft related and it's impossible to prove otherwise. It goes off…
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Alloys for a Beetle
Im 40 next week and my DH said he would buy me some shiny new alloys for my Beetle. Can anyone recommend a good place to look. I need two new tyres for it to so thought i might as well look for a complete set of wheels and alloys Thanks in Advance
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could someone help me with my rights as a buyer?
my mother bought a caravan off someone for £1400, she had the seller sign a receipt which stated the caravan and the amount it was purchased for. Mum towed the caravan home and upon closer inspection it was riddled with damp and have been covered up very well. She started to clean it and the walls pratically came off!! She…
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Petrol Prices
Now 118.9p at my local Sainsburys. It was only 111.9p at the beginning of the week. What is going on?
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Increase on fuel duty for LPG?
Does anyone know if / when the Government plan on increasing the fuel duty for LPG? Thanks.
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No claims protection
If you have paid for protection of no claims bonus, does this merely protect the price on the premium (i.e. the price does not go up when you re-insure with the same insurer) or is it as if you had not claimed if you go with a new insurer?
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Ford Cutting Prices
Surprise surprise now that the scrappage scheme is over Ford are to cut car prices. http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/buying-and-selling/2010-03/ford-announces-massive-price-cuts Never mind boycotting Esso or BP these guys should be top of the list for withdrawing all their car manufacturing plants from the UK.
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Cheap Travel To the Airport
I travel a fair bit to and from the airport. I have found Parker Car Service really useful. They take me and my 2 colleagues from Central London to Heathrow on their airport shuttle service for 24.50, total, door to door. It is meant to be a shared ride service, but most of the time we have the vehicle to ourselves. We can…
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Toyota; Total recall?
Having just watched a recording of this, I wonder if Toyota will be the 1st manufacturer to fit ejector seats as standard??? No offence intended to anyone afflicted, sorry effected with/by a Toyota ;)
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Decent garage for servicing in Warwickshire
Hi all With my car (Volvo S40, new shape) out of warranty I am on the lookout for a good garage in Warwickshire, preferably near Warwick or Stratford-upon-Avon for servicing. I'm struggling to find a good recommendation, and the main dealer prices are hilarous, so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations :) Thanks…
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Can I get an MOT Refund??
My girlfriend recently took her Clio to the local garage for an MOT, despite the fact that it wasn't the cheapest locally for the test because the owner cliamed that other people charge less but then find things that need to be fixed to pad the work they do. It failed for 2 reasons: 1 - Emissions. The garage owner said it…
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New car road tax
Hi all Buying a new car :) But I have one question I can't seem to find anything to answer (and the DVLA customer 'service' line just tells me they are too busy and hangs up on me). How does it work with road tax discs? Is one supplied with the car or do I need to go to the post office to fill in an application form?…
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Lost antifreeze cap?!
Just opened bonnet up as coolant light came on earlier but went off again before I had got home... When I looked at where the antifreeze cap goes it isnt there:D dont know where its gone but assume someone must not have put it on right but thought I had - will it be okay without one or do I need to get one thanks
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How much longer should my BMW last ??? drive high mileage
Hi Everyone....looking for some advice please. I have an 02 plate BMW 318i SE. It is in great condition...mileage has just touched 100000 !!!! I drive to work and back every day and this is racking up the miles (95 per day) As i said not had any major problems with the car...just the usual, brakes, tyres, oil etc.... and 1…
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vectra 2.2
looking to replace my car been looking on autrader/ebay seems theres 100's off these vectra 2.2's about with varying specs/milages anyone have any experiances or views on these cars either manual or auto's also petrol or diesel
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cycle-need a totally off road route in Derbyshire
I have never ridden a bike but have a weekend away next week with somone who does so thought it would be a good idea to borrow a bike and go on a ride.As i am not to be trusted on any kind of road I am looking for one that is 100% road free. are there sites I can get this from or does anyone know of one?
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Car writeoff query
Hi all, I have recently had my car wtritten off and I agreed a settlement cost with the insurance....however they still have not yet took ownership or tried to collect the vehicle so I was wondering if anyone knows whether after 28 days if they do not collect would I be able to keep the vehicle and repair it myself ??? I…
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Toyota Pedal Recall £20 Marks and Spencer Voucher goodwill gesture.
For the information of others subject to the recall. We had our Yaris repaired last week on the accelerator pedal recall. Today we received via recorded delivery a £20 Marks and Spencer voucher and a letter apologising for the inconvenience caused.
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Leaky car - again...
So, at the risk of getting flamed like last time I asked for advice on this issue - I'm hoping to get some more useful responses from the more constructive people on here! Bought a used car from a main dealer in December. Specifically went to the main dealer for the piece of mind of a decent warranty etc. About four weeks…
