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Economical car = help!
Can someone please advise me on what is a good econimical car to go for. I have a 2008 Corsa sxi 1.2 at the mo and its draining me with the amount of petrol I consume! i only get 30-35 mpg!:mad: the peeps at vauxhall recon i wouldnt benefit from an astra, they said id be better with a corsa but a diesal one! Any advise…
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illegal parking ticket ?
I have just took my diabled dad for a meal at the packet steamer which is also a travel lodge. He has not yet got a disabled blue badge, so I asked the manager if I could park in the disabled bay. They stated it was fine and that the land was theirs. To my discust, I had a parking ticket for £80 on my windscreen when I…
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Car Accident - not my fault (driveassist)
Hello All I hope someone will be able to help me. My wife had a accident in our car which we have insured thru Churchil on 3rd party only. She was driving on a main road when guy in a big 4x4 run into her drive side. We got a call from Driveassist who offered us a hire car as our car has a big damage done to the driver…
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Clio v BMW 320 swap
Hi there, just looking for some views, now I've always loved BMWs and I've been offered a straight swap for my 2002 Clio 1.4 petrol 56,000 miles against a 2000 BMW 320 diesel 211,000 miles! I'm not too worried about the age difference but the mileage on the BMW is 211,000, is this on the high side and am I looking at huge…
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Buying an 10 year old+ car - advice please
Hi, my toyota has gone tits up (pardon the expression:p) and I need to buy something cheap to get us from a to b in the short term. Im currently looking at an R reg Vectra 1.8 petrol, 83000 on the clock, 6 mnths mot & 4 months tax. looks tidy from pics, 1 previous owner plus current seller. Seller bought in Jan from…
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Licence going out of date....
Have noticed that the better halfs licence runs out of date on 9th May 2010....thought that we may have been sent a reminder but anyway....we are getting married on the 24th April , so sending the licence off to change the surname , will that then automatically extend the licence does anyone know ?? Cheers
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Is 1st Class rail travel worth the extra?
I'm travelling to Paignton by train on a Saturday in June, the cheapest return fare is £40.90, I could upgrade to 1st class by buying 2 singles at £27.70 each way, making it £7.25 each way more for 1st class. Is it worth paying the extra? Not exactly money saving but a more comfortable journey perhaps.
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Being Sued re Finance on Vehicle I sold
Please help me, this is my first post and I broke my arm last week so my typing isn't great:( I bought a lorry back in 2005 (I can't remember the exact date) and I sold the lorry in 2007. In feb 2006 I did a vehicle check with mycarcheck.com and the vehicle came back clean. This morning I recieved a letter from the lady…
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Peugeot Radio Decode
I have a Peugeot 106, replaced battery, lost radio code, dealer says £25! Serial number: CL0401Y0218193 Model: PU-2294A(C) Any help welcome thanks.
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Confused working out costs for job travel
I'm looking at a job that requires me to do a round trip from Milton Keynes to London Euston and then on across to my destination on the underground. On the National Rail website I've worked out the cost of the trip every day will be just under £40 a day although with a 12 month season ticket I can get this to about £18.25…
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Virgin Trains !!
Hi All, I need to book tickets from London (Euston) to Carlisle on Virgin Trains and a return is coming up very expensive, But if you book to go to Glasgow Central as a return back to London on there Best Fare Finder on there web site it comes up a lot better price. My question is does that Virgin train stop at all…
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Kia Rio V Huyudai i 20.
I always though they were basically the same car, howerver the Huy 5-door i20 is £10,905 list, and the Kia is only £8877, and has a 7 year warranty and electric rear windows, why is there now such a difference in price?
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How to Value Two Volvo's?
I need a little help. My grandad recently passed away. He owned 2 Volvo cars. I quite old. One quite young. Somebody has expressed interest to my grandma about buying them, but i don't want her taken advantage of but have no idea how much these are worth. I did a quick google but all the car value engines cost money. Does…
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Buying from car dealer with credit card??
Hi all I'm wanting to buy a used car from a dealer/car supermarket/broker soon. I intend to pay half of this (about 4K) with my savings, but want to put the balance (around 5K) on a credit card (0%). Do car sellers accept cards???...or should I apply for a super-balance-transfer car to generate more cash?? I don't really…
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Filled up with BP Ultimate Diesel @ 105.9p/litre!
OK, it was on an autoroute in France!:D And I paid with my Tesco Travel Money Card which was loaded with £1k at the special rate of €1.20 to the £. :D :D But seriously, the autoroute prices were as low as €1.259/litre for diesel and only 1 cent more per litre for Ultimate diesel. The prices for petrol were pretty horrific…
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Bad clutch replacement
On Monday 12 April 2010 I had a clutch replaced by a local garage that I was reffered to by my regular mechanic for a w reg A3 1.8 non turbo. From picking the car up it felt like new and was very happy with the price I paid for the work. For the last 2 days whilst I was driving I kept hearing loud noises under the car till…
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vauxhall vehicle stats check on used car - do i need it?
Hi I have seen a used car through a local vauxhall garage and after agreeing a price, the salesman is now trying to add on all sorts. The only one i am unhappy with is the vehicle stats check report at £98. I have said i was not happy about this as i think the car should have been checked before being put on forecourt for…
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Can a standard key cutting outlet cut my broken car key ?
Hi All bit desperate here....my V reg ASTRA key has snapped in half , i have both parts.....the fob is simply for the remote locking , hasnt worked for months anyway so have been opening the door manually , can my locak key cutter just cut my key using the cast of the two parts put together ? Any advise welcome !!! Dan
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We buy any car - new sister site
Seems the perennial favourite has a sister site clicky
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Any rail deals on Edinburgh to London in advance
17 yr old is travelling to London in August & I need the cheapest way possible to get him there & back. Do you know of any deals or the cheapest way? Thanks.
