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Seat Altea iPhone/iPod Connectivity
Just bought a 2004 Seat Altea 2.0 TDI Sport and want to connect my iPhone to the OEM Seat radio so I can play music through the iPod and also charge the iPhone as well if possible. I don't like the idea of the FM transmitter type devices or the Parrot bluetooth thingymabobs, prefer to plug it into a cable as that is what I…
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Car a write off ?
Hello all, Last July 2009 My car was hit whilst parked.The driver did not stop and was never caught. It was classed as a cat c write off as the value of the car was less than then the damage caused . I accepted payment from my insurance company and bought the car back from them. I was at the end of my policy with them so…
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Problem checking oil using dipstick
Hope someone can help... Just bought a 12-year old ford fiesta - am trying to check the engine oil level using the dipstick, and am finding it very hard to read! There seems to be oil all along the stick, so I can't tell where the level is. Have done it according to the manual - ie, when engine is hot, then wait few mins…
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Split ticketing - but train was cancelled - how to claim?
On Saturday I bought split (off-peak) return tickets from York to Birmingham New Street - specifically for the 3 legs of York to Sheffield, Sheffield to Derby and then Derby to Birmingham New Street. The journey to Birmingham was fine but I had planned on returning on the 19.30 but this was cancelled. There was an…
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Car financing dilemma... HELP please!!
Need some advice on what to do for the best: My car has completely packed in and Im looking at about £2000 to repair it, which is more than the car is really worth so not sure thats a viable option. My current car is on HP - from 3 years ago aprox, and is in negative equity at the moment - I understand there is a voluntary…
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Anyone know about bikes? Feel like I'm being cheated.
Hello. I'm just after a bit of advice really, and hope someone might be able to help. I purchased a brand new motorbike in October of last year, after completing my CBT. After a few months of owning the bike, I was riding along and the electrics and engine cut out completely. I had to pay £80 to get the bike taken back to…
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Front tyres for Clio 2, why are Michelin's +£26 for mine?
I'm in need of two front tyres for a Clio 2 (standard 15" alloys). The car currently has Barum tyres which I understand to be cheap/budget. In the past I've paid about £150 for two of these Braum tyres on the front. My girlfriend has recently had her two front tyres done and she got both Michelin Energy's fitted for…
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Nissan Micras worth
I know someone in work who gets written off cars from salvage auctions. he does them up then sells them on. the car in question at the moment is an SH52 Nissan Micra. i checked on Parkers and its worth about 900 quid but that doesnt mention anything about it being written off. dont know much about cars and was wonderin if…
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no claims discount from abroad
does anyone know if 5 years NCB from abroad ( lebannon ) can be used on insurance in UK ?
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Young driver insurance - help!
Hi, I'll be getting my first car next month (yay!) but the cheapest insurance quote I've had works out to be £108.00 a month!! Does anyone know about any specialist young driver insurers or am I going to be stuck with this? Thanks.
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Peugeot 207 5 Door 1.4 HDi 70 S, any feedback on this car please, good and bad..
I am still looking to buy my perfect car and this one is a little more than what I wanted to pay... but I did an insurance quote which was cheaper and tax is only £30 per year... MPG is 62 combi... I love this car but I am not going ahead without present or previous owner feedback... Just incase I miss anything important…
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Bite Card - 20% off food and drink at stations
Just thought I would let you know about the Bite Card. You get 20% off all food and drink at certain outlets in Rail Stations. You have to register (all free) and it comes in the post. bitecard.co.uk
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micra failed MOT need new car
Would you keep a car if you only drove 1600 miles a year? I have just paid £150 for welding to get my 1995 Micra through its MOT. My mechanic said that he did not expect it to pass next year as the corrosion will be worse than this year. There is also corrosion that is not part of the MOT that would cost £200 to fix.…
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Question about a roundabout
I was wondering if I could pick your brains re a roundabout I use coming home from work. There’s 2 lanes approaching the roundabout, the way I’ve been using the roundabout is I enter the roundabout(approach road marked red) in the left lane and treat as though I’m going straight on but I’ve noticed some drivers get in the…
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Good car stereo with iPhone connectivity
Can anyone recommend a good car stereo with iPhone connectivity? I don't want to spend a lot on one (as close to £100 as possible) but don't really know anything about car stereos and want one that will last and will not look OTT in the car. Thanks
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Car Tax bounced cheque misery!
Hello, would appreciate any advice please - we bought a second hand car from a listing on Gumtree two months ago. The seller agreed to have the car MOT'd and taxed for 6 months as part of the selling price. This he did in the morning of the day we bought it so we had a 12 month MOT certificate and a tax disc valid until…
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Virgin Trains Refund
Not sure if I'm posting this in the right place so apologies if not. I placed an order with virgin trains for train tickets on the 23rd January 2010. I then had to cancel them and reorder for a different date due to something I couldn't get out of. I phoned up Virgin Trains and explained and they let me reorder new tickets…
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VW Garage , Lightcliffe. Halifax
I would like to say, please, please, check all they will do is done before you hand over your money. We're into the third week since buying a used car and still waiting for them to complete the works which they wrote down on the Vehicle Preparation report at the time we took a test drive. Don't let them con you into buying…
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Huge car repair bill after service
Hi all, I received the following bill after taking my car to Peugeot for a service this year for work that needed to be done. Reverse light switch £63.61 Radiator leaking £295.77 Headgaskett leaking and timing belt change £901.17 Rear brake pads and discs worn £405.09 N/S/F indicator working intermittantly requires…
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Anticipating a refund battle with cross country trains..HELP!!!.
sigh..... The situation so far: A while ago I bough "advance" tickets over the net direct from cross country trains for DH and DD to attend an open day at Oxford university. THey got into New street Station pretty much at the time there was a huge power cut and the station was evacuated. We had a 45 mins or so train leeway…
