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Breakdown Cover
Looking to get breakdown cover for myself and partner. I have been reading all of the information on the different types of cover and companies. We are looking for full cover the only thing we don't need is the european cover. We are willing to get cover on ourselves or the vehicles. I am just confused on who to go with.…
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Beginner motorcycle?
My youngest has just hit 18 and announced that he plans to buy a bike. As there is no point in arguing with him we are settling with just making sure he does it the right way, safely, legally and with proper training. As we have no experience whatsoever of the world of motorcycles, can anyone recommend how we should go…
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trying without success to buy a new car
im after either a citreon nemo or a peugot bipper tepee. got two dealers to agree to the same discount. but peugot have really messed up they wont give me as much for my current citreon berlingo 07 plate with 22000 miles will only give me £3000 where as citroen will go to £3250. had to deal with a buisness manager who gave…
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Bump in a car park
Hi, I'm sure this is covered already, but I've done a search and can't find an answer to my question. About an hour ago I was at the local Lidl supermarket and reversed out of a space. As I put the car in first gear to move forward to leave the carpark a man who had been parked in the opposite lane started to reverse…
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Fuel filler nozzle mystery solved?!
The Daily Mail has revealed how you can tell which side of your car the filling nozzle is! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1280536/Has-motoring-writer-solved-riddle-plagued-drivers-decades.html A silly story, but I must admit I only realised how to tell recently. The secret is the little arrow on the fuel gauge…
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skoda octavia crunching going into 2nd gear
We have a 3 yr old octavia 1.9 TDI just out of warranty, we have had it from new. In the last week it has started to crunch going into 2nd gear. It has 28000 miles on the clock. Any ideas? I expect it is an expensive repair.
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MOT Fail Emissions
OK quick question... Can a mechanic have a good idea as to why a car failed an emissions test just by looking at the the read out? Mine just failed, I have been mooching round the internet and most seem to point to similar problems like cat failure, lambda failure, leaking exhausts and breather pipes, most seem to point…
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Advice re Gap insurance please
Hello Just wanted a simplified explanation on the difference between invoice and combined gap insurance. Now the dealer said combined meant that I was paying for it in instalments... Hmmmmm :think: Can anyone help? I think I understand invoice being the difference between invoice price and what the insurance pay e.g car…
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Bangernomics - which car?
Hi, I am looking for a cheap car to use for work. I have a budget of around £500 to spend on something roadworthy. Ideally i am looking for something with as close to 12 months MOT as possible, something easy on the wallet at the pump and cheap to fix. I am capable enough of using a Haynes manual to fix things (and some…
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VW Golf cam belt
Hi, i am after some information on my car. Spoken to a mechanic today and he says that the cam belt should have been changed in the past (not sure if it has or not as the car is new to me) millage is 40k age 13 years. What im wanting to know is roughly how much would it cost to replace on a 1997 golf 1.4 (mk3) and also i…
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Driving licence
How many attempts have you had before you pass your driving test? I've had two so far, third in Wendsday. I hope third time lucky :)
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ford radio code
Hi there, can someone please help. My battery went flat and I put a new one on and now I cant get radio to work.I think I need a code to put in! please please help. The serial number is m135111 and its a rds 6000 e.o.n.
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Question about AA
OH has asked me to post - does anyone have the contact details (pref. e-mail address) of Andrew Strong, CEO of the AA. Thanks in advance :) .
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Tyre load index basic question
Our car came 2nd hand with 225/45 R17 94W tyres fitted to the front. The manual says that it needs 91W. As we need to replace the fronts, we'll be practicing a bit of moneysaving by increasing the speed rating to Y (strangely they're cheaper and then, although not vital, they'll match the Ys on the rear wheels). But I…
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I've been nice to a cyclist (twice)
First time he was on the main road so I waited for him to struggle up the hill, then struggle along in front of me, so I pottered along behind him, staring at this tight lycra bobbing from side to side (not nice) until it was really really safe to pass, and give him loads of room so as not to upset the violent weave from…
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Urgent: £9 train tickets London / York / Newcastle / Edinburgh / Glasgow etc
This weekend only, East Coast trains are running a flat £9 fare promotion on their routes between London King's Cross and cities [STRIKE]on the East Coast Main Line[/STRIKE] in north-east England and Scotland... Peterborough, Grantham, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Hull, Darlington, Durham, Newcastle, Edinburgh,…
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How far ahead do dealers know when new models are to be launched (VW)?
I've just found out that VW have withdrawn the Golf SE and replaced it with a Golf Match trim. The news seems to have been made public on 19 May but does anyone know when main VW dealerships would have been told about it? I see it's all over the VW website and new brochures are available so I'm sure it must have been at…
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Charges for renting a van! Feel cheated!
Hi, I rent vans, long term, untill recently for my business. I have a deposit of £150 in the form of an un cashed cheque. I have had 2 bills: 1 for £164.50 for a windscreen as it had 1 single stone chip in the passenger side and has charged for a whole new windscreen. 2nd is for two lots of fuel - I had a can breakdown and…
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Mondeo suspension question...
OK, had a problem a few weeks back with my Mondeo suspension, worked out the crunchy noise it was making was the suspension springs when the end of a spring pinged off. (Fitted approx 13th April) So we got a local garage to replace aforementioned springs, noise disappeared. Now the noise has returned, very similar…
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Driving instructor now messing about with driving test
Hi, just after some advise about my sons driving instructor... My son has had a lot of lessons with this instructor and booked his test date over 2 months ago on the advise from him as well as a double lesson beforehand now this evening he advised my son that another one of his pupils has booked( a cancelation test and has…
