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Where I can swap my motorbike for a car?
Hi, Does anyone know of any sites that you can trade vehicles? I've looked on Ebay but they have a no swap rule. I don't want to have to pay fees to sell it, and don't have any spare cash so I thought I could swap it with someone who wanted to swap a car for a bike.... My bike is a Triumph TT600 Blue 17000miles FSH Carbon…
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Found Air-con leaks after Kwik Fit air-con recharge
My air-con was not cold, so I booked an air-con recharge and MO with Kwik Fit for £60 all together. Took them 2 hours to done everything, the air-con is cool again, but then afterward I found there is a leaks near from the front radiator, the fluid is green like the coolant Kwik-fit put into the air-con during recharge.…
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East Coast Trains £5 fares between London and Yorkshire
Get up north or down south from just £5 one way this summer. Travel between London and Leeds or Wakefield for a fiver and see the best of Britain for a pittance. London to Yorkshire Leave the big smoke behind and head north to Yorkshire. With its lush green dales, modern cities and friendly folk, its not hard to see why…
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How to loosen Drive Belt On 05 Corsa CDTI 1.3
Hi all, Alternator has gone on the car and need to replace it. I am trying to remove the drive belt but I can't find out where to loosen it! Can anyone point me to a good website or something? I've got Haynes manual but it doesn't actually show where to loosen it! Thanks for your help! Rogar
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Vauxhall corsa 1ltr- shocking MPG!
Hi I bought a vauxhall corsa on the scrappage deal in February, it was fairly decent looking car and other than a Kia Picanto, there was nothing similar in my price range (it was 6.5k) Anyway I thought being a 1ltr (active model) it would be fairly economical and the mpg was listed as 50- urban/extra urban. I always know…
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Sat Navs - upgrade or buy new??
Not sure if this should be here or on the tech board - but we'll have a go here first...! My Dad has a Navman sat nav system, which was, at the time it was bought, pretty top of the range - anyway, long story short, since Navman was taken over, they no longer update the street maps, so Dad is left with a sat nav which is…
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ford kuga or nissan qashqai
thinking of buying new car not sure which one any thoughts from anyone in the business much appreciated.
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£80 fine for over staying in service station
Hi folks Bit of advice needed if possible, I was tired and needed a rest after driving for a good few hours. I stopped at Birch Services on 21/05/10 at 14:33 and left at 17:35 because I was there longer than 2 hours I have been charged £80 (£50 if I pay by the end of 04/05/10) only got the notice today. Is this…
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Can I claim fuel expenses for journeys to and from college which is work related?
HI All, Basically my situation is during the academic year say september to july. I spend one evening a week at college as part of my training for my job. the trip from work to college is about 20-30 miles. the course that I do is related to work and helps me do my job better and I do enjoy the course. its not as if I…
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Temporary Car Insurance
hi guys, Would appreciate help wit this. Im going away for the weekend and need to insure myself on my brothers car but no insurance company so far will insure me due to the fact i've only been driving for 9 months, even though im 25. Anyone know anyone who would do temporary insurance with me only having a full licence…
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need ohc valve spring compresser
:rotfl:need to hire or buy where about local to glenrothes
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Can anyone access a CAP residual value?
Hi, I am currently in dispute over a potential company car lease price and think I am being short changed. Does anyone have access to CAP residual value predictions? (or Glass?) I need the standard value (3yr/30K?) for a Hyundai IX35 Diesel (4wheel drive) Premium Spec. Its a newish model so although its residual gets…
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Ford Cougar
Anyone got any experiences with a Ford Cougar 2.5V6? Positive or negative? Am toying with the idea of buying one to run for a while but just wondered if anyone knew much about them... In particular, any pitfalls, gremlins that I need to be aware of? Many thanks in advance for contributions. Jonathan
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Does air con really eat your fuel?
Further to my thread the other week, we are almost certainly buying a Nissan Note 1.6SE Automatic this week. It comes with air con and I asked the sales chap does it really eat fuel? He said well if it does say 30mpg without it on, if you put it on it might do 29. It's this just salesman talk or does it really not use a…
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Van Problem
Looking for any ideas or advice please. I recently started a new job for a local charity and we are having a huge problem with one of our removal vans. Its a 51 plate LDV Convoy. It currently has the 2.5 TD engine out of an M reg Transit in, but they had the same problem with the old engine (think thats why they changed…
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Windscreen replacement guru?
Hi all, We had our windscreen replaced a week ago via our insurance company (M&S, Auto windscreens), did a few local runs and are now 260 miles north in Scotland. Sadly on the way up we caught another stone chip, approx the size of 3 pin heads about 4" from the bottom, which has turned into a 10" crack and is working its…
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Someone has damaged my car!
It isn't much damage, but enough to :mad: me. Its a brand new 10 plate! person i suspected was abusive and claimed it wasn't him as he hadn't moved his own car. This leaves me with no one to blame and scratches and a dent to fix Would it be possible to fix it myself? I will upload a picture later, but all it is is some…
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Handing back a higher purchase car?
Hi guys!! I know I can hand the car back after half of the repayment period so long as its in good condition. However - can you hand the car back after this time and go back into the forecourt and choose another car under the same HP agreement? In other words - can you ask the salesman what car you can have for the same…
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Selling car with history of problems
I am currently looking to sell my 55 reg Vauxhall Astra 1.9CDTi, however over the last year or so I have had a significant amount of problems with the car. Some of these are general wear and tear problems, however some have been more unexpected given the age of the car. This culminated with my gear box failing a few months…
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Contaminated Fuel
Hi all i hope i could get some advice. After a major loss of power and the emissions warning light coming on i have had a diagnostic on my 07 1.6 sxi astra. Large motoring organisation have advised that it is due to contaminatefd fuel. I called the supermarket as i had filled up monday and within 10 miles this occured and…
