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Wing mirror
Hello!! At the weekend someone broke my wing mirror. According to my next door neighbours it was bunch of drunk lads in England shirts walking around the town and celebrating on Saturday night. God knows what they were celebrating on Saturday. My next door neighbour's car was done as well. :mad: My car is Suzuki Swift 2008…
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VW Golf. Squeaking coming from somewhere....
Got a squeaking noise coming from what sounds like probbaly the rear suspension. Cant locate exactly but its a noise i can hear with the windows wound up and is pretty much constant. One of the rear suspension bits is black and one looks as though it has been sprayed silver? I bought it on friday from VW Mansfield but live…
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Reebok Bike 1/2 Price @ Halfords - any good?
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_766179_langId_-1_categoryId_242062 This bike has caught my eye and I would be interested in the opinion of other people as to whether they think it is any good. I would only be using it for commuting to work along roads and…
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What MPV?
Just looking for some recommendations really. I want to change our car, which is a thirsty Astra, to an MPV (need the extra seats for ferrying kid's schoolfriends/grandparents about and boot space for camping trips). However, I also travel about 35 miles to work everyday and so I need something fairly economical on fuel.
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driving in flip-flops ?
hi. i´m in spain where i have been told that driving with ANY shoes which do not have heel straps would give u a fine of 100 euros. and that in the uk this is also the case, never heard of it though and cant find any info on aa or rac sites for driving abroad. any info please coz i regularly (as i am sure a lot of people…
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Citroen Xsara radio coding
Just bought the wife an 02 plate Xsara HDi, and it has a radio cassette in, and I intend to change it for an oem cd player. Neighbour, who has a similar car, says it won't need coding, but I think otherwise. Any ideas?
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206 - cambelt gone.. dammit! :(
Oh dear, I'm not having a great life at the moment, and my cambelt has gone on my 206. Any idea on the costs? I thought it might be about £150, but after looking on the t'internet it looks like it could have damaged the engine?? Please, can something good happen to me soon! :(
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Removing lpg kit from car - will the kit sell?
I've swapped cars and my new one's a diesel so I'm thinking of having the lpg conversion taken off my old one with a view to selling it. It'll cost £100 for the guy who fitted it to take it off again. Has anyone had luck in selling a used system and can anyone suggest a better place to sell it than ebay? The guy who's…
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No tax or MOT yet used daily...
Just found item 260626467515. Having a read of the description it says... Yet goes on to say... also, they have their reg number on show in the piccie, so anyone could report them to the DVLA. Lol...
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lgv question
Having just passed my test (class one) am i allowed to do weekend work for other companies... my employer does nt have a lot of driving its just now and then and i would like to go out and get some experience,and earn a few extra quid, do i have to let them know ??? thanks
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No Claims Discount nightmare, help please?
It was recently time to renew my car insurance, and like a true MSEer, I shooped around for the best deal and this turned out to involve changing insurance companies. My car insurers last year were Tesco, and the year before that it was the Post Office. When I took out the Tesco insurance, the Post Office confirmed to…
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VIN number differs from log book to car?
Hi all, Any comments welcome, have been to look at a car this morning (a Peugeot 206cc) and when I asked to compare the VIN numbers from the logbook to the car, there is one digit different (a 4 on the paperwork instead of a U). :eek: The MOT's read the same as the logbook, but the car (windscreen and engine bay) had…
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Faulty Vauxhall Zafira ECU
Folks :- I’m hoping you can point me in the right direction. My wife has a Y reg, 1.8 automatic Vauxhall Zafira, it has 117000 miles on the clock. It now has a number of problems; it’s performance particularly going up hill is horrible, it has to be run for up to five minutes in the morning before it can be driven (as if…
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Buying cars for Resale
Hi, Does anyone know of good auctions or any other places for buying used/salvage cars for resale. I don't mind paying a monthly charge for a good website and can buy upto 5-10 cars at a time. many thanks for your help.
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Programming spare Ford Focus key (only have 1 key)
Firstly my Focus is a 53 reg and I only have one key. I've searced around for the answer but have just been more baffled by the conflicting information. I have assertained that you can programme the immobiliser chip on a new key if you already have 2 keys but not if. like me, you only have one. You can however programme…
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London Taxi fares
Ok, this isn't very MSE, but I have a badly sprained ankle and need to travel from IOW up to Manchester on Monday! Its not a trip that can be rearranged so I just need to make it as managable as possible. I have made arrangements for most o the journey, and the people who have arranged the trip have told me to get a taxi…
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Train fares madness
I have just checked the price of going from Birmingham to Crewe on Oct 9th. Price £20.30 If I book to go to Chester (changing at Crewe) it is £15.40 so it is cheaper to go further! Is there some weird logic I have missed?
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advanced rail tickets london to newcastle
Anyone know when these go on sale for september 12th I booked the journey to london a week ago but still no advance tickets to go back
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Annoyed! Trolleys and Supermarket Car Park
I returned to my car after work today and had 3 scratches and a couple dents along the side of my car.. and a stack of about 5 trollys! So annoyed! Its not just one small part either its in 3 places across the side of my car, main damage is just infront of drivers side door which has the main dent Rang the people who…
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Train Tickets Help
Hi, i'm wanting to visit a few university open days but i've been finding that train prices are ridiculous! The cheapest i can get a one day anytime return to Coventry from Southport is £77. Im probably going to get a rail card which knocks a third off but thats still £50.82 which is still rather expensive. I've tried…
