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Citroen C3 Picasso OR Kia Soul
Well, It`s time to get rid of the old banger and get a new car! For my needs, I have pinpointed the following two cars, the Kia Soul and the Citroen C3 Picasso. Having a struggle deciding which to go for. I think deep down the Picasso is my choice, however the Kia 7 year warranty keeps pulling me back! Thoughts please..
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Unmarked Police car with ER badges on boot...?
Spotted a silver 07 plate 3 Series the other day on the M56 with blues and two's on. Moved over to let it past and it had two ER badges on its back end. Never spotted that before on cop cars. Or was it some Royalty bollox?
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VW Golf Mk 4 TDI
Does anyone have a VW Golf TDI Mk4 that pulls to the left all the time? I took it to the garage to get the tracking done but it still pulled to the left. I then took it back and asked them to check it again. They checked the air pressure in the tyres and made sure they were all the same, but my car still pulls to the left.…
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Car insurance settlement figure
Good Morning, Quick question regarding insurance, i currently pay £141 a month for my car insurance, i have 5 payments left for the remainder of my policy, which equates to £705. Has anyone got any idea of how much of a discount i will recieve (if any), to pay it off early. Original quote was £999 for 10months cover, and…
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Car accident
Hello, I need an advice. My case is rather interesting. Yesterday my wife had a car accident. Luckily there were only scratches on both cars. Nobody was injured. She was guilty because she couldn't brake her car. The reason was it that she "missed" brakes pedal. She told that she stopped feeling brakes pedal. The car is…
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Mental/Psychological compensation
Hi, After a RTA can a victim claim Mental/Psychological compensation? Or does it only apply to people at work? Is the third party insurance liable to this type of injury? Or the driver? Please advise. thanks,
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3 month car hire - best deal for a small automatic 5 door car
Any ideas for a 3 month rental / lease of a 5 door small car such as a Ford Fiesta. Unfortunately the Hyundai i10 or i20 cannot be considered. London area.
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Fiat Punto 2002 CD Player
Hi All, My car cd player keeps jumping when i go over any size bumps. Will this be a loose connection or will i require a whole new unit? thanks
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Where should I fill up my car?
Hello everyone, We fill up with about 30 to 40 liters of unleaded every week for our commute to work. I've been filling up at the local Sainsbury's but was wondering today if I should be filling up elsewhere. On our route we go past a Shell, Texaco and Esso all selling petrol for the same price as Sainsbury's. There's also…
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Do National Express prices change as date gets nearer?
I'm used to this with Ryanair but it seems to me that the ticket price I've just checked out on the National Express website, for a journey I want to make in September, is a few pounds higher than it was when I did the same check last Friday. Can anyone confirm?
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Citroen Xara snow&sport mode lights flash on start
They stay flashing and the car doesn't seem to find gear, so I turn off ignition and try again, it done it once or twice last month, Now today, this morning it took five attempts to get off the flashing and this evening at least 8 attempts. It has yearly services etc, it's an automatic, 2000. I'm guessing it's a problem…
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Need reliable small car? Any recommendations?
Our old banger has finally bitten the dust and I am in the market for a small car to run around town. Must be small as we have no parking at all near us - we park on road and park it where we can squeeze into a space. I need 4 doors and a hatch + large boot (we carry a lot of sports kit). Performance and looks are less…
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Going on holiday, leaving car.
I'm off on my hollibobs to Weymouth for 2 weeks at the end of August and I've decided to trust in public transport rather than driving down. My car will be left in a secure, keyfob entry residential carpark which is outside. I just wanna make sure my car doesn't pack in after being left to stand for 2 weeks so has anyone…
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how can I waste pot hole council administrators time ?
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Newcastle Council MOT Test Centre Feedback
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone had been to this Council MOT centre in Newington Road, Newcastle and what their experience was like? I've got my car booked in for this Friday. I'm hoping that this year I won't get ripped off for the usual failure points garages always use. I know I'll still need to find a trustworthy…
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Problem car?
Hi all, I'm after some advice from those wiser than I. Just over 3 months ago I bought a second hand Audi for £7500. It came with a 3 month engine and gearbox warranty that I neglected to get in writing! About 6 weeks later the turbo stopped working so I took it to a garage recommended by the dealer that I bought it from…
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Is car dealer still liable?
I wonder if anyone could advise please? I bought a 2nd hand car on July 5th and the air-con has a problem and is blowing hot air. I contacted the dealer where I bought the car and he said air-con is not covered by warranty. This happened less than a month after purchasing it, is he liable in any way? (sale of goods act?)…
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Hire Car - Damages invoiced 4 months after hire!!
I was provided with a hire car for a few days via my finance company while my car was in for repairs. This was back in March (4th and 5th). The car was on hire from National Rentals through Lombard Vehicle Management. I had it for 2 days, Thursday and Friday but the car wasnt collected when it was due to be and sat outside…
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Damaged Tyre
Next door has the builders in - basically a complete internal re build inside due to bad fire. I picked up a load of plaster board nails from our shared private lane on Sunday. Yesterday I got a puncture - and yes you guessed it was one of these nails - I must have missed one - typical!:mad: The garage could not repair -…
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Car paint scratch - what can T-cut do?
Hi all, Appears as though some b*gger as "key'd" the side of my car making a nice scratch along the door panel and front wing. Its doesn't look too deep....but not really sure. So, heard of T-cut and thinking about trying that. What can T-cut do and what can't it do? Any scratch removal recommendations? Cheers.
