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Weighing up car choices
Hi, I am looking to buy a car at some point in the next few months (for me it's a nice-to-have rather than a strong need). I have saved up about £6000 for this purpose (would be happy spending significantly less though! :D ), and am looking for some help/advice from MoneySavers as it will be my first time buying a car. My…
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Coast2Coast Cycle Ride-Any Info Please?
Hi everyone, If there is a thread on the Coast2Coast I would welcome to be re-directed? We have agreed to do the Coast2Coast for a charity ride and have decided on the "Whitehaven to Sunderland" route. If anyone has done this route could they help us with the following points please: 1. One of our bikes is a road racer…
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What documents needed when buying a car?
Just wondering what documentation I need to take with me to buy a car. I am planning to trade my current car in. I was going to wait till I had saved up the money for a car so sent off my V5 and both parts of my driving license to change the address (recently moved house). However i have seen a car I like and my dad said…
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Fiesta indicator problem
For some reason my 2004 fiestas off side front indicator is clicking twice as fast. The rear and side bulbs are flashing but the front one is out. I thought this was just a replacement bulb and when that didn't work I bought a new bulb holder but still not working. Any suggestions?
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Skidding on new tyres.
We haven't had any posts complaining about skidding on new tyres for a while......................oh silly me..........it's August and it isn't icy on the roads yet!!:D:D:rotfl::rotfl:
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SAAB 9-3 vs Honda Civic. Which one?
Hi, I am in desperate need of help! I cannot choose between those 2 cars: Saab 9-3 1.9TiD Vector Sport Anniversary Edition (2007 - 37k on the clock) and Honda Civic ES 2.2 i-CTDi (2009 - 16k miles). Saab has everything in it - SatNav, leather sport seats, parking assistance, more power, but more miles and poor reviews (I…
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Car Insurance Broker
I'm searching for car insurance, and in the past I've had a broker type call centre phone me back after searching for quotes online. They then put you through to companies to get a quote, and twice in the past they've found me my cheapest insurance. Of course now I want them to call, they haven't! I can't remember what…
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Sold a car, now the new keeper wants to return it...
Hi all, posting this on behalf of my very silly and naive brother, and hoping you could all help. My brother recently sold a car. It was advertised for sale and a chap came round to see it last week. He took it out for a test drive and looked around it and said he would buy it, but didnt have the cash until the end of the…
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London doncaster 4th september free ticket
Hi, If anyone wants a free ticket for london to doncaster on 4th september at 3pm just let me know because I won't be using it anymore. Just PM and I'll post them.
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confused.com...I certainly am!
I do not own a car and have not done so for a number of years. I have been thinking about buying one recently and have been looking but I need to find out how much insurance is nowadays. I have looked on one or two sites but everytime I reach the question - Total number of cars in your household (including this one) - the…
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London Underground
Hi I'm going to London Mid september arriving Saturday morning and leaving Sunday. I am staying in Canary Wharf and so need to get there from Kings Cross and back into London to Buckingham Palace and around and about to do general site seeing etc. I think last time I had a zone ticket that let me travel all over. Does…
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baby on the way - which car?
I would like to change my car and will also have a baby coming along so I am looking out for a car suitable for a baby (first one), that's economical, and around the £4k mark. Any suggestions? :beer:
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£500 per month for a car. Help please
Hi there. First post and would really appreciate some help. In my new job I am given £500 per month for travel. I will need to pay for my insurance, road tax and petrol out of this as well as the car. I have been looking at leasing a car (it is a 24month contract) but wondered if anyone knew of how to lease or do a pcp on…
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Struggling to chose next car.
I think I need help to narrow down our thought and choices. We currently run a 306(98) and looking for something a bit bigger, still economical just generaly newer so 3 years old would be fine, older for a good deal. Budget very flexable around the £10k mark was thinking around £8k+ but could even consider £15k for…
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Half Price Spare/Replacement Ford Keys
Recently I lost one of the keys for my '03 reg Ford Fiesta on a train. This left with me with just one key, and knowing how much Ford would be likely to charge me to replace my locks if I left that one, I wanted to get a spare. It's one of this types of keys that's got a chip built into it to turn the immobiliser off, I…
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Had 2nd hand car for 3 weeks - fuel pump defective.
Help and advice please, Bought a 2005 Citroen C8 50k for £7.5k. RAC came out to it as it wouldnt start and have said that the fuel pump has broken and now the driver's electric adjustable seat has packed in as well. Car came from a local dealer with 3mths warranty. Phoned them and said Re; fuel pump would cost £250+vat to…
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Bloody Vauxhall!! Camshaft snapped.
Flashing engine light, misfire, pulled over and called the AA. He came out and said it's the coil pack, then took the oil filler cap off and saw the end of the exhaust cam rattling around!!! I now understand this is quite a common thing on ~50k 05/55 Corsas. :( This is a huge speed bump in the road of my debt recovery.…
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Bidding for a car without seeing it first...
I am currently selling a classic Mini Cooper ( Rover, not the real Morris) on ebay and I can't believe people are actually bidding on it without even seeing it first. These old Mini's are notorious for rot so I wouldn't dream of buying one without inspecting it first, yet I've had offers to buy it (unseen). It currently…
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Ending finance early or not
Hi Need to get a car that doesnt cost me the earth to run/insure etc. My car (which does cost the earth to run/insure etc !!!) still has outstanding finance. As I have paid over half the finance, is it worth ending the finance and giving the car to the finance co., or would any car dealer take my car and pay off the…
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Yaris vs Clio
I am looking to buy a car in the next couple of weeks and have identified the Toyota Yaris 1.33 TR (petrol) or Renault Clio 1.5 Dynamique (diesel) as my shortlist. I like them both to drive and would look to buy with cash at around 1 year old. I do a fair number of miles as I regularly visit family 200 miles away. If…
