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Peugeot 207 clutch problems
Hi, I have a 2008 plate 207 1.6 Sport with a juddering clutch. This only happens when i pull away from junctions, traffic light etc from stationery whilst building up speed to move through the gears. I have done around 20000 miles from brand new, and don't drive around towns/cities on a daily basis, nor do i roll on my…
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Whats the cheapest new car I can buy in UK.
My trusty Hyundai Atoz is coming to the end of its life after 12 faithful years service.And I was wondering what cheap replacement I could buy? i heard India have produced a new car for about £1500.Can you get anything new cheaper than £5000 over here,?
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best aftermarket car warranty
just bought a 57 plate 1.9 deisel saab 9-3 with 71000 miles on the clock anybody recommend a good warranty with no hidden clauses really want everthing covered. thanks in advance
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AA - Is this right?
I have a £100 policy with the AA. Yesterday, when i arrived at a toddler group with my Son, I relaised I had a flat tyre. Take into account I am 32 weeks pregnant and my husband is visually impaired. We phoned the AA and when my husband checked the boot (we have recently got this car second hand after a nightmare…
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Garage has damaged my car
Please can you help folks? Long story so please bear with me :) My car was in the garage for a service on Monday and as part of the work they replaced the brakes. All was fine but then on Friday during my drive home my brakes failed. Thankfully no accident but it caused me to drive from work to the garage (about 5 miles)…
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Whats the best tyres for a Corsa Ecoflex 5dr diesel
Hi I currenty have 2 Continental Ecos and 2 c**p ones that the garage that sold me the car put on. They now need to be replaced. I do a lot of mileage approx 500 a week so I am looking for something thats going to last. Anyone got any suggestions?
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Parking signs in general
Reading these threads and posts about parking made me think of a case a couple of years back, yes I know it was a couple of years but the case still applies. What happened was someone painted all the parking signs in a village not far from where I live so they were unreadable, now if you can't read the sign then you can't…
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Car written off, no idea what to do.
My beloved focus has just been written off by the repairers/insurance. no idea what to do. Hastings Direct have been utter :mad:. When they came to take my car (yesterday) to the repairers, they left me with a courtesy car for the duration of the repair. now they've rung me this morning and told me its a write off,…
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Help with parking tribunal :(
Hi, As a genuinely good citizen of this country, im very nervous as i've had to fight my corner for a parking ticket i received! Im in Southampton & i genuinely forgot to put up a visitor parking permit, Southampton City Council have shown no leniency or compassion so i've had to take it all the way to a tribunal!! Ive got…
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AA would not recover my car!!
Hi, Is there anyone who can help me on this issue. I am AA insured - fully comp with every conceiveable extra added also I have full AA recovery. I broke down on the M11 and the AA would not recover my car as they said it was fire damaged as in burnt out, this was not the case, the car is a Range Rover. I had two dogs and…
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MSE News: Diesel edging towards six-month high
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "The average cost of a litre is now 123.07p compared with the 2010 high of 123.08p in May, the AA says ..." Read the full story: Diesel edging towards six-month high
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Insurance claim help
How comes you never appreciate how difficult having an accident is until it happens to you! Ok here is what happened to my partner, she was reversing down the drive and stopped as she noticed a van approaching she popped her handbreak on but never took the car out of reverse the van proceeded to pass her car and in fact…
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so what to look at
ok so it looks like i should be able to get up to £2000 for a car to be used for my commute to work ~60 miles a day just to get to and from the office (~40 miles of it motorway) + the extras when i have to go to meetings etc had an R Reg Clio 1.2 RL which has gone kaput since then been driving my family car which is a 53…
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Erratic Xenon Headlamp
Hi Guys, Been having an erratic problem occuring with 1 of my xenon headlamps since I got the car (Mini Cooper Auto 2002) about 6 months ago. When I first get in the car and turn the ignition on, 7 times out of 10, the headlamp in question (passenger side) won't come on. Some times it comes on after several tries of…
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I though i would be ok.....
Have been with RAC for years....renewal was the 17th....me thinking 'never had a problem yet, i'l do it next week, hunt around for a cheaper price (im brassic at the moment)' Yesterday...car is dead My car must be laughing at me. :mad:
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My Brand New Car had a Duff Spare!!!
I bought a brand new VW fox and got a puncture last night. I was horrified to find out not only was my spare wheel used, and not new, but it was also flat and had a puncture too. I was horrified, I have phoned the dealer where i bought it from and have asked them for an explination. I think they should replace the wheel,…
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Outside Lane - car buying service
Anyone seen this? http://www.outsidelane.co.uk Basically they claim to be a car finding service. They say they check the cars http://www.outsidelane.co.uk/ucq.php. For £675+Vat (fee varies, some are £875), it appears they buy the car, check it and deliver it. They have a checklist they use for the cars:…
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Ford diesels dont like sainsburys
Warning !!!! anyone who has purchased a new ford diesel (any make) DO NOT put sainsburys city diesel in the tank because it has the same affect as if you had put petrol in ,,,,,sister in law has a s-max 60 plate (diesel) and topped up with city diesel and made it home but later it would not start so called out the rac and…
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Selling car privately - deposit?
Hi, I'm selling a car for the first time and don't know how much deposit I can ask for and how to handle it. I've got people viewing my car on the weekend. The car will be available for collection only 5 days later. As I'm selling because I'm moving abroad at the end of the month, I can't have the interested person change…
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Smoking Fine
Mods. Please move to relevant forum section if I've posted on the wrong board. Hi there. I was looking for the relevant section to post this under but i couldn't find any. I searched for smoking fines and the poster was referred to this section. I received a letter from East Coast Railways (Debt Recovery & Prosecutions…
