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Ford Fiesta Hego Sensor ?
i was wondering if anyone could help,I'll admit, i'm dozy female who didn't check her oil in the Fiesta :embarasse, the first i knew was the engine management light came on, i put some oil in and the cars running fine (thank heavens). However when i took the car to the garage to see why the light was on they said it was my…
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Toyota Car Service
Hi everyone, I got a new car recently and its now hit 40 000 miles. It's 2006 Toyota Aygo and I have been told over the phone by my local Toyota dealer service will cost £280!!! That's is alot of money to me, especially being a student. So I was wondering it's ok to serviced my car cheaper at a local garage or is that a…
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car finance - urgent help needed
bought an expensive car on finance when before the proverbial hit the fan. Now need to decrease this debt. Am 32 months into a 43 month contract and already over the completion mileage. We need a car clearly not this burden. Was wondering if it was possible to get a smaller car and refinance to decrease the debt or is this…
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Insurance:Car Owner Deceased Moving car before probate
Hi Just a confirmation really, family member died in hospital a few days ago. His car parked in a permitted parking zone, small damage occurred to bonnet. We would like it moved to a safe place. Any Insurance must be invalid due to owner unable to give permission for use. Intending to move vehicle to off road location.…
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Train travel - any ideas please?
Hi, I travel regularly to pick up and drop off my kids. I need to travel from Driffield North Humberside to St Neots. I've bought a Friends and Family railcard which reduces the cost of travelling with the children, but now that the rail companies are all split up across the country, it doesn't seem that I can buy a rail…
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Vauxhall Astra Mk4 - occasional problem
Just wondering if anyone has any ideas/advice. Vauxhall Astra Mk4 52-plate 1.6l 8v. Yesterday I was on the M25 in one of the 50-limit roadworks sections. Traffic was heavy so our speed dropped to about 45mph and I dropped from 5th gear to 4th. Poodled along in 4th for a bit then the car started sort of jerking. That…
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Bought a lemon - HELP!
Bought a second hand car just a over three months ago which came with a three month warranty. The week prior to the warranty running out the car failed to start and I called the garage by phone - the garage had no means of recovery and I had no appropriate private recovery arrangements to get vehicle to garage. A kind…
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Old Car (1974 Triumph Stag) - Original List Price
Does anyone know were I can find original list prices for old cars like a 1974 Triumph Stag? I need this to calculate 'benefit in kind' figure for tax purposes.
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KIA Cars - any good?
Anybody got experience of KIA cars - looking at a Ceed 1.6 CRDi 3 Estate - nice car for the money - its a company car so emissions etc and tax are right, have been used to a Passat estate but this one has lots to offer, is this service aspect good for KIA ??
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Zipcar
Hi, No response in Insurance section! I'm thinking of registering with Zipcar as they have a nice range of cars parked near me. I'd have to pay £60 extra on top of the registration as a waver for the insurance excess. If I decided to go with https://www.icarhireinsurance.com/ instead, it would cost me £40. So a saving of…
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Does a manufacturers warranty apply to 2nd owner?
I hope someone can help becuse I'm at my wits end! I bought a 2nd hand car in Aug last year with 3 month warranty. It was not driven until Dec (apart from test drive, which was fine) Now the engine cuts out for no reason and when it's re-started the engine management system kicks in so it won't go over 50mph. I have taken…
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Best used MPG cars
Does anyone know of the best used MPG cars that are also cheap to insure. 1. Has to be at least a 1.2L 2. Has to be under £3k of value 3. Has to in insurance group one or two (what ever that means) 4. Has to do at least 50 MPG Please also advise me on tips to get cheap insurance... (I'm 21) Thanks :)
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overpriced or me being tight?
05 renault grande scenic. 1.6 vvt, dynamique, 47k miles. fsh,tho i aint checked yet. £4995. comes with two year warranty(not checked)and free mots while own the vehicle. from a family dealer,good reviews. jus im moving soon so will be losing out on the mot for say 5 years. looks good condition aint test drove yet. its just…
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Dopey girl needs help identifying Zafira a or b????
I have just bought a used Zafira and went to buy a haynes manual. It was registered Sep 2004, 54 plate. The 2 manuals say either to April 04 (zafira a) or 05 plate (zafira b). The guy in the shop said he thought it was the facelift model but the internet seems to say it wasn't available before March 05. I am confused. Here…
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speedo and fuel gauge dont work
My cars fuel gauge and speedo dont always work, i got them tested at an garage and was told there was fault with tranducer in gearbox as it isnt making an electrical connection(its an auto ford) and ford want £120 for it.Its not the £15 speed sensor btw.also got a secondhand fuel sensor float,(but didnt fit it after one…
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Advice please - put deposit on car and just found out it was an insurance write off
Hi All, Firstly can I just say I know that we were stupid to put a deposit down on a car without carrying out checks. Unfortunately we've learnt our lesson the hard (and expensive) way :-( Yesterday we put a deposit down on a car and when we got home carried out some checks. Turns out the car was written off last year. It…
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New Peugeot advert. What the mileages really mean...
Are you enjoying the new Pug advert...? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn9f2QagCpQ Want to know what the mileages really mean...?
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Weak washer jets since my fuse box was replaced??
The other week I had a terrible time with a non functioning car, had to call the AA twice due to misdiagnosis and it turned out to be a corroded fuse box. All was well once changed. However, since then, I have noticed very weak washer jets. One of them gets to the same height they used to but the other 3 dont. We have…
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Accelerator Pedal Fault?
Just looking for a bit of advice here on this; We have a 53 plate Ibiza and was only MOT'd in December which it passed fine - today a light came up on the dash saying EPC, the manual says this means an Accelerator Pedal Fault, the manual gives no insight into the problem just says it should be taken for repair. The car is…
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Tyre punctured at the council tip - advice please?
Hi, wonder if anyone can give me an idea of what i should do. Went to the local "Household Waste Recycling Centre" (formerly known as the tip) last night, after dark. (my username should indicate which one) Short version: shortly after we pulled away there was a knocking noise, so we pulled into the nearest well lit place,…
