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forced to go a certain garage for car repairs?
Hi all, we took my wife's car to a garage a few weeks ago. Before we'd to the end of the road the garage called us back as next doors wall had blown down and fallen on the wing. The owner of unoccupied property with the defective wall is also the owner of the property that the garage rent space from. The damage on the Alfa…
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Mis-sold vehicle warranty by garage...... HELP!!
Hi there, My OH is a private hire driver, he purchased a used car from a garage a few months ago. They offered a warranty (through a company they use) on the vehicle. My OH explained his job (so the car usage would be for gain and reward) and also that he would do some hefty mileage. The garage said that they had spoken…
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New Car Problems?
Had my 06/56 Peugeot 207 GT a couple of days and there are a few issues I could do with some advice on as my mechanical knowledge is almost zero First is when I start the car from cold I get a fair amount of white smoke that disappears after a minute or 2. I know this could be down to the time of year but it did it earlier…
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Help please changing cars trade in
Hi I am thinking about buying mitsubishi colt 1.3cz2 cleartec 8000 mile 60 reg ex demo £8000 I test drove it and like the car I've Nissan tino 1.8 se extra 40700 miles 2004 one owner to trade in Cost to change offered was 6300(6500 to start with) What do people in the know think fair price or should I ask for more Many…
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Exhaust problems
Hi there I have a 10 year old Nissan Primera - recently on a fairly long trip I noticed that a long hair-like substance was trailing from the exhaust. I googled this and found out that it was the soundproofing from around the exhaust back box that was coming out. At one point I had quite a long "tail" that I could see from…
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The economics of part-worn tyres
Ignoring the safety argument for the purposes of this thread, I was wondering about the economics of buying part-worns as against brand-new "decent budget" (i.e. Hankook/Khumo/Federal/Falken/Nankang etc etc) tyres. I am interested to know how much people are paying for these. We are often told that part-worns are coming in…
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driving license
ok this one really tricky, and a bit of a mess, so any help would be terrific i dont like my christian name and when at school i change it, and every one called me by my new name which is not that different from my original name, so when i started learning to drive i put license in my simialar but changed name. now i have…
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car seat covers help!
hi can anyone recommend a site that sells good quality but cheap car seat covers suitable for a vw touran for all 7 seats? we have just bought a new VW touran and my OH has been to halfords for car seat covers but a. they only include covers for 5 seats b. they go all the way across the middle seats making it awkward when…
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passat suspension replacement...your advice please!
Well i posted this on vw forums but i think it may be more applicable here... I have a passat tdi 2003 with quite a complex front suspension (twice as many arms as normal cars!) It has 6 arms/joints on each side of the car which can wear out. Its been knocking and i have pin pointed the guilty arm. I have also noticed two…
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Car valuation - in 2009!!!
Hi Long shot probably but does anyone know how i could get a car valuation on a particular vehicle in June 2009...?? Reason - car sold to us as hpi clear - we now find it wasnt, but Credit card co need the above documentation to support the claim. Thanks for reading.
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Motorway driving
Should I indicate when moving back into a left hand motorway lane?
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new car or hire car and taxis?
Our car has come to the end of it's usefull life and is going to be scrapped when the MOT runs out next month. OH has come up with the suggestion that rather than spend 8 grand on a car we use this money to pay for taxis or hire a car when required. We get free bus travel in Scotland because we are both over 60. OH is 65.…
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Ford transit T280 100 radio code
Hi been away and started up transit and radio code as gone says turn off and wait 30 mins then when turned on code 1 comes up then says wait 30 mins again then code 2 comes up and so on its driving me mad anyone hoe to get the code for this please:mad::(
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Not sure if this is the right board to post on?
Hi I am just looking for some advice on behalf of my daughter. She is currenty in the army and based in Germany and is leaving in October. The finance company has told my daughter they will take the car back and let her know the remaining balance to pay. She will not be able to get a job until she comes back to the uk so…
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I am a bad bad motorist...8-(
Hi Guys, First time Ive posted and its a terrible confession (please done hate me! :o ) My tax, insurance AND mot have all lapsed. :( I didnt realise (I moved in with my girlfriend a few months ago and didnt sort out having my post forwarded till the other day) its lapsed literally months ago. Where do I start?! Ive tried…
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The clutch has gone on my 2001 Honda Accord 2l Vtec
Roughly how much should a garage charge to replace and fit? Or is it time to ring the scrappy?
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golf 1.4 tsi
Hi all just on to tell you I am picking up my brand new vw golf tsi 1.4 match next wednesday.:j:j:j Why am I telling you??Im telling everybody.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
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Car Insurance question
Does your marital status affect your quote??
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What is good cheap car to run - cost up to 5k?
Hi there, I'm looking to buy a good second-hand car that is as cheap as possible to run - ideally low fuel consumption and low or no tax. It needs to be reliable and low maintenance. We do very low mileage, it will mainly be used for driving children around and the occasional supermarket trip. We have up to £5k to spend.…
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Football is causing damage and a road safety problem
I have been having a problem regarding a football ground opposite my house. The perimeter fence is ridiculously low it's only a few inches higher than the goal post. The football leaves the grounds on a regular basis which has caused damage to my car several times, but there is a safety issue with the ball and the traffic.…
