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What is this car?
On motorway the other day, I overtook a car which (imo at least) looked quite cool. It was a 5 door car, but really small, possibly 107/aygo/c1 size, or similar to my IQ, and looked narrower, like chevy matiz width. Was a 11 plate but missed the badge as I flew past. Thought it was one of them quadracycle things at first…
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silicone grease
Haynes manual recommends silicone grease for the self adjuster's thread inside the brake drums. What is special about silicone grease for this purpose? and what would you substitute for it? I have coppergrease, lithiumgrease & molybdenum grease all of which are high temp I also have a silcone PTFE spray and PTFE…
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car MPG help required
I run a 52 plate astra 1.6 LPG a full tank of lpg (58 litres) gives me approx 350 miles. This is mainly dual carriageway driving (average cost of lpg is 77ppl) I have just punched the above figures into the online MPG calculators and its coming back as 27.4MPG - this seems very low I then looked online and found the…
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DVLA - incredible hassle trying to tax my car
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I purchased a car in January and I never received the new V5C logbook from the DVLA. As the tax for the car was up at the end of March, I was anxious to get it sorted, but I thought as a last resort I could tax it with the green slip. Unfortunately when I went to tax…
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Scotrail not working - no such user, cant pay, or error code E00328
Ive signed up to scotail correctly, but after clicking to finally pay for my journey and entering my bank password, the website simply redirects me back to its login screen, asking me to login once again! :( I tried to pay via visa debit, but I dont think thats related to the problem, as when I try and login, sometimes its…
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vauxhall radio code
please help, battery disconnected and what was thought to be code written on front of audio manual is not the code - vauxhall vectra 2003 - phillips radio ccr 2006:rotfl:
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Council makes 210k from bus lane camera
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/VE-GOTCHA/article-3486978-detail/article.html Amazes me how people can complain. UP TO £210,000 has been raked in by a council in fines after a spy camera caught 3,465 motorists driving along a 20-metre bus lane in just seven months. The drivers have been snared by Stoke-on-trent…
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Travelling on Train 4 x per week - any discount cards? Rail passes?
Hi, I am starting a new job next month and am thinking about traveling on the train rather than using my car due to expensive car park charges and the price of petrol, and my new workplace is just a 5 min walk from the train station. I have looked on the National Rail Enquiries website and it will cost £5.50 return, I will…
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Preparing the car for summer
hi all well in a royal wedding avoidance tactic i have just spent the last few hours cleaning the inside of our car.... i dont think it had ever been done before i inherited it from an uncle:o anyway as i now hope we have got rid of the last of the winter snow and ice I have taken out the Winter Emergency box i keep in the…
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Southampton dock (p&o) parking
Hi All, Just looking for alternative parking at or around Southampton Dock. Going on P&O cruise 6th August for a week, the recommended parking is 85 quid!! Does anyone know of a cheaper, local alternative? Thanks for any help!! Rob.
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Help - 8 or 16 Valve
Hi, Can anybody advise on how to identify if an engine has 8 or 16 valves? Thanks.
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Where to park in Cardiff?
Following on from this thread that I started 3 weeks ago, I will now be working in the centre of Cardiff for the next 8 weeks. I'll be working on the High Street. Where are the best and cheapest places to park? I'll be doing all types of hours including all dayers and Bank Holidays so whatever's cheapest or free will be…
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Simple Ways of Making Your Car ready for the winters
The first thing to keep in mind is to thoroughly check the ignition, brakes, tires, filters, battery, wiring, hoses, fan belts, windshield wipers in your car. Also examine the various fluid levels, especially the antifreeze. Next is to check and ensure that your car’s windshield wiper fluid contains a rain-repellant or…
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Insurance companies question (Legal Owner & Registered Keeper)
Hi! Is anyone able to tell me what insurers allow the combination of different legal owner and different person as registered keeper? Thanks!
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Bike carriers
I've just been given what I think is a slightly older model of this: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_251011_langId_-1_categoryId_165477#dtab Put it on the car with the bike today and got it at the right angles and everything and it seems fine. I am just a…
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Latest Reg cars!
Daft question but do peopel really shell out for a brand new reg Ive seen quite a few 11 plates although its fewer then when the scrappage scheme was on! FOr example a 11 plate BMW would be how much> Would they negogiate a deal from elsehwere?? sorry for the silly question but ive always wondered about this.
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Vehicle write off value
My Uncle who is old,has had an accident and the insurance has decided the car is a write off. The car is an 04 plate Honda Jazz automatic in very good condition with every extra,it had covered aproximately 44000 miles. They offered in full write off £3000,as he was still shaken up by the accident and confused about the…
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New smart car damaged before collected what would you do
I'm supposed to be collecting my new Smart car at the weekend. Sold my car this week so now car now. Garage has called tea time to say whilst valeting it the chap noticed that the perspex roof has a crack in it. They can't get another roof for 2 weeks and don't have a car to lend me. They are calling back tomorrow. Do I…
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car tax renewal with home printed isurance certificate
Can the Post Office Counter refuse to renew my car tax if I present them with an isurance certificate that I have printed at home? Albeit valid with an accompanying letter to varify its legitimacy. There is nowhere on my isurance companys website - who are entirely web based - that gives me the option of requesting…
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scamera van caused near miss/accident
Driving to work yesterday on a stretch of dual carriageway 50mph where there is never any speed traps, came round a corner and saw a scamera van 200 yds ahead. I was in the nearside lane doing 50 so no problem for me, others in the outside lane braking sharply. On a side note I don't see that the scamera would have enough…
