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Economical, reliable diesel car for less than £2000 - advice please
Please can you folks recommend an economical, reliable diesel car that can be purchased for less than £2000. I would like to get at least 55mpg from it. I don't care what it looks like (within reason hehe) and what the brand is.
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AA Renewal Price
I have AA basic cover with the Lloyds TSA account. I added Homestart and Relay as optional extras and have just received my renewal which is £107.50. I have checked the AA website and if I join as a brand new customer it will cost me £99. With quid co and cashback it will be £57. I called the AA to ask them to explain why…
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Where can I buy Bolts?
I need 6 M12 with a pitch 1.25, 35mm or 40mm long. I can buy a box of 100 for £51 but to buy 6 costs £14.25 plus delivery! Can find lots of M12 bolts but not with 1.25 pitch necessary to fit a towbar to my Auris!
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Is there an alternative to the small claims court?
Out of the blue, my 54-plate Renault Modus diesel would not start. RAC spent 2 hours, said it was one of two electrical components controlling delivery of fuel, towed it to Renault main dealer. Dealer said they put it on diagnostic machine,and charged me for that, but in fact squeezed the fuel primer bulb and it started so…
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2nd hand car issue
I bought a car from arnold clark on the 23rd march, this purchase came with a 2month warranty, i made them aware of a section of rust on the rear drivers side wheel arch, this is at a saveable state. I also complained about the bumper and starter motor, this was on the 26th march, they accepted this and booked it in for…
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MOT failure- what to do next?
I have a Toyota Carina E Hatchback, 1994, 2.0Gli with 102,000 miles which has failed its MOT on two items: a CV gator (outer) and a rear shock absorber. I've had two quotes from garages but the cheapest was: £16 gator + £80 shocky + £100 labour = £196 +VAT = £235 inc VAT. Mechanically the car is quite good for the age. The…
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Customer rights buying 2nd hand cars
Hi guys, I've just recently purchased a 2nd hand car from a dealer. He advertised a 3month warranty along with the car, but when I asked him for the documentation he said he would email it all to me. It is nearly a week now and I still have not received any details. I have spoke to him via phone and he still says he will…
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Are there any people/companies that will bid for me distant BCA auctions?
Hi. I am after a new car (a Mini Cooper S) and there are a few being sold at a BCA auction which is 3 hours drive away. Does anyone know of people of companies that will go and bid for me for a small fee? Thanks TDK
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Second driver to reduce insurance cost
Hi all, question about car insurance I hope you can help with! I'm about to buy my first car, and my insurance quotes are quite high. I want to use the advice on MSE to add a second low-risk driver, to attempt to reduce the overall risk of my premium, and hopefully reduce the total cost, than if I insured on my own. I…
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Oyster Card
Soz if this has already been covered elsewhere... Just cancelled my lost Oyster card which had a weekly travel card on it, plus £12 or so pay as you go balance. Just been told that the latter is protected and will be credited to my replacement card, but the former is probably lost now because it'll take up to 5 days to…
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First Trip To London - Help!
Hey all My wife, daughter and I have to travel to London next week to visit the Irish Embassy in Knightsbridge in order to apply for a passport renewal. We are travelling from North Wales and figured that once we are there, we would do the passport thing in the morning and get it out of the way, before taking our daughter…
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Daughters car involved in an accident
My daughters car was hit a couple of weeks ago, completely the other drivers fault, other driver admitted liability & asked my daughter to not go through the insurance as she would pay for the damage herself. Other driver was in a courtesy car as hers was being repaired & she didn't want the garage to know she'd had an…
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free parking welsh back, bristol
i am going to bristol on sunday and will be going to the glassboat restaurant on welsh back. where can i park for free? i have looked on the internet at the NCP car aprk close by and it's like £10.50 for 2-4 hours! :eek: can any locals tell me somewhere free to park? i'm guessing there must be somewhere as it will be a…
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whats the best way to pay for a 2nd hand car from a garage?
I'm looking to buy a used car from a local garage, it's £4000 which i can pay in cash but would i have more rights in the future, if i paid the £300 deposit on my credit card? (i've only got a £500 limit on my credit card and i would pay the whole amount back when i got the bill to save on interest charges). I've not…
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Vw scratch repair kits
I have tried Halfords and cannot find the paint match for my car,it is a VW fox and the paintcode is LI7F,do you know where i can buy it please.
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Halfords fitting service : Car stereo
Hi Just looking for advice as to whether the Halfords fitting service is any good? I have inherited a cd player, and according to halfords site, it will fit in my car if I buy a new thingy to replace the old one where the current radio stereo is and I need some metal bits (forgot what they are called too). They seem…
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How often would I need to wax my car?
Hi Folks I have a 2002 Fiesta Flight. Can someone please advice how often I should wax it. For example, do I need to wax it after washing the car every time? Apart from bringing the shine to the car body, what other benefits are there for waxing the car? Thanks in advance.
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Tranferring Car Finance
HI Guys, I have a car which is half way through (well it 3/5 through in june) its finance agreement, i have been asked by a colleague if she can take over the payments of the car as im looking to hand it back in, and rather than go through the hassel of trying to hand it back in, i would rather do this. what the steps i…
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Are superfuels worth the cash? (WhatCar)
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/are-superfuels-worth-the-cash-/256405 For those of you who have toyed with the idea this makes interesting reading. I would have thought a few caveats are necessary though. The fuels were tested in petrol 1.2 Polo and diesel 318d BMW hardly the type of cars these fuels are aimed at and will…
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Advice on selling car
Hi This is my first post, although I have been lurking for a few weeks, so please be gentle :) I have a 2.5year old car to sell and I would like to know which type of payment would be the safest to ask any potential buyer for? I've never sold a car privately before (all mine have been old bangers that were scrapped!) so…
