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basci driving experience on track for 17yr old?
Does anyone know of a driving experience on a track that does the basic driving skills around a track. Not an track day for supercars just basic driving skills. I know a very nervous 17 year old that would like to practice 'off road' before starting lessons. Any ideas, when I google this I just get the fast track stuff.…
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Addison Lee Galaxy's now being disposed of
Many of the board regulars will be aware that i was once a private hire driver in London and still have an eye out for an automotive bargain. I have mentioned the Addison Lee VW Sharons that have been selling and mentiined that the first Galaxys will be going soon. Well the first Galaxy 2008/08 with just over 100k is for…
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Car - should you finance if you have cash?
We are looking at buying a fairly new used car for about £12,000 (inc trade in). We could pay cash but that would leave us with less than £10,000 in savings (built up when I was working, now I'm not because I'm a full time mum). So the question is, should we pay cash outright or do some kind of finance/loan deal for all of…
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Had Full New Brakes but failed MOT
Had all new brakes on my car about a month ago through National costing over £500. Hand brake wasn't quite right so took it back to have the handbrake adjusted on Monday last week. Took car in for its MOT today and the garage want £40 to adjust the handbrake to get my car through the MOT. If I take it back to National to…
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16V or 8V - whats best
My relative is seeking a new or nearly new C3 picasso and seen some used for sale. Many cars are 1.6 HDI but some are available as 16V and 8V, and dealers quote these as both with 119g CO2 emissions thus same tax group. i cant find any efficiency figures for the 16V and thus my relative is stuck what is the best type of…
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MOT date
Sorry if this is answered elsewhere, but I can't find it and VOSA aren't responding to my email enquiries. We bought a low milage UK spec Ford from a dealer in 2009, which had been imported from the Channel Islands, and was new in 2008. I remember checking on the DirectGov website at the time as to when it would need its…
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2nd Hand car I bought could of been a right off
[FONT="]I bought a care before Christmas from a garage and since then I have had trouble with leaks in the car. I have finally got it fixed (needed the windscreen resealing) when the windscreen guy said that it had a new roof on the car and had been in a crash certainly by the damage. I had no reason to believe it had…
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saving money by changing car?
I have an 2009 vw polo bluemotion. Untill recently I did a lengthy commute to work. Now I have moved closer and take the train. I was wondering if there is money to be saved by changing or if I'm better off keeping it. Its all paid for and the tax free. It's just that if I were to buy a car for this situation I would have…
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Delayed Delivery for Purchased Car
Hi Guys, You have posted a few times recently regarding the purchase of a new car. When I was contemplating purchasing a car I looked online and at local dealers. I decided to go with a local dealer due to a more immediate delivery date if I changed the spec I wanted. Originally the car that I was told I would get would be…
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ford radio code
Hi can anyone help please,bought new van unfortunately no code M 015263 if anyone can give me code it would be much appreciated
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help again about handing our car back
Pulling my hair out here. Getting rid of our merc tomorrow. It has 7 months left on a hire purchase scheme. I have worked out thatf we excercise our right to hand it back excess mileage will cost us 2400 quid. Settlement figure is just under 16k. We went to an audi dealer who offered us 12.500 so we would be worse off by a…
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BMW 116i steering rack issue?
Hello, I bought a second hand 2006 BMW 116i in April last year from a large dealership (not BMW). Within six weeks, the steering went and it ended up that it needed a replacement steering rack which was done under warranty. The 'new' steering rack was second hand - I argued about this at the time, saying that I thought it…
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VOSA Traffic Enforcement
Here's one for you, can / are VOSA Traffic Enforcement vehicles allowed to park up on the hard shoulder or chevrons on a motorway to do camera enforcement ? Reason im asking ? I have seen on a few occasions now a VOSA T E car pulled up on the M62 J32 west bound, first time I saw it on the chevrons between the hard shoulder…
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Take the points or do the workshop
Hello, After 30 years clean licence I have been caught doing 35 in a 30 zone :o I have been offered £80 fine and speed awareness workshop or 3 points and £60 pound fine. Which do I take ?? I seem to remember that our insurance was no more last year when I entered my husband's points into the quotation?? Also does anyone…
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Car dealer forgot to take deposit
Hi folks my first post and looking for some advice. 3 weeks ago we went for a new car, found one we liked and signed a couple of forms. The next week we went and collected the car and signed the forms for the finance deal, got a receipt from the dealer saying our balance is zero. Today my wife had to phone the dealer about…
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Car finance cancellation?
Hello, I'm in the market for a used car and found one over the weekend which is of course priced higher than what we are willing to pay. The car dealer is refusing to budge unless, of course we take out finance with him. Both me and the wife are uncomfortable:eek: taking out a loan, but the dealer says : take out the loan,…
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Warranty repair
The clutch has gone on my 2008 yaris (16500 miles). I had it recovered to the toyota dealer where I bought it 18 months ago. It's not 3 till next month so I think it should still be under warranty but they say they will look at it and decide if it is a warranty repair or due to bad driving! Somehow I think we're going to…
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Overseas NCB
Hi all - hope someone out there has a bit of relevant knowledge for this. Lived in Spain for the last 14 years. Drove motorcyles up to about 5 years ago but no chance now (broker out of business, cant find policies and prob too long ago for NCB to be relevant any longer) of finding proof of bonus. Have an existing car…
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Measuring Speed re Speedometer +/-
A speedometer measures speed does anybody know one if modern service repairs for main dealers in this case Citroen are able to check a speedo without a rolling road . Reason new car last week Citroen C3 Picaso is giving me distinct impression that speed is out by about 3 to 5 mph . That is reading 30 MPH where true speed…
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Speedo on Nissan Micra
My Daughter rang the other day to tell me that the speedo on her 2001 K11 Nissan Micra wasn't working properly it keeps flicking back to 0 while she is driving along. Any clues as to what would cause this? TheHaynes manual I borrowed from the library says: models from 1998 onwards are fitted with an electronic speedometer,…
