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Coparts
Who/what's Copart's? I've seen them mentioned twice today.
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Tax Disc too late ?
Current tax disc runs out 31st May 2011, applying online says the new one takes 5 working days to come ... Is it legal to drive the car if I've paid the tax and just waiting for the disc to come or do I have to have the actual disc in the car first ???? Thanks :)
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Second Hand/Replacement Engine
Im enquirng about this on behalf of a friend who i dont want to see getting ripped off. He has a 3 year old Hyundai i30 (Diesel) and very stupidly decided to ignore the oil warning light. Needless to say yhis weekend (eventually) the engine siezed and was no more. The vehicle although it is relatively young has done around…
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Car insurance quotes too early?
My insurance is due 30th June, I haven't had my renewal notice yet obviously, even if I did I would shop aro9und for quotes anyway. Is it too early to get some quotes and save them, as some sites you can save them up to 30 days?
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Recovering cost of damage caused by cyclist
UPDATE/ FURTHER PROB see post 64 I went to get into my car this morning to find that the plastic covering over my rear lights had been smashed. There was a note from some neighbours who heard the incident. It turns out that a cyclist crashed into my car last night with such force that the light casing broke. The cyclist…
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Brake pads
I had my car MOT'd last week at a local Evans Halshaw dealer. The car passed without problem but they did a health check and said the front brake pads would need replacing soon. Quoted me TWO prices for the pads - £130 for Vauxhall parts :eek: and £90 for a budget brand. I declined their kind offer and took it to a local…
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Clarion radio code
Can anyone help please. i've just put a 2nd hand clarion stereo into my car, other 1 was knackered. its all plugged in, when i turn the stereo on it appears to be on a station, but not quite tuned in as its making a fuzzy sound, along with that im getting an intermitant beeping. I guessed i needed a code, so went onto e…
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From paper to photocard license
My father is looking to change his driving license. He has one of the very old 100% paper one and is looking to update it to a photocard licence. Is this something that can be done online, or is there a form he needs to fill out? Cheers all
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Second hand car problems - advice please
Hello Bought a Vauxhall Frontera (Diesel) from a second hand dealer approx 2 months ago - T reg, 109k on clock. Have just started having problems with it, Engine management light comes on and it goes in to 'limp mode', i.e. doesn't let you go above 40mph when going over 3k revs - normally going up a hill. The car was…
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Fiat 500 has anyone bought recetly and managed a discount?
I went to look at a new Fiat 500 yesterday. Really liked it. Dealer I was at had one already that arrived last week unregistered that would be fine for me, was not looking for extras on it. They came down a couple of hundred when I said I may want it on finance with them. I came home and started to ring around to see what…
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driving uninsured - help/advise
Help please I went out yesterday evening as we had run out off toilet rolls, I drove to Tesco express 5mins in car, parked next to traffic police, never even gave a 2nd thought, as I got out of car to go in store, the officer asked if I had 2mins & asked me to get in car. He then asked me who car belonged too, which is my…
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Fuel efficient family hatch
Have a 03 Clio dci 1.5, bought with 28k on clock in mid 2005 now sitting at 132k It is drinking oil, bout litre a month, no obvious leaks, so expect the engine is dying. It is also due a timing belt at 140k. I used to get over 60mpg but now it has dropped to just over 50mpg. All this couple with the fact it's a 3 door and…
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More shed hunting....
After my first bad experience I'm thinking about buying a shed again - this time with a higher budget though, aiming to recoup this when I sell the car in a couple of months. More risk, but more chance of making it to my destination :D Currently looking at a couple of cars - 1999 (T) Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX Estate - 12 months…
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Engine mounts - costly?
I have a Xsara Picasso (2001) and over the past couple of months it has developed an intermittent clunk when pulling away in 1st gear. It doesn't always happen - and if I pull away VERY gradually it is fine. If I pull away faster (i.e. nipping out of a junction) it happens more. The clunk sounds like it's coming from right…
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Fortnums Cars in liquidation!!!
Hi All I need a bit of advice - I bought a car at Fortnums cars in Fareham in January 2010 and got 4 years free servicing as part of my deal. However when taking it back for its second service they have a message on their phones to say they are in the process of liquidating the company! Just wondering where I stand with…
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new car but noticed slight scratch
my relative today picked up a new C3 picasso. Later when he was taking me out for a drive i noticed some very slight surface scratches along the drivers door. The scratches are very light and probably due to someone using an abrasive cloth to clean the car. However, this is something one would not expect on a brand new…
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Charging A Car Battery?
Hey. Is there any complications in charging a car battery even if its not dead? I was given a AC wall charger where you connect it to a socket and clip on either end to a car battery to charge it and was wondering if its O.K to do this on a working battery? I was hoping to take mine off and leave it over night to give it a…
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HPI Information wrong
I bought a car in December 2009 from a car dealer. The car has been fine but I have now decided to sell it. I took it to a dealer who told me that the HPI check stated the car as stolen in March 2005. I went to the police who searched their database and said that the car is not listed as stolen. The registration document…
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I DID NOT HIT HIS CAR but will I have to pay?...
I was parked in a store car park and I came out at the same time as the people in the car next to me. I was with my mother and my son who was in his car seat. The male owner of the car was stood at the rear of the car and I could feel his eyes on me as I loaded my son into the car; I felt a little nervous when first…
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Buying a car with high mileage!
Hi guys, Saved up enough now and am hoping to get a new car - I've been looking at Audi A6 2.7 TDi Le Mans in Oyster Grey in manual transmittion for quite some time now and am hoping to pop down to the auction in about a weeks time and buy it. It has 125,000 miles on it but has been serviced at 6 seperate intervals. Its…
