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Advice needed - problems with second hand car
(Apologies in advance for my lack of car knowledge). I wondered if anyone could offer me any advice on who to complain to or what to do next with the following problem? My old Punto broke down in the bad weather last year and needed a lot of work doing so I decided it was time to replace it. I was on a limited budget and…
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advice about pricing my car for sale
I have been onto which car website and got a valuation for my 04 plate car and it came back as £900 which i was quite shocked at , ive rang a few garages who buy cars not telling them about the £900 thing and they too are coming back saying they would buy my car off me some saying as low as £600 highest ive had is £1200 .…
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hazard lights flashing randomly :-(
Morning everyone, I've got a P reg Ford Fiesta (1.3) and twice in the last few days my neighbours have knocked on the door to tell me the hazard lights are flashing on it. Any ideas what could be causing this, as the hazard button hasnt actually been pressed!?! The car has central locking as well, so the lights flash once…
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Disputing fair wear and tear (revisited!)
Folks, I recently posted about disputing a bill received from Mercedes re: repairs required to a car I had voluntarily terminated the PCP agreement on. Well, I wrote to MB UK detailing my disputes / objections, and had a response over the weekend. As part of the response, they knocked off a couple of the cheaper items as a…
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Continuous Car Insurance - Started
Just seen this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13493056
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HELP pleeease =0(
Hi all,im having troubles with my alarm/immobiliser. I own a 1996 impreza wrx fitted with a gt auto alarm gt136/142 cat 1 system and need some advice. I picked up my little lad from nursery friday and popped my parents on the way home,got out the car and pressed the alarm fob to lock it but nothing happened. Tried…
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Chevrolet Epica (jase1?)
Someone on here was telling me about these for sale cheap at Motorpoint - 2.0 petrols though. Not a UK model so they're imports from somewhere. Interestingly I've seen them in use locally as taxis - are there diesel ones floating around too or are drivers ofsetting purchase cost (£8600 pre-registered) against fuel cost?
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Pls help wet floor mat but no rain....?!
Hi Peeps, Drove the car last thing Fri evening, went to drive it today & the drivers side mat is wet!!, i don't know how this could have happened when we have had no rain & nothing else is wet..... This is the 2nd time i have noticed it in the space of a few weeks, again its not been raining so don't think it came from…
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Selling car after failed MOT
I took my car for an MOT 4 weeks early to a council run MOT. It failed on 10 things, mainly rust which was 6 of the things and then minor things. If i want to sell the vehicle do i have to declare all the information i know tat it has failed on the MOT or can i just sell it stating that it has a month left on the MOT?…
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easyjet-can you travel from scotland>england using a bus pass as photo id?
I have a pensioner relative (grandmother) who does not have a passport, but is travelling down south in a month. I have had no word from easyjet yet, so am wondering if anyone on here has managed to travel north>south or vice versa if a bus pass is their only form of photo ID? Their website suggests that nothing else…
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Car accident hit by uninsure driver:(
My father was involved in an accident in november last year. He was driven into the side of by a car. Being fully comp he since claimed on his own insurance and was paid out for his car which was written off. It has since transpired that the other vehicle was uninsured after numerous phone calls from his own insurance…
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Car maintenance - how much do you spend?
I'm just curious because I've spent a fortune this month... not spent anything for a year before that though so its not a surprise. I had to have a whole new exhaust unit at £210 (£150 part, £60 labour) Three new tyres £160 total (stupid unusual sized tyres). It's MOT and service will be in August and I think I can get…
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which make of socket would you buy?
Need a 22mm socket 1/2" drive to change the oil in my car, my socket set goes up to 20mm. So I'm wondering which make is best as they are all about the same price: Halfords Professional (12 point) Bahco (6 point) Stahlwille (6 point) Teng (12 point) Also should I get a 6 point or 12 point?
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Driving licence photocard renewal - DVLA turnaround time?
Hi, wondering if MSE-ers could share their experiences and expertise about renewal of the driving licence photocard (because the photo is now 10 years old)... * (1) How quickly do the DVLA process photocard renewals? I've sent in the D798 form with a new photograph attached, so this isn't an online renewal (which I'm…
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Forecourt discount...what should be realistic ?
Hi everyone, About to enter the hell of trying to buy a used car. We have upto £8000 to spend on a Honda Civic or a Ford Focus,how much should i be able to haggle the forecourt price down also bearing in mind we are cash buyers ?? Thanks for any advice zwanchef
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Used car purchasing advise.
I need a new (as in new to me, but used) car. Thinking Megane size, so perhaps Golf, Megane, Fabia, Focus etc. Dont want to spend any more than about £5K, and hoping it will last a while, so probably not older than 2005-2006. must be diesel. I am in N Ireland, so it will be more expensive than mainland prices, but I would…
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how much is my car worth
I want to sell my car is there any free websites that i can enter my reg number and it will give me an idea on how much my car is worth ?
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Cheapest (legal!) way to get new car key
Hi, everyone. Hope this is the right place to put this question. My mother has lost the spare key for her 5-year-old Astra. It's not a hi-tech remote control one - you have to put the key in the lock and turn it. It also starts the ignition, but we are told that to do that, it probably has a microchip in it. She has been…
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Best luxury second hand motor for under £10k ?
Toying with the idea of a heavily depreciated luxury motor to drive to the station each day. Auto, FSH, warranty etc. so I have to be willing to feed the garages their slice of pork but I can't go down another route as I don't have the confidence. Been looking at some Mercs, E class mostly and then onto a Nissan Murano…
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Renault Clio folding the front seats
Hi all just bought myself a renault clio extreme 1.2 and I am having a bit of trouble working out how to fold the front seats so people can sit in the back. The seats are quite stiff to slide forwards but I cant fold them. Just wondered if you can give me a hand please, got so excited about getting the car I forgot to ask!…
