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Sat Nav - Narrowed it down to two
I've never owned a sat nav but I'm getting more fed up with carrying maps and printing directions so I'm going to buy one. I've spent most of the morning looking at them all and I've narrowed it down to two: Garmin Nuvi 1340 TomTom Start Both are ~£90 from Amazon, both have similar reviews, both include UK and Europe and…
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sell car fast
Hiya my spare car has gotta go (washing machine died) its a reliable runner with 12 months mot and taxed til end sept. i have listed it on auto trader but is there anywhere else i can list it? not ebay though... not keen on ebay for large/expensive items. many thanks
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Car on Finance
Hi All, I have a Nissan Almera with a stretched timing chain & it's giving me a hard time. Last weekend it wouldn't start and had to work from home. I discovered this is a common problem but when I gave Nissan a call they said I was the first to report it. I didn't think big names like Nissan would play this trick. They…
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Will anyone take away our two scrap cars?
My parents have two vehicles that need removing, but they live off the beaten track down a rough lane in Northwest Wales and we're struggling to find anyone who'll come and collect them. Does anyone know of anyone who will take them away for us? One is a Suzuki SJ410 with a hard top - it probably still runs although they…
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Cheapest AA or RAC cover
I have kind of lost track on things but I remembered seeing that AA and RAC cover etc doesn't have really expensive but I didnt need it at the time. Can anyone tell me the best way to get the cheapest cover at the moment ? I don't really mind who the covers is with would like breakdown and replay and homestart if possible…
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Vehicle inspections - to do before or after you buy?
Dear all Thinking about getting a second hand car and was after some advice. I wanted to get a vehicle inspection done on the car, but I think it might be difficult to do before I buy a car. I was thinking of doing it afterwards and asking for the money back/the dealer to do repairs if necessary. I bought a second-hand car…
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Mobile Mechanic
Any mobile mechanics in here??
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New car self employed
Anyone got an idea on if there is an advantage to me getting my next car with hp or leasing rather than buying outright, I am newly self employed and use my car more than 50 percent of the time for business
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Replacing nuts/bolts on pushbike
Apologies if this is in the wrong place. I am looking to buy a hybrid or town bike. I rode one for 2 weeks in Sweden and fell in love with it. I have looked at a few bikes (in Halfords) over here but they all seem to come with standard nuts/bolts to do/undo the saddle and wheels. Does anyone know if it is possible to…
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What's the best car wax?
Hi I've just bought a new Honda Civic and want to give it a quality wax to keep it looking like new. There's soooooooooo many to choose from tho I don't know which is best. Is it worth the extra money to get one of the more expensive ones? cheers Simon
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Ford Focus Radio Code
Hi, I have just had a new clutch on my car and now the radio won't work, and there is no code in the paperwork. Ford want me to pay £35 for the code!!! Please could somebody help me with it. The serial number is : M454714 Thank you
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I want a cheap 125 motorcycle, Chinese?
Looking for a very cheap 125 bike at the moment, people keep saying get a CG125 or a YBR125, but they're all £1000 or more. I've seen the odd CG for £600 - £700 but they're 20 years old and 30k miles on them! So I see these adverts for Chinese bikes, Sanya and Sukida and other lesser known ones - £700 gets you a nice…
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Something for the weekend?
Strider has put some more vids up :D New to me atleast, first time I've looked in 7 months. Strider gets upset when another driver decides to legitimatly use the right hand lane and spoils his fun. :rotfl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6X1h8-LmtA&nofeather=True#t=24s *Edited the starting point to save viewers some…
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Just bought a new car
I wrote my car off three weeks ago, and in the course of having it valued, found out it had previously been written off in 2007. Probably serves me right for not doing an HPI check in 2009 - but I only bought it for £2000, and it's served me well. Anyway, I haven't settled as the market has changed for second hand motors…
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Disabling passenger air bag....
Me again cos I know nowt about cars :rotfl:(well technical stuff anyway) Does anyone know if you can disable an airbag in a Ford Fiesta - P reg so its an old one. I want to put my son's rear facing car seat in the front (only until he can hold his head up, he has a habit of slumping forwards at the moment!). Google says…
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saturday sales
interested me for a long time this one so here it is how come on a saturday you see no one till 11.30 am on the dot and the phone dont ring till 11.30 on the dot too i put it down to lazy people having a lie in scratching bits of their anatomy and saying to other half well we need a car today so lets do one surely if you…
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Driver awareness course
As the title suggests, I have top attend the above, due to getting zapped for speeding! DOH! naturally i forgo the fine and points, but do i still have to inform my insurance company of the offence, regardless of doing away with the fine and points? TIA
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Resident Permit Parking
Hi All, I have lived on my street 13years my street has a permit parking signs. This was put in place to stop parking when we had a Large factory on it, this was closed around 1988 has an hosiery factory. Now its small self units, garage, gym, play center ect. Over the last year and half since the traffice wardens came…
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Importing into the UK a used car from Germany
Does anybody have a link to a 'mugs guide' on the full procedure for importing a used vehicle from Germany to the UK. I am now looking into this matter, but several sites give guides, some of which are several years old, hence my request for a more up to date link. Topics including the following are of interest to me:…
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Is this a fair price?
Hi all A friend of ours have offered us their 2003 (03) Nissan Micra 5 door 1.4SX with 36k on the clock for £1900. The bodywork is fine, the odd scratch here & there & a ding on the alloys which considering the age is expected. Inside I know what they're like and the seats will be filthy. At best a valet, at worst seat…
