-
Train Travel - Best Prices
I want to visit student daughters I can go anyday anytime but all search websites want you to give a date. I simply want the cheapest day to go for aparticular route. Please how do I search for this? Thanks for reading and help.
-
Crossover or SUV opinions please
I have to do a small amount of driving down unmade roads and farm tracks. So far my aging Mondeo has had 3 front springs and 2 shock absorbers - perhaps it's trying to tell me something! I'm considering buying a secondhand crossover but am perturbed by comments that they're not really designed to do any off tarmac stuff…
-
Car Lease? - Help!
I need some advice around trying to get a new car through contract lease etc. I’ve had a look around today and there seems to be so many out there that im worried i pick a ‘bad’ apple....i guess i feel paranoid that companies out there will easily look to take advantage of people like me with credit issues. My problem is…
-
Advice please- which car?
I have £4000 max to spend on a car. I drive approx 15000 miles per year with a 52 mile round trip to and from work. The cars I have been looking at are - HONDA Civic 1.7i CDTI ASTRA 1.7 CDTI FOCUS 1.6 TDCI LX I would be grateful for any advice on these or similar cars. I have a six points for speeding and an accident…
-
help with vauxhall vectra....
hi guys hope iv posted this in the right place! i could really do with a bit of advice. i have a 2001 vauxhall vectra and 3 weeks ago the engine management light came on and the car started to become very bumpy and lose power. we got a mobile mechanic to come out who did a diognostic test that said there was a problem with…
-
Season ticket from redspotted hanky
Hi, Does anyone know if you can get a season ticket with redspottedhanky. Can you use your vouchers from tesco points as part payment for this? Cheers
-
Virgin Trains less advance fares at peak times?
I wandered if i'm alone in noticing the reduction in the availability of advance fare tickets on virgin trains - particulary at peak times and specifically between London and Stoke-on-Trent? I used to be able to get an advance fare for a 9am or 9.20am departure up till a day or two before (unfortunately i usually can't…
-
Ford extended Mondeo warranty. Is it worth the money?
I have a face lifted 2L Mondeo diesel with a powershift gearbox. By the time the car is a year old next month the car will have done just 7,000 miles. Now the question is do I spend £570 extending the Ford warranty by an additional 2 years to 5 years or not? I have to make my mind up before the car is a year old to extend…
-
perbooking train tickets
Over the next few weeks I am going to be making a few fairly long train journeys but I won't know the exact dates and times until shortly before I need to travel. (approx 12 hours before). I've been looking at prices on some of the advance ticket sites on the web and I was wondering how much (if any) of a discount they…
-
Parts for new Saab 95
Hi all Looking for some advice please. Earlier this year I purchased a new Saab 95 from my local Saab dealer on Personal Contract Hire. Love the car and very happy with it, but ... a few weeks ago someone ran into the back of me (not my fault I might add). I now find that due to the financial troubles that Saab are in,…
-
Parking about to get a nightmare
Another one of "Call me Daves" bits of half baked legislation. The coalitions response to rougue parking rip offs looks like it will be nothing compared to what they plan now. http://honestjohn.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/r/C18E967022893B54/723D36B7CC72433F1726EA5DA1051479
-
Tuning a Diesel Engine with a plug in box
Has anyone bought one of those plug in boxes to improve MPG / BHP on their diesel? I like the claims of 15 - 20% better economy. I have seen one company doing it for £89, but all the others seem to be 300 - 400. this is the cheap one: http://www.dynamicdiesels.co.uk/ Anyone got any personal experience on if this works /…
-
Car Leasing
Does anyone have any advice regarding car leasing? Im in need of a new car soon but cant afford to buy one at the moment. Ive been advised by a number of people to look into Car leasing? Ive been told that I will be able to apply for a brand new car then make payments for it each month and hand it back after 3 years. Ive…
-
2nd hand winter tyres
Just wondering if anyone has bought part worn winter tyres off ebay? £120ish seems quite reasonable but would 4/5mm tread be fine in the snow? I've been on Kwik Fit and get some for £320 but a) it's too early for winter tyres and b) it's twice the cost for a lesser known brand Your opinions welcomed
-
Part-Exchange - how do we cover ourselves?
We are about to buy a Mini Cooper S, and part-exchanging a Ford Ka. The Ka is not worth very much, has rust and the driver door lock is dodgy. We have informed the dealer of this. How can we cover ourselves if the dealer realises the car is in a worse state than he thought, after the deal is done and he inspects it? Do we…
-
Slipping clutch Kawasaki GPZ500?
Hi all After changing the oil and filter on my recently acquired Kawasaki GPZ500 (D1 model, 1994/5) the clutch has been prone to slipping at higher revs, especially with a pillion or on hills. As far as I can tell, my clutch is correctly adjusted at the lever. Gears engage smoothly too. I don't know what oil the bike had…
-
Dodgy dealership withheld info to recommend repairs
Hi there, I wanted to run this by experienced types on this forum. My Avensis 03 GS failed the emissions test on MOT last week. MOT place wasn't a repair shop so recommended I take it to Toyota dealership to check out. They couldn't be sure what was problem but doubted it was the catalytic converter. I can supply fail…
-
N.Ireland lower drink drive limit.
Heard this on the news on the way home,also random breathalyser tests coming in.Wonder how long before other forces follow suite? http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/drink-drive-limit-to-be-halved-16055024.html *also posted on NI board*
-
Tyres
I need some new tyres (205/55/16/V) - does anyone know any deals at the moment or what the best websites are to use? I'm being quoted around £500 for a set of Michelin Primacys, currently running those and been very happy with them, I may have to go for a mid-range set as I don't have much cash at the moment, Hankook get…
-
car warranty not authorised
Hi Can someone help? my partner bought a 51 plate mini cooper from a dealer on ebay which came with a three month warranty, after having the car for 4 days it broke down on the side of the motorway, The AA came and said the gearbox had a hole in the side of it. the mini is obviously not driveable, we have had it towed to a…
