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Help Looking for a new Car Around £2000
Hi All Sorry to sound cheeky looking for a new small to medium, doing my head in looking. Looking for a bullet proof car that is good on fuel maybe diesel, please post a link if anyone see a good one I live in Boston lincs. Sorry to sound lazy or cheeky:o
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Logbook loans, any protection?
So what can we do to protect ourselves when buying a secondhand car then? Can you say register your car you bought in good faith at a parents house 80 miles away, notify the insurers so you make them aware of what and why you are doing it and maybe pay a few pounds extra if the postcode is a higher rated area? I know…
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Vauxhall Corsa or Mazda 2 (First car)
Hi all, I've lurked around here for a long time but this is my first post. I'm looking into getting a first car and ideally I want a car that is new-ish and reliable. I've done a bit of research and found it would be smart not to go above insurance group 4 so these 2 cars fit. Both are around 6-7k and 4k insurance on both.…
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Train journey getting longer... and longer...
Hia, I've Googled this to no avail, and have fired off an email to First Great Western but don't hold out too much hope of a speedy answer! :p I live in South Wales but work in London, so every week I need to order an advance train ticket and travel the distance. It's become a routine by now, and at least I can prebook a…
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Anyone see the "car sold nothing to show for it" thread, ????
Replied to a strange thread today now it's gorn, funny yeah??. Anyone see it?? ??
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winter tyres or smaller wheels or what!
Like a lot of drivers my thoughts are turning to winter tyres My car is less than USELESS on snow, and being in Scotland, we do get a fair bit of it. Current tyres are 225/45 17 I thought I could just get snow tyres on the front (drive) wheels but after calling a few places I'm now totally confuzzled as to what to do. I…
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CarShop & Perrys Used Car dealers...
Both state that there list price on there vechicles is the final price, NO negotiations!!! Now I have only brought one car in the last 10 yrs, but I always felt you could negotiate on car sales, or is this not the case anymore? Anyone had any postitive or Negative experiences with either of these companies, would love to…
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Renew AA or choose First Directory
I'm wondering whether I should renew my AA membership (Roadside + Home Start + Relay = £169.78), or if it might be worthwhile signing up for First Directory, the 'extra value' account available from my bank, First Direct. That costs £12/month, and includes various things, among them roadside breakdown assistance - more…
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Cancelling PCP before it starts
Guys and Girls, I have a little problem and would greatly appreciate any help or advice you might be able to give. Finally bit the bullet on Saturday and paid a deposit on a new car at my local VW garage. Mrs ES and I nogotiated a deal we were happy with and paid a £500 deposit. The car is already built and in the country…
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New Driver @ aged 26 looking for car + insurance
Hi Everyone, I have just passed my driving test today and was looking at cars. I know nothing about them and was just wondering which cars people would recommend. My specs are the following 1) No more than 1.5l 2) Small car 3) Fuel efficient/cheap to run 4) Possibly cheap road tax 5) No more than 4-5 years of age 6) Max…
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Call about a car for sale (but no car for sale here)
Not sure where to put this but iv'e just taken a call from some random guy aksing if we have the bmw for sale which we dont have as wedont own 1. Im trying to find the ad(if it exists at all) to get teh number removed. 1. No idea how the our number is on the ad as we are ex dir and only people who have the number are…
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Speeding fine from camera facing the wrong way.
Hi. I have been caught speeding by a gatso speed camera. I was always under the impression that it wasn't functional as it was facing me and there were no road marking where it was facing so I wasn't watching my speed. I thought they weren't allowed to flash in the drivers face and needed the road markings to confirm the…
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Suitable car for family of 4?
OK, I will be a little more specific. Ideally looking for a 5 door, 5 seater, 1.6L engine (or thereabouts). Blimey, that still doesn't cut it down much. Currently have a little Micra. Was fine when OH worked at previous job and had his own company car but new job didn't come with company car (not complaining as less tax…
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Advice on dodgy garage please...
Advice needed please because Im about to fall out with someone big time... Bought a diesel Astra last week from a local garage, 31k on the clock and has 12 month warranty with the garage. We purchased on the proviso a service was done on the car including oil and filter, fuel filter, air filter and pollen filter. We had in…
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Car rentals
:( :(:( Why wont anyone help with my dilemma?
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Cheap car rental
Surfing for deals on car hire for the day, pickup 10am from dublin airport and 7pm dropoff. Deals quote anywhere from £10,:( advice greatly recieved before jumping in, don't want to get finacially stung, just for a day out!
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Any advice on car sale gone wrong
Hi all, I recently ‘sold’ my car to a local guy on the basis he would pay me each week with instalments until the total price of the car was reached. He paid me a £100 deposit initially and took the car. Since then he has not paid me despite me asking him or given me the car back. He keeps making excuses that he has lost…
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Could it ever be cheaper to drive than to travel by train?
I'm currently a student in a long distance relationship. I live in Leeds and my girlfriend lives in Reading. Travelling to see her costs me £50-£65 depending on what advance tickets are available and the day I'm travelling. She doesn't have a railcard at the moment so her coming to see me costs somewhere around £90. We…
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rta compensation
hello,if a rta compensation claim goes to court on average how long does the process normally take. thank you for any advice.
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It's about time these Chavs were taught it's not ok to break the law
This beggars belief. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/biker-filmed-riding-boy-petrol-tank-204830465.html
