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Bought a car now having problems with dealer
Hi I really hope somebody can help me with this. Last weekend we went to view a car at a garage, they were hard work from the start tbh and my gut instinct was to walk away but the car was a good price and everything we were looking for. Before they would let us test drive the new car the salesman appraised our car by…
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£2000 to Spend on an Small Car . Help
Hi can anyone please advise me . Let me say i know very little to nothing about cars but as my ever reliable K reg Peugeot 205 diesels cambelt went around 10 days ago( taking the engine with it) i am on the look out for another motor . I have around 1500 - 2000k to spend and do around 10 - 15k miles a year and have been…
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Pumps that Jump?
I have recently noticed a worrying trend when filling up my car and have seen two different manifestations of this: 1) I am a bit "old school" and although I invariably pay by card, I am still in the habit of filling to the nearest pound (or tenner). On many ocassions now, I have noticed that no matter how carefully I…
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Warranty query
I have an 09 plate chevrolet matiz which I got when it was a year old. On two occasions now the battery lamp has illuminated on the dash board whilst I have been driving the car. It flicked on for about 10 secs then off again, simultaneously the handbrake warning light did the same. On a search of the net this can indicate…
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Changing car insurer mid-term?
Hi all, Looking for some help. I've tried to have a look on previous posts but can't find a definitive answer, apologies if I've missed it. I have just called my insurer (name of a city on the Mersey and a former monarch) to change my car. Using the same fully comp level of cover I have gone from the following: 2008 (58),…
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Vauxhall Astra Delco Radio Code
Hi, I changed the battery on my wife's Astra last week and found out shortly after that she didn't have a code for it. I am new to forums and not even sure if I'm posting in the correct area but I thought I would chance my arm before paying for one. Delco CDR500 GM1500Y9518282. Cheers for any help. Damon.
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car finance
Hi all just some advice on car finance needed please Im thinking about getting a brand new audi a1 5 door 1.4 model, valued at around 16,500 In order to finance this i will put a 2000 deposit down and part exchange my current car for at least 2000 i have been offered a pcp plan at 190 a month with a settlement figure of…
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Downsize Car Mercedes Personal Lease
I have an Mercedes ML350 (59 plate) which i took out new with Mercedes personal lease finance. 6 months after i bought it, i lost my job. I've been struggling to make the monthly payments of approx £550 + fuel, tax etc.. I am struggling with all my finances and any savings i can make will help. Does anyone know what the…
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Insurance on new car purchase
I'm looking at buying a new (second-hand) car. If I buy one (with tax and MoT) can my partner drive it home on her insurance policy that covers her for driving "Any other vehicle"? Or does the car have to be insured in its own right before it it can be driven under the "any other vehicle" category? The insurance on my car…
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heater not working
my old rover 25[02] heater isnt putting out any heat at all,its still blowing. also noticed that when switching car off there a sound like engine or fan still going for about 5-10secs.any ideas what i can do just stopped couple of days ago just in time for the snow up here,
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Sealey Tools
What is the quality like? I am interested in a roll cabinet, yes I know Snap On would be better quality but this is a money saving site and I would like to avoid paying 4 grand.
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Pcn
Hi, Parked on a single yellow line in Belsize Road NW6 at 1.03pm.Part of the nearside front tyre was on the beginning of the double yellow line.The road has no traffic through as it is a dead end.On the PCN Tax Disc Number it says 'Unknown'. The colour of the car on the PCN is Black whereas my car is blue. Can I challenge…
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HELP (legal)
Hello, I sold our old car for £1400. He has now claimed a light came on and has cost him £900 to repair! He is demanding £200 towards to cost of the repair. For all I know he's !!!!!!ed it up himself, or something? He bought the car "sold as seen". He says he is going to take me to court as this is all within 28 days of…
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Ford Focus TDCi problems
Hi, we bought a 56 reg Focus tdci on Nov 19th from a dealer with no warranty. We drove the car beforehand and everything seemed fine so we weren't unduly concerned. We were pleased with car until Nov 28th when several warning lights appeared on the dash - including the ESP light. These went out after a short distance but…
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Registration numbers - weird question
I was having a play around on the DVLA vehicle enquiry website. I've noticed that some vehicles that have a consecutive registration number were registered 3 weeks after the number before, for example. How is that, do the DVLA not issue registration numbers in order?
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The new 2012 MoT inspection manual
It looks like that there will be a few significant changes to the MoT test from early 2012. Here is a link to the proposed new MoT tester's manual.... Proposed 2012 MoT inspection manual
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Burning rubber smell from back wheels Zafira?
I've had this issue pretty much since I got this car a couple of years ago, I had it into the garage twice and on both occasions got told it was to do with a build up in the emissions system and in order to clear it I'd need to do a good clear out on the motorway IE drive at 70 mph or above for a good 15 mins, apparently…
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Wiper Motor Carrier?
The heavens opened, daughter switched on the wipers, they did a couple of half-hearted wipes then juddered to a grinding halt. The RAC man said the carrier holding the whole wiper motor and mechanism had split in two. He told her to take it to a mechanic that she trusted, and to get the part from a scrap/breakers yard…
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Pay to update Tom Tom Go Live 1005 or ??????
Last year I bought my first Sat Nav, a Tom Tom Go Live 1005. It cost about £250 or so but seemed the cream of the crop so great. That is until now, a year later. To get new maps, four a year, will cost £59.96. To get another year of the Live service will cost £47.50 a year. I knew about this one and I've used the Google…
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Winter Tyres and Tyre Hotel
:eek::mad: Last winter purchased 4 winter tyres from Kwik-fit and paid £10 per tyre as a storage charge for my summer tyres. In March, I swapped them back and paid £10 per tyre to store the winter tyres. Kwik-fit have now changed the rules. Arrange everything via the web and extra costs. now £10.50 per tyre as a fitting…
