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Broadspeed - good or bad?
I'm looking at changing my car and have just come across Broadspeed. I don't know much about them so I would appreciate advise from anyone who has used them. Is there a catch or are they genuine in the prices they quote. They certainly look very competitive.
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Advice needed buying a car
I have always had old bangers of cars, in recent years I have manged to save some cash and as my K reg micra is on it's last legs I am looking to replace it. I have a couple of questions. 1. Can you always expect a garage to lower the marked price they have on a car and if so by roughly how much? 2. Does it make more sense…
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Honda ctdi any thoughts?
Hi, Looking at an '03 civic ctdi 47k, fHsh including all invoices etc this being the Inspire model. Asking price £4195 inc: 6 mth warranty. Any one had issues with this model? Thanks in advance.
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Ford Focus juddering
Hi I have an 04 petrol, manual Focus that has started to judder a little when pulling away in first gear/changing up to second gear. The garage has checked and cleaned the plugs and cables, but has been unable to find the cause of the problem so far. The problem started with the snow last month and seems to clear itself…
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Ncp parking charge - advice please!!
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Good or bad offer?
I had a local Ford Manager ringing at the door selling a £99.00 offer. I uploaded pics to show you what's on offer. I thought at face value it seemed good, especially because I am due a Service and new brake pads etc. In addition to the list below I also get a 10% off labour and parts on additional work requested.…
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Trainline Admin fee rip off.
Guy be careful. I ordered some tickets from trainline. I found they were the wrong ones and not an open return. I rang to exchange and pay the difference and they wouldn't do it. I had to return and they deducted £10 off the refund price. They also charge booking fees. One of their "customer service agents" even said I DID…
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Van hire - best excess insurance provider ?
I have an annual policy for hiring cars but I need to hire a van for a day next week and I want a policy to reduce the £750 excess that Enterprise want to charge me. Enterprise charge £15 or so per day but this only reduces it to £250 excess. I see a few around the £7.99 for zero excess and £6.99 for a £100 excess but I…
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bmw finance dont do it
quick bit of advice anyone thinking of a bmw whatever you do DONT USE BMW FINANCE they are rude arrogant they mis-inform you at every turn the dont like challenge of any sort and refuse to acknowledge any complaint as exactly that trust me entering into an agreement with them will lead to nothing but misery they will then…
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anybody having issues dealing with bmw finance
calling on anyone who is experiencing problems in dealing with this compnay please say hi / post a reply. How they treat people is appalling so calling on anyone with a tale to tell as i am ready for a fight with them big time
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Do you need car tax to take the car on a ferry?
Hello, I have a quick question. The car tax runs out 29th of this month. We are booked to go over to England on a stena line ferry on March 9th. We are moving to England so the ferry trip is one way, the only reason we would like to take the car with us is so we can take a few items with us. Once we are in England the car…
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Query re route choice with Garmin GPS
Recently bought a Garmin GPS 1490 satnav - planned road trip from west London to West Country on Thursday evening but just before leaving found out that the M4 was chocca with road works and accidents so wanted to use M3 instead. We are equidistant from both and there was not much in it at the other end at our destination…
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Vauxhall Zafira cambelt change advice needed
Hi all I've just bought an x reg Vauxhall Zafira. It's done 65000 miles and never had the cambelt changed so I want to get it done along with the water pump, as I read that you might as well get it changed at the same time. I'm going to ring round local garages on Monday as we can't do it ourselves but I don't want to get…
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BMW and Indicators
Do BMW cars come with working indicators as standard? Just that I was following one for a good 2 miles today and it never used them once at 3 roundabouts and countless junctions. What an !!!!.
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Folding bike bicycle advice
Hi Guys, I'm trying to find a good value folding bike. I do want alright quality purely from a safety perspective (i've read reviews of key components snapping which worries me), but can't afford to spend too much. It will be used for getting to and from the train station (about 2 miles a day). I'm around the 12 stone…
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Car servicing - how to choose a garage
I know this is an age-old question but just how do you choose where to go to take your car for a service. I used to go to one near my work which was ok but I'm not in the area any more. I've tried asking people but just as many will like somewhere as have had a bad experience there. I see there are also some schemes, The…
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Audi A3 1.9 TDI - Glowplug lights flashing
The glow plug light started flashing and the engine management light is on constantly - the car does not sound or drive and different. A quick google suggests this could be the brake switch but all the brake lights and headlights are working as normal can anybody shed any light as to what the problem could be? the car is…
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falkirk vs glasgow
Im new and not sure where to put this but I am desperatly seeking some advice, I plan on moving within the next 3 months and Im stumped my first thoughts where falkirk, now heres my question what is the nightlife like? are there clubs and decent pubs? Im 23 so not hung up my party shoes yet and I like a good night out!…
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Ford Radio Code pls
Hi All, My Mum had a new battery fitted to her 51 plate Fiesta Freestyle and low and behold she can't find the radio code amongst her paperwork. Can anyone on here help me with it pls ? The No on the radio is ; - M001501 I'm actually going down there later and won't have access to my comp so altho abit of a cheek if anyone…
