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Renault Scenic - is this a good deal?
Anyone know if this is a good deal: 2004 Renault Scenic, 58 000 miles, automatic. needs a road spring seller estimates cost at 350 needs an engine defuser estimated cost 650 (these mechanical terms are translated since the seller is not English) If we ask them to do the repairs they want £2k If we take the car and do the…
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Cheap-to-tax diesels... need advice!
In an attempt to cut out as much of my monthly outgoings as possible I have come across the idea of trading in my old '03 Mondeo for one of the £30 a year tax diesel cars that are out there. (of around the same age if not a bit older and rougher :rotfl:... my budget is around £2000 at the most) As far as I can see there…
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iveco daily EGR / turbo problem
Absolutely desperate for advice here. Brief synopsis; Bought 57 plate van around 4 months ago, done 74k and spotless. Had new engine only 2k miles before as driver blew turbo and didnt stop in time. Since then it blew another turbo and had this replaced with a recon. At this time I bought it. On the way back from…
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Speed Bumps
Why do speed bumps vary from slight ridges in the road to massive cliffs that jolt every bone in your body? Has anyone ever asked the Council or whoever to reduce the height of a bump? Some of the ones I have to go over on my way to work are awful. I'm sure they've got worse over the years. Hate to think of the damage they…
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Hit from behind whilst uninsured!
Hello! I've got myself into an absurd situation and am looking for some advice on how to proceed. My car was hit from behind yesterday in a collision that was not my fault. I was stationary in a queue of traffic when a lorry driver absent mindedly ploughed into the back of the car behind me. That car then in turn hit into…
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replacement brake pipes
My fiancee's ford fusion has an MOT advisory on corroded brake pipes. Passed this time but will need doing, any idea how much it will cost - local garage quoted £200 ( not main dealer) which sounds a lot.
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Car - Buy, Lease(PCH) or PCP.
There has been much written over the years on this forum on the do's & don'ts of buying a car using either:-* Bank Loan * Lease Hire (PCH Contracts) * PCP Contracts My situation is that I'm nearing retirement and having had a company car for the last 15 years, I'll obviously loose the 'benefits' of this and will have to…
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toyota avensis 2.0 diesel
I would be grateful for some opinions on this car please, i'm looking at 2005-2007
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Secure parking at Heathrow without leaving keys
Anyone know of a good and reliable secure car park to use near Heathrow that doesn't require keys to be handed in? They would need to have a free shuttle bus to and from the car park. TIA
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Is this cycle lane a bit stupid or is it just me?
In a town near where I live there's a one way street, hardly any cars use it but it runs right past a big shopping centre so there's always loads of pedestrians around. Now the council have gone and painted a line down one side of the road and made a cycle lane. I'm all for cycle lanes but this one is odd because it runs…
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Forgot to declare SORN
Hi, I have a couple of V5c documents for cars which i bought over a year ago and have stored them to use as spares (to keep my one on the road) I came across these today and started to wonder/worry about declaring SORN I've never had a reminder for them and if i go to the DVLA website it says the details cannot be found…
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car cloning/parking tickets info from HPI check??
What sort of assuarnaces does the HPI check disclose? Will it tell me if the reg has been cloned and used be someone else to avoid speeding tickets/london congestion charges? Also will it tell me if it has overdue parking tickets or road tax in arrears at all? Finally, is it possible to have road tax in arrears, say a car…
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Car tax up at end of March. Wait for budget?
Hi, Just wondering what to do, Car Tax due at the end of the month, with the budget next week is it advisable to pay before or after? thanks in advance, btw its a diesel C4 so year tax is £95.00 NI10 :money:
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To new car or not to new car?
Morning all. Currently in the position of having to make the decision as to whether I should buy my car at the end of its three year term or trade it in for another one. This was my first new car and it has surprisingly never let me down. However I am a bit rubbish when it comes to maintaining cars and worry if I buy it…
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How to find a decent MOT center?
Car MOT is due next month and I'm trying to find somewhere to do the MOT. I don't trust the garage I used last, it cost me a fortune in repairs that were never mentioned at the last MOT, I was told it would need even more work done to it in the near future (which wasn't mentioned at the next MOT when the friend I sold it…
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Advice needed please re faulty car service.
Car serviced (interim) yesterday less than 26.000 miles on clock '54 plate. No other issue than service due. FSH. Returning home from garage, car stopped,on roundabout Where else! Pushed to safety-No oil, ? no sump plug. Mechanic came, breakdown vehicle, car removed to garage. They tell me last night it's been checked, new…
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Can I have new customer deals?
Hi, car insurance time is here again and I've shopped round, Aviva is coming in the best by a significant margin. However they are offering me 15 weeks free for being a new customer, there is no option to remove this discount on their website, not that I particularly want to. But my current policy is with them I am always…
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Adac recovery
I was thinking of joining. I've found they impose a limit for UK recovery of 50 miles though, then it's charagable as an extra, at quite at expensive rate per mile. European recovery is fine, just uk they charge extra. Anyone any experience of this?
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Buying a car off a private dealer, advice!
Just about to buy my first car, 1992 golf from a private seller I found on autotrader. Any advice on things to look out for? Thanks.
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Car accident Payout - Personal Injury Firm
OH was in car at time, stationary vehicle. Car reversed into mine. haven't gone for Whiplash but seeking damages through personal injury firm. they have had an engineer report made but he said it is a write off (CAT D). The engineer has said the cars worth £900 and it will cost £600 so has written it off. Will cost £600…
