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Car Repair Cost - Best option going forward
Hi everyone, last year I purchased a 2005 VW Golf Sport TDI 2.0. diesel car. It had 75,000 miles on the clock at a cost of over 6k. A couple of weeks ago the car the power died in the car while driving and I managed to get it to the mechanics. The mechanic said it was possible worst case scenario which meant all injectors…
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Motor Insurance Help
Trying to find a quote for a member of household and after going through the first few on the MSE guide, it shows Coverbox to be the cheapest at £715.63. I'm not sure if Coverbox increase the price depending on how much the car is driven though? Don't drive myself but trying to find the cheapest quote with what's needed.…
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Just us and a Baby - train travel - Railcard
Hi, bi monthly need to make a journey from brighton to llandudno Junction - this requires 3 trains (including a virgin service) so thats 6 times a year minimum - there is two adults and our 4 week old, we did have a railcard - (a young persons) but its just expired the family railcard only covers a child from 5 years so…
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Motoring pet peeve of the day...
After lane discipline yesterday... This morning I watched a lady in a massive Land Rover (one of the modern ones) try 7 timesto park, forwards, in a parking space (standard car park with spaces marked with white lines). In the end, she gave up and left it straddling the adjacent space by a couple of feet. The space was big…
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Car share is it fair to ask for a small contribution?
Hi, I'm in a bit of a dilemma and would like some advice please. A colleague of mine is moving very near to where I live, in fact I'll be driving past his flat (or very near to), 4 days per week. As he doesn't drive I have a sneaky suspicion that he'll be hoping for a lift to and from work. Would it be fair to ask for a…
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Always buy Japanese (except Nissan)...
been telling people for years http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18973775 Japanese cars are 'most reliable' used car brands in UK Japanese carmakers Honda, Toyota and Lexus have been named the most reliable used car brands in the UK in a survey by What Car? and Warranty Direct. Suzuki and Subaru, also Japanese, were ranked…
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Parking in West London outskirts
We are coming into London for the Olympics on Sunday and Monday and are looking for somewhere in West London to leave our car for about 30 hours. It needs to be somewhere close to a Tube station, reasonably secure and not ridiculously expensive. Anyone got any suggestions please? We are considering King's Mall in…
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Clutch / accelerator pedal problem - advice appreciated!
If anyone has any advice I'd be very grateful... I've got a problem with my Focus when I am changing up, so I've got the clutch out and I'm accelerating. The clutch engages normally, and everthing feels fine until I get to the point where I take my foot off the clutch completely. As I do that, I can feel it affect the…
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How to remove egg from paintwork?
Some lowlife had thrown an egg against my car. Luckily the kids nearby informed me straight after. The egg was mainly on the driver's door glass and still fresh/runny. Managed to wipe it off with paper towel and water. Just wondering if the egg was on the paintwork and was left to dry how difficult is it to remove? What is…
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Dealer Approved Pricing
I'm on the market for a car, decided to go for civic. I know dealer approved are bit more expensive, but I need piece of mind and don't want to worry about anything for at least the first year. I've found 2 cars similarly priced at 2 different dealerships with the same price tag. First one is 2010 civic with 10k on the…
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Pulled over for driving with no insurance...
Hi all, Was wondering if anyone had any advice on this. Borrowed my sister's car, on which I am a named driver, and while driving home, pulled over by police for driving without insurance. Penalty is £200 fine and 6 points on licence. Long story short, after many panicked phone calls, sister realises there was an oversight…
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Dodgy dealer and car troubles :(
Hi my first post sorry its long.. I need some advice. I don't know what to do next or whether there really isn't anything else I can do. I recently purchased a car 17TH May 2012 for £1400 cash to later find out the car is not road worthy on 7th June 2012 . A mechanic confirmed it was a water pump fail and head gasket blown…
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Idiot car dealers
As some of you know I'm after an older 'prestige' diesel to run on vegoil. Saw a nice BMW 318TDS on ebay, some distance away, looked great. Rang dealer today, almost the first thing he said to me was 'trade sale only, absolutely no warranty, its 13 years old what do you expect?' In, well, a slightly aggressive manner, then…
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Car black box recorder which one?
Looked at both the Roadhawk and Blackvue but was wondering if anyone used the cheaper eBay ones. Want auto record and possible GPS and above all good quality video, seems the ones mentioned above would have trouble reading number plates.
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Iffy speeding ticket (IMO)
Long story, short as possible - Acquaintance of mine was riding a motorcycle through a town (30 limit) following another bike, about 300 yards before speed limit changed to 50, they went past an unmarked car with a laser speed checker pointing out of the rear window. car was pointing in their direction of travel. As soon…
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Where to get tyres and what kind?
Hi I need 2 new tyres for my vauxhall corsa (58 reg). I used to take the other car to Costco for convenience and their price wasn't too bad but today ive been and they said tyres will be £91 each - yikes! I have no idea what type of tyre to go for, safety is main priority but I also want the best deal. Who should I go to,…
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'New' car problems
Just bought a high mileage Ford Mondeo (81k), when the garage MOT'd it they discovered a problem with what they thought was the battery. It turned out to be in the Convers+ unit (the speedo cluster with the colour display) which they replaced. However this new speedo has only 40k on it, the dealer made a note on the…
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tomtom map updates?
I have a tomtom xl2 satnav device whcih I bought in NOvember 2011. As far as I can see I am currently getting map updates for my device. But whenever I connect it to tomtom home app I get a upsell to get 1 years worth of updates. Now sure what the deal is. This article suggests that I will get map updates for life. But I'm…
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Engine a mess and I still Have finance to pay
Hi all I am just after some advice on what happens next. My girlfriends Fiat has just had the timing belt go and it looks like she will need a brand new engine which by the time it is fitted will make the repairs more than the car is worth. She bought the car on finance and has over half the term left to pay ... what would…
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Train Ticket Refunds
I tried to buy some train tickets using a mobile app, and due to connection errors, it didnt appear to go through and I didnt receive any confirmation it had. When I got my credit card statement I had been debited for the tickets, and when I rung the company they are refusing to refund the money. (I changed my travel plans…
