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Selling but no Service History
3 years ago, I purchased a 2nd hand car, car was advertised with FSH, on the day I collected the car, there was no service history, manager said, all service history are removed from vehicles, and to return with 24/48 hours to collect the FSH I returned but to no avail, this went on for weeks, the manager said they'd…
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M1 Variable Speed Cameras
Hi Guys, I was driving back from London the other night on the M1. It was about 11pm and there were 4 lanes of clear traffic. As I came over the brow I noticed a 60mph limit on the gantry so I slowed but the next gantry had a 40mph limit on. I slowed but the trucks trying to get up the hill didn't so they ended up right up…
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Just paid 150ppl for
Okay... It was my fault I know, I wasn't paying attention and just saw the word 'diesel' and grabbed it, so instead of paying the 142pence per litre I actually filled up with shell premium stuff at 150ppl. So not sure what to expect from my premium quality supply of juices I started the engine in anticipation.. Hoping a…
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DIY caravan/trailer circuit tester?
Hi all, Im wanting to make a tester to test (well duh :p ) that the connections on the back of my car work correctly. I know these can be bought, and not too expensively, but its more the fact that id like to make one as a project. Does anyone know of any sites that have wiring diagrams for these? I have it roughly in mind…
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accident due to council not maintaining the road?
A few days ago I had an accident in my car. what happened is i was driving up a hill of a road, my tyre hit a pothole and punctured the tire, the road was covered in mud so i hit my breaks on and the car oversteered and went through a hedge (its a country road). Theres several issues at hand including the uneven surface…
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City rover...don't all laugh at once
Hello all before I begin, I know its joke of a car... I've a city rover style 2005 which I've had for 2.5 years, 19,000 miles on it, I'm the second owner. Been great untill basically the last few months where I would find it would suddenly drop some power/speed whilst driving. Not much but enough that I could feel it. MOT…
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lost headlight bulb clip
Was changing my headlight bulb yesterday and the clip that holds in in place (looks like a bent paper clip) sprung out and is lost somewhere, looked everywhere cnt find it so the bulb is floating around inside the headlamp. Anyway went to the parts dept in dealership to get another, and was told i would have to but a whole…
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wheel trims
hi, I want to buy a set of wheel trims for a friends birthday present. Her car is a 2007 fiesta. how do I know what size to buy? Obviously I don't want to ask her... Is there a website / chart anywhere? thanks in advance
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Hpi checks
Hi, am in the process for buying a used car but does anyone have any ideas about where to go for a decent hpi check? there are plenty out there all offering different things. is there a comparison site as to what they are offering?
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HPI showing finance outstanding?
Hi all My Mum purchased a brand new car 2 years ago and paid for it in full,no finance. She has now decided to sell it and I went on hpi to show buyers all clear etc but to my shock it has come up as showing outstanding finance!, now it was ordered from factory and my mum is the first owner. Now she has phoned up the…
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Should I pay final payment of PCP agreement or take another option?
Hi I'm looking for some advice. I have an Alfa Romeo Mito on PCP which ends in June this year. The final payment is approx £4800. I have paid about £160 per month for 3 years, paid a £2000 deposit and had a px worth about £2500 (if I remember rightly). I do really like the car but I'm now in the position where I don't have…
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Mot
Hi, my car's MOT runs out tomorrow but its not booked in for a test until Monday am I still insured? Thanks
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Sold a car under false pretense?
So i bought a car off a certain vauxhall garage last year. I got a deal on the car because there was 13 of them had been pre-registered the previous month which knocked i think it was around a couple of thousand off the retail asking price. Now before buying this car i made sure on 2 seperate occasions (with my mum there…
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Car Insurance Renewal Price Hike
Looking for some help with car insurance? I was involved in a small accident prior to Christmas which I was not at fault. The other driver admitted total liability and my car was repaired using his insurance company (he was fully comp). I was advised to inform my insurance company of the incident which I did. I am fully…
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stolen/recoverd
What are peoples opinions on buying a car that has previously been stolen? Would you buy ione? What type of things would you look for when viewing? cheers
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Car warranty
Hi, I bought a used car last year from Jaguar dealer. It came with a one year warranty, which runs out this week. About 2 weeks ago I started having some trouble with the engine (the engine malfunction light comes on and restricts the power). I went into the dealer and they took a look and told me that they couldn't find a…
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Diesel vs Petrol?
Which is likely to be more economical long term for a relatively low mileage user? An Audi A3 2.0T or 1.9/2.0 TDi? I've been told diesels aren't fond of short journeys (say 5 miles) which would be the usual trip but it would also need to do a 120 mile round journey once or twice a week. In terms of tax and servicing, is…
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New car - Can we get the price down?
Hi All, OH and I were looking at getting a new car so on Saturday we popped along to Renault as we liked the look of the new clio. The idea was to just LOOK as we wanted to see what is was like size wise. Anyway, as you can guess looking turned to purchasing! We have order the one down from the top model, with added extra…
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Fifth Gear: Continental tyre ditchfinder...
This week's Fifth Gear reported on tyres, and an interesting result came out. They compared a Renault Scenic's factory-fit Continental eco tyres with a set of very average Matadors at half the price. Although handling was inferior on the Matadors to the Continentals, they put the car through a standard wet-road braking…
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Short Term Car - Urgent.
I crashed my car the other day and am I am not covered for a courtesy car (thought I was, apparently not!), but need some form of transport fairly urgently to get to work/shops etc.. as they are not easy to access by public transport. I also need one to look for a new car! But waiting on the insurance to come through. Are…
