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Car dilemma - sell as is or fix?
Hello, I'm new on here and my friend, a regular, suggested I ask about my car dilemma, so here goes... Background: Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 58 plate Bought in September 2012 for £4350 Checked by RAC, garage it came from and my local garage and all said a very good little car. Roughly 25,000 miles now Problem: Head gasked has…
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AA driving school forced to call out the RAC
"This AA Driving School car got a puncture during a driving lesson at Bonnyrigg, near Edinburgh, and was left stranded because it did not have a spare wheel.An appeal for help to the AA’s own breakdown service was rejected for an unknown reason, but the company that leased the Ford Focus to the AA was covered by the RAC…
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Lock set Citroen relay van
I've had an attempted break in on my van, the side door now is busted and the requires a new lock. The garage company chosen by the insurers came out and said all of the locks will need changing as they're on the key pad yet they need to take the van for a week to sort. Does it really take this long??
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RAC - abbreviation for useless?
Hello folks...just passing the time hanging on phone for RAC to get round for answering. This is the third call. The first was at 7 o'clock this evening. Estimated time of patrol arrival...8.30pm. Its 9.15 now. On calling up a second time 'Selina' left me hanging until I'd been on phone for over 11 minutes, wondering if…
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clutch pedal travel. adjustment?
Hi just got a new car for the wife to use as a commuter, its extremely well maintained and had a clutch kit 22k ago, but the clutch pedal has a massive amount of travel, there's no slippage but it takes a lot of effort to get the clutch up enough from a stand still to find the bite and pull away without the revs going…
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ford radio code
I need a code for my fiesta i had to change battery. The number is M223277. Can anyone help.
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New driver insurance
Hi, I've just passed driving test! Looking for advice. I used confused.com to see what kind of deal I can get and it seems it's around £1500-£2000 range. There seems to be difference in what they cover and I have no idea what I should go. Some seems to have £3000 for excess and I'm ignoring those. According to confused.com…
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RAC what cost
I hit a kerb last night, when the other driver wouldn't move over. My tyre has a slash in it. It is a Renault Megane, and has that can in the boot, instead of a spare tyre. I belong to the RAC, will they come out and fix my tyre, and not make me buy a new one from them. Can they fix it so I can take it and get a new tyre…
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Oil pressure
Hoping someone can give me some advice :) I was driving to work yesterday when my oil light came on flashing and beeping (red oil can symbol). I was stuck in a line of traffic so couldn't pull in and when i started moving again it went off. It happened again a few miles later this time when i was stuck at traffic lights…
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Car Advice Please!
My current car - a 2002 VW Golf is on its last legs and I've been advised by a local garage to get rid/scrap as there's a hefty bill on the horizon. I have a limit (not necessarily target!) of £8,000 to spend. I do 1,500 miles per month, which is mostly motorway/A road driving, so I think it has to be a Diesel. It also…
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Driving lessons - experiences please
Hello I've recently decided to bite the bullet once more and learn to drive (again). I chose someone based on their profile on yell dot com as they mentioned having a lot of patience + willingness to teach people who have a learning difficultly etc (no disability just can't get driving). Plus that is willing to do block…
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Looking for a new car, any suggestions?
Our current car may be needing replaced, depending what the outcome is when it goes to the garage next week, so we're looking at options for a new car. Current car is a Honda CRV, last car was a Skoda Octavia estate - we need a big car as we have a black lab, go camping and we also have our first baby on the way. Any…
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Buying Used Car: Who pays for Service / MOT items?
I went to look at a (new to me) used car last week. This is at an independent dealer, everyone very nice, no hard sell. I liked the car, which has Full Dealer Service History, 70,000 miles approx six years old, one owner. Agreed to buy and arranged for 12 Months Tax and MOT plus a Service which was due. Planned to pick up…
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Advice - scrap or retain
I have a 10 year old Honda civic and it would appear that the gear box is shot. Garage has just phoned and said it could be gear box and /or clutch. I've been quoted £600 for gear box. Car is worth approx £1k. I have agreed to buy my mum's car when she gets a new one which is next March. Do I pay for the repairs to keep me…
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How do I know if my car was written off or anything bad in the past ?
I bought my first car 2 months ago, a £3000 Ford Focus, all well, from a small dealer, my registration certificate came through the post and it's all fine. My friend just got a cat C car and looking on his registration certificate there is nothing saying that (just that the seller told him). Now, just for my own peace of…
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SIXT Car Rental £911 windscreen NIGHTMARE!
Every year for the past 5 years I have travelled to the UK at least twice a year. Each time I always hire a car from various car hire companies. for the very 1st time - I chose SIXT car hire in Dec 2012.. so the saga begins: when i picked up the car, SIXT Car rental told me that it was a brand new car - as of yet…
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Insurance - Does the sun make British drivers crazy?
As the title really, i've thought it for years, but have to wonder if it's regional or if i'm just being over sensitive...... So anyway I was headed to one of my work locations this morning when I came across a chap driving rather slowly down a narrow lane (25 in a 30, so not too bad), it wasn't a problem as we were near…
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serious issues with large dealer help
I will try to keep this short and sweet, I am a taxi driver and as of late have been having major issues with a local garage and also the dealer I bought my car cash from. I have had many issues with my car that I bought from a very large dealer about a year and a half ago, anyhow many issues and I mean many 21 faults at…
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Admiral wanted £373, £130 more than my cheapest quote!!
I just don't understand their logic?! I've been with Admiral for 2 years now, so have 2 years NCB. I ran a quote online (well a few) and found my cheapest to be £240'ish, called Admiral and told them, and they just didn't care when I said that'd I'd go to Tesco or More Than instead. What a hassle. Well. I just looked at my…
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blacbox insurance
im sure it works differently with different insurers, but is the idea that if you get one, and you are by definition a very bad driver: will your premiums rise DURING the year? or will they just not go down should you choose to renew with the company? - or possibly go up on renewal and do you still get your no claims? if…
