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Citroen C5 woes
Hi all, I bought a 09 plate Citroen C5 2.0 litre diesel in September last year. All was fine until around two month ago when both of the front window regulators started grinding, the drivers side has now given up all together. In this excessively hot weather I tried the aircon and thought it should be alot cooler, one trip…
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code for philips ccr600
i had to replace the battery on my 2000 vectra but when i tried to enter the code in the handbook & also taped to the unit it won't accept it. serial no is GM 0600 1128 7955 also its in 6 safe mode,, can you help pleasebit lonely with no music cheers wolfy
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Claiming against council for damage to car (NOT potholes)
Hi everyone, this is my first post as I'm looking for some advice. I recently came home and notice a big nasty scratch, more like a graze, on the wheel arch of my car. Upon further inspection it's obvious that a council vehicle, a street sweeper, has gone down my road, tried to steer around my car but has come in to close…
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Am I being scammed by a buyer for my car?
Hey, Not sure if I've posted this in the correct space (sorry if its not!) I've had my car listed on Auto Trader for about one week now. This morning I received a phone call from a guy from a company who said he wanted to purchase the vehicle. It was just slightly below the asking price, but I am fine with what he offered.…
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First UK insurance
Good afternoon everyone, I am very very new to the website so apologies if my thread is in the wrong place... I am French, 26 and have been living in the UK since 2009. I never had a car until now (although I was driving for my previous job and rented several times as well). I am now looking at buying a first car and I…
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Help. My cars packed in and I've only had it 2 months
I bought a 6 year old car from a dealer (with a showroom) two months ago. Everything was going fine until I got in on Saturday morning and drove off. "that's a lot of smoke" I thought. I was being flashed at by passing drivers and everything. I pulled into the nearest petrol station and had a think. There was a lot of…
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Nearly got taken out today after a roundabout.
I was going down a two lane dual carriageway at around 60mph in the inside lane, and there was a roundabout around half a mile away, and a car about a hundred yards ahead of me doing 40 - 50mph in the outside lane - no other traffic around. So, by the roundabout I had caught the other driver up, because they had come to a…
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radio codes
Hi, would you know the radio code for a Ford Fiesta 2000 (W.reg) Model 6000 CD RDS E.O.N Serial No M007492 It would be very much appreciated. Thanks
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The Great 'How much should you pay for common car repairs' Hunt
Great 'How much should you pay for common car repairs' Hunt A study's found quoting a price to car mechanics can stop women getting duped over garage repair costs (source: Times). We want to tap MoneySavers' experience for how much you've paid for tyres, servicing, oil changes and more, to help others know how much is too…
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Insuring my Cat C Write-Off
I am just about to accept the valuation to write my car off as a Cat C. I have already had it repaired (tailgate and lamp replacement) as it was minor cost, and I want to pay the salvage and keep the car on the road. My insurance is due and I spoke to a new insurer who stated as long as I have an MOT, that's sufficient. (I…
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Corsa speedo not working
Hi, I posted on here a couple of weeks ago about my car cutting out on me and got some great responses. My car is a Vauxhall Corsa, 2000 reg, 1199cc, petrol engine. But now I've got another issue, I was driving on Friday and suddenly the speedo stopped working, I also noticed that the steering felt noticeably lighter.…
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Got a jumpstart, now can't start again
Following on from my last thread... https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4725747 My car would not start for 2 days, possible battery or alternator or starter motor. I called out breakdown and was charged £50 and was given a jumpstart. Took it out for a 15 min drive and let it sit on the road for 15 min to charge…
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Buying a second hand car, need MOT failure advice
Hi everyone, Long time reader, first time poster. I'm thinking of buying a 2006 Hyundai Getz and am happy with the condition of the car. Looking over the MOT history it seems to only have one MOT failure for a major issue. The failure code was: "Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)" What does this mean?…
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Elephant breakdown cover charges.
I took a policy out with Elephant at the start of this year, and when getting my quote (over the phone) i stated i wanted breakdown cover as well, which got added to my policy (increasing the total price). I broke down last month and needed the recovery. I then found out that instead of normal nationwide recovery (which i…
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Stalling after new cambelt
Ford fusion needed new clutch master cylinder so whilst in garage had new cambelt fitted. Now after accelerating hard if you take foot off accelerator to brake the car stalls. Back to garage, put on electronic tester, nothing wrong. Garage have suggested leaving for the time being to see what happens. They have suggested…
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What are your London (zone 2-3) premiums like?
I often hear on this website that some people are paying £250-£400 a year for insurance. Honestly - I would be over the moon if I was paying so little. The lowest I had was £1200 annual. Admittedly I don't have a clean record, I have a at fault accident 2.5 years ago (in a hire car which I should not have disclosed) and a…
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Tailgate and speed
This is a post regards not only speed but tailgating. I stick to the speed limit but certain drivers still sit on my boot, why? A few months ago my old car was written off due to someone tailing me and not able to use the brakes quick enough. I will NOT speed up and if you hit me because of tailgating me I will report it.…
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Part X question
Hi all We've just paid a deposit today for a new car with our current car part X. We were asked to take our current MOT cert with us to exchange cars next Saturday, but now I can't find my MOT cert. As I do my tax online, I don't need the cert. Plus all details can be checked online anyway these days. Also, the car has an…
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Power steering pump on 2001 Ford KA
Hi, can someone give me a rough idea on how much it would cost to replace the power steering pump? My car is a Ford KA 2001. My car started making a weird noise last night (one I have never heard coming from it before) that seemed to be worse in gears 1 & 2, and also when Turning the wheel. I thought I better take it to a…
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Advice please
My husband bought a second hand van from a dealer with no warranty as the van was up for £2500 but because my husband made an offer £2200 they agreed to this with no warranty. We did try to get the warranty unfortunately they would not commit because we knocked them down off the asking price. The next day he heard a…
