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Interesting visit from the police
Had a rather unnerving visit from the police this evening regarding our family car! Earlier this year my father decided to treat himself to a new car, an Audi RS4 Avant at just under six months old. It's in a quite unusual specification for the type of car with some of the more expensive options having been fitted. The car…
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best buy replacement radiator
I have a minor leak on the radiaor on the car. I was having a coolant leak on my car for a long time, I have to top up around 150ml per month. I was worried that it might be the heater matrix or worse a crack in the engine. All the hoses are dry and there's no white resident on them. But there is a damp spot under one…
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Used car - LOUGTON / ESSEX
Hi guys wondering if you could help - I need to buy a car to drive just up to 10 miles a day max but I never bought a car in the UK and was wondering if you could point me to one dealer or two in the ESSEX area who are reliable.... much appreciated
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car leasing advice
Hi people this is probably going to sound really daft but I am looking to get me wife a new car and have decided to lease. The question I wanted to ask is as im self employed and classed as a business will I be able to get the business prices of leasing or will I have to get tje personal price. Thanks for looking and hope…
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Wheel aligment
We had a full set of tyres fitted by Kwik-Fit earlier this year. Just had to change the break pads on all the wheels and discovered that the wheel alignment is WAY out on the front wheels, There is an obvious camber on the inside of both front tyres almost to the point of being through to the threads. When the tryes were…
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Skoda Citigo steering
This problem is now being dealt with
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oil change
I've always changed the oil on my cars myself but don't have a suitable place to do it anymore. Does anyone know of any deals at any of the Kwikfit-type places at the moment? Thanks.
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Can i just change insurer?
In the past I have insured my car and when the time to renew it has come round I have tended to change to a different company as it is cheaper. I have only just had my paperwork through for my current insurer as knew I wasn't going to carry on with them so left it to go to my old address. On the back it says cancellation…
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can you beat this lease offer?
Hi Im looking to lease a car and have found an offer online which i think would be perfect my me...i am doing my best to try and keep the costs down and want to see if any savvy savers here might have found it any cheaper elsewhere? The offer i have found is a: Kia sportage (buisness lease) term of 2 years deposit of £1020…
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Nightmare buying parts on-line
I wanted a replacement car air filter and rather then travel several miles to the nearest auto parts stockist I decided to order on-line. I chose an eBay 'Trusted Seller' and waited for my filter to arrive but what I got was an inferior shop soiled piece of junk that I would never have accepted over a counter. After…
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Scammed by car seller
Hi I bought a car off autotrader last month, the seller gave me the tax disc which I checked over that it was valid and had the registration.... I have now received a letter saying that the cheque that was used to pay for the tax disc has bounced and now I owe £121. Is there anything I can do or do I admit I have been…
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2nd car - ncd ?
I have a car and my wife is down as a named driver on the insurance My wife is getting a car in a couple of weeks and needs to add me as a named driver I see on my recent insurance renewal that I am not allowed to use my NCD on more than one car - similarly, I assume my wife will be affected What does this mean for our…
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Porsche Cayman
Hi folks, Im thinking of buying an 06/07 porsche cayman, the buying cost is pretty reasonable compared to a what you would pay for a newer run of the mill car, however was wondering what the real life running costs are. Would appreciate if anyone who has ran one could provide some info on the servicing costs, tyres,…
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Jaguar XF - Headlight question
Does anyone know how to convert the lights from driving on the right to driving on the left? Our fleet manager did show me before we left (we've been back for 2 days), but I can't remember, and don't want to be pulled for having a (technically) dangerous car. CK
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Side swiped by foreign lorry driver
My brother drives for North West Ambulance service, transferring patients in his own car, to various hospital appointments in the North West. He has the necessary insurance for this. Last year he was side swiped by a foreign lorry driver on the motorway. Apparently the lorry hit him twice (according to his passenger) and…
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Head of Valleys Road
between Nantybwch and Abergavenny (single carraigeway) , is it really a death zone? would you avoid and go south towards Cardiff and back towards the M5 at extra miles. What spooked me was as I was typing it in Google, it completed the text for me :o
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Looking for 0% deal - new car
Wonder if anyone could help - I am looking to buy a new car in the next few months. I would like to use my current car as a deposit (probably worth about £6,000) and pay the remainder (probably another £6 - 7,000) over the next 3 years. Obviously I would like to pay as little interest as possible - 0% would be ideal. :D…
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Drink Driving Insurance
Daughter involved in accident & rear ended another driver and was over the limit. Having read the small print in the insurance T &C's. the company can come after her for any 3rd party expenses they pay out. Is there anyway that you control the amount of money what the insurance company payout. Such as other party jumping…
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Damaged car by fachia board on the motorway
We were travelling back from a funeral late yesterday and on the motorway there was something that looked like cardboard, obviously you cant swerve to miss it so us and the car in front drove over it. We didnt think anything of it but when we got home we noticed a piece of fachia board with a companies name had done damage…
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Car Crash
My daughters car was involved in a crash, for which the other driver took full responsibility. Her car is a write off, she bought her Peugeot 206 Verve in August 2012 and it's an 06 reg. The other drivers insurance company have offered her £2645.00, the car cost £2990.00 when purchased and only had 38500 miles on clock. Is…
