-
Alternator woes
Right, Bought a reconditioned alternator from GSF (gave in old one for recon) for my 3 series. Fitted it and and 2 months later it packed up. Had to buy another one from them while the original was sent off to be tested. It was faulty, so they refunded the price of the second one. Fitted the new one and 4 months later, it…
-
two cars
i bought a car for hubby, hes only been driving a year, iv been driving 20 years, iv now bought another car in my name my insurance, i want to take my name of hubbys car, how do i do it ? thanks
-
Bought a car and received the whole V5C?
Bought a car from an independent dealer yesterday, my first time as I usually buy privately, and they gave me the whole V5C without section 9 and I'm just wonder is that right, am I supposed to do send off parts 1-8, cause usually the previous owner would do that?
-
please help
please can any one help me with a code for my ford cd6000 model number m085426,the garage disconected my battery and i dont have the code,only had the car for 2 wks:sad: would be so grateful if any one can help me
-
Second hand car from dealer failed after 3 months...
I bought my wife a car from a local dealer just over 3 months ago now, paid £1800. It started playing up a few weeks back stalling at lights etc. The dealer had packed up when I popped it back within the 3 month warranty and all that was left was an empty lot. I took it to a mechanic friend who thought it could be a fuel…
-
Auction Help For Honda Civic Please
Hi All I'm looking to pick up a Honda Civic, 2007-8, preferably less than 80k miles, FDSH, 1.8 Petrol or 2.2 Diesel. Was thinking of auctions and wondered if anyone had any idea of any sold prices for these or anywhere else good to look for a decent one at a good price! Also does anyone know of any online car auctions for…
-
Breakdown Cover
I've just got my RAC renewal through, and they want to put the cost up to £19.00 per month. Suffice to say I'm not happy with that, but the cover is the best one they offer. I *do* get breakdown cover with First Directory, but I am aware that a lot of the policies that come with paid-for bank accounts aren't really worth…
-
£250 Free Fuel Competition
Hi All, Just found this on the internet. HiQ are offering two chances to win £250 to spend on fuel. It closes tomorrow so is worth an enter :) I found it on Facebook but you can search for HiQ on Google and it's on the home page. :cheesy:
-
Experience with Insurethebox car insurance renewal quotes?
Hiya, Got a good quote from Insurethebox (£870 to insure a 2,5 TD5 G4 Defender) - even though it is a telematics insurance. This all sounds fair but I have not been able to find too much about how the renewal quotes were after one year of monitored driving. I am driving since 20 years - quite safe driver. The only thing is…
-
Angry Britain - Channel 5 on 5th June
This could be interesting, and worth a look. The first in the 6 part series is to focus on road rage. Very impatient people losing their temper.
-
Anyone used Parkatmyhouse.com
Was thinking about using this website as it is considerably cheaper than parking at the train station - does anyone have any experiences of using it? Thanks!
-
Car Service
Sorry if I'm being dense, but I can't seem to find any information about getting a cheap (or just reasonably priced) car service. :huh: What I need to figure out is roughly how much it should cost to get my 6 year old Toyota Yaris serviced. It just passed the MOT and before that it had a new fan belt and water pump (after…
-
Recommend me good tiedowns to strap box onto roof rack
Box will have stubby fit purpose fitted to align before and after the front and rear bars (respectively). But need a good brand of tie downs to strap the box down to the rack to avoid it flying everywhere. Dont want to risk it for cheap, but at the same time looking for something value for money.
-
Any way of checking if a car is a grey import?
Hope someone can advise. I'm interested in buying a used car and have learned there was huge majority of these that were imported at some point. Is there any way of telling if the particular car I'd like to buy is an imported vehicle as my insurance company won't insure if it is? Thanks F x
-
Exhaust advice
A friend of mine has just had her catalytic convertor and mid section of her exhaust replaced. The back box was not changed as this was already replaced a year or so ago. I've been in the car the new set up doesnt sound good. With the car idling I put my hand over the tail pipe and I could leave it there quite easily. No…
-
Accident spammers using DVLA phone number
Just wanted to post about a new (to me anyway) twist on spam motor accident calls. Somebody claiming to be from DSA, now part of DVLA he says, calls. He wants to know about the no blame accident I had in the last 3 years so he could update my driving licence records. He says it was an accident involving a pedestrian.…
-
help personal number plate
we traded in our car with our personal number plate on it, stupid as were , we believed the garage that they would sort it out as the car we bought had their fathers number plate on it, anyway, they have transferred their number plate, and now have disappeared, closed down and hang up when we call, dvla have said take car…
-
BMW service inclusive
Hi, thanks for reading. Does anyone know if a bmw Approved used car service inclusive package is worth the money? car 3 series touring, 13 plate, 10K miles costs £410 for 2 years/120K miles according to their website. thanks
-
Local garage broke my car :(
Hi all Long story short, Look my car into garage 1month 2 weeks ago for a fuel pump change, garage cant get the timing correct and car now knocks, blows out white smoke and has to crank a bit before starting. Garage have basically said that its now drivable, sent me an email saying that the timing is slightly off but they…
-
Diesels in town
Quick question. The generally accepted wisdom on here is that if you do mainly town driving, a diesel is a bad idea, due to problems with the DPF. So how come buses and taxis ( especially black cabs ) are usually diesel, when they spend their whole life in towns ? Do they not have a DPF ? If not, why not ?
