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Ford's hard sell >>> "we will only speak to you in the showroom"
Having been through a three hour hard sell from Ford a couple of years ago, I felt exhausted and worn down even as a chartered purchaser. Never again! I keep receiving postal promotion from Allen Ford, but upon 'phoning I get told "we only deal with customers in the showroom; not by 'phone". Goodbye Ford. I'm sure that…
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Second hand Honda CR-V buying tips
I'm looking in purchasing a Honda CR-V 2002 to 2006 petrol model. Think I should be able to get a 120000 mile one for around £3000. I would like ask for some tips on what to check and look out for. Also on Hondas, how does one check for parasitic battery drains, and are they common on this model? The last CR-V I looked at…
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Car finance
Hi, Just looking for some advice. Currently I have car finance with close motor finance. I am looking to exchange the car and get something a little newer. I want to stick with close motor finance if possible. However there are a few things I want to clear up before you advise me. I currently have 3 defaults(all paid and…
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Car Insurance/Garage - Negligent?
Hi all, have been searching the Internet but can't find many cases of this nature. What would you do in my case or what would you expect to happen? Is it as serious as I'm making out? Here goes.. I was in an accident on the motorway on 20 Nov. 2014 (car cut in front of car in front of me and I went into the back of car in…
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If selling a car privately, can the buyer come back to you after it is sold?
Hi All, Just looking for some advice. I have a 59 Ford Focus zetec which I would like to sell privately. It has done 68k miles and is in perfect working order. The only one problem is that it has an intermittent fault, and has done since I bought it from a dealer (but didn’t know) 18 months ago. Within the first 5 mins of…
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Rejecting a new car.
Hoping someone may be able to help. I am trying to reject my car that is just over a year old. We bought it from new but it has had an electrical fault from about 2months in causing the battery to die if the car is not used for a 24hr period, any longer than 3 days and the battery is no good and has to be replaced. This…
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Anyone else got a problem updating their Garmin?
I have a Garmin 1490T which is overdue for an update of its maps (it came with a life time guarantee for UK and Europe). In theory I just plug it in to my PC, identify it and myself as a registered user and off it goes. Well it used to but now it doesn't. Basically it displays that it has connected to the pc and then…
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Road Angel Classic
When I purchased my Road Angel speed camera indicator I paid £99 for a Lifetime 'Update' service. When I now try to update I receive the message "The Road Angel did not recognise the response from the server". I wrote to the Company 17th December 2014 but have not received a reply and I suspect they have now withdrawn…
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Lorry tyre blowout blew lorry wheel arch onto motorway, hitting my car
Hi I hope somebody can help me. Back in August on the M40 a lorry had a blowout on a rear tyre. The blowout dislodged its plastic wheel arch which ended up coming off and hitting my car. It damaged the undertray, bumper, wheel arch lining etc. I have been in touch with the lorry's insurance and my own, neither have been…
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replacing rear nearside window
I manged to lock my car keys in the car today , I had to smash the rear window ,the n/s wind up and down one, is there a firm that will come and replace it ? I know theres plenty of windscreen replacement firms out there,any one got any advice I'd much appreciate it, theres cling film round the top of the door at present ,…
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Audi a1 clutch failure
Hi all, has anybody had a problem with an audi a1 1.6 diesel clutch. My car has done 22000 motorway miles from new and the audi dealership are saying the clutch is worn and is not covered by warranty and have quoted me 1400 pounds for replacement. Is this a common problem on these cars and is this normal, have been driving…
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CDW Excess for third party
Really hope someone can help. I have hired a car in the UK and didn't buy their excess insurance. I did however purchase CDW excess annual cover from another company - as recommended by this website. I have had a small scrape and as well as damaging the hire car I also damaged my next door neighbours car. I have had to pay…
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Review sites for Older cars ?
Looking for a website listing what goes wrong on older cars What Car doesn't cover what I'm considering . 2007 Hyundai Matrix 1.6 GSI Auto . Thanks
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MSE News: Young drivers save on car insurance thanks to telematics
"Car insurance prices may be rising, but the use of pay-as-you-drive schemes is helping young drivers keep costs down ..." Read the full story: Young drivers save on car insurance thanks to telematics Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read…
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Aygo/C1/107
Has anyone ever tried to get a bicycle in one? Or something of a similar size. I wondered if it would be possible with the back seats down and the front passenger seat reclined.
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Change in licence plate affect value?
I've been looking at buying a new car. Come down to a Kia Rio versus a Skoda Fabia. Although the Fabia is more expensive both actually work out about the same once you take finance plans into account (Skoda offering 0% on the about to disappear old shape). And it seems that the Fabia is cheaper to insure. The plate changes…
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Honda - Well known issues with hybrid battery
I purchased my Honda Civic IMA hybrid 2 years ago (10 years old now), for a large sum of money. It has developed a fault with the IMA battery and will cost £2129.62p to purchase (and fit) a new IMA battery from Honda. Honda has received reports (from various car magazines) that they are very reliable cars and that is the…
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Third party insurance worth it on cars that are not worth a lot?
If for example a car is worth £1k or less in the private market and the difference in cost between comprehensive insurance and third party is ~£500 with £300 voluntary excess would be be more worthwhile to just opt for the third party insurance? For this particular scenario is there any other added benefit of having…
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Courtesy car caught fire
Hi, I have recently taken my car into a garage for repair and they offered me a courtesy car while it was being done. It was a very old, knackered car on which the locks didnt work. I left the car overnight in a private, locked car park at my work and when I came back in the morning the car was a burnt out shell.…
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NIP - Speeding
My brother-in-law has recently been clocked for speeding in his Motability car. Mobile speed van caught him doing approx. 35mph in a 30mph zone. He asks, will the NIP go directly to Motability or himself and is it still a 14 day period for the NIP if sent to him directly. thanks
