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Bought a car from dealers last week, still waiting on v5 logbook
Last week my girlfriend bought a car from a dealers. We were told that the car didn't have a logbook but it would be ready next week at the latest. She phoned up today and the dealers still don't have the v5. What are her rights in this situation. Can the sale be cancelled? Should the dealer provide compensation/ a loan…
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Ford 2014 KA indicator problems
Just wondering if anyone is having the same problem as we are? Bought a new one last year 14 plate and basically the indicator cancels to early. So if you indicate at a roundabout by the time you have pulled onto the roundabout itself the indicator cancels and it's impossible to put back on as you working against the…
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Poor cold starter - computer diagnostics? Can mechanics think for themselves?
OK, so the car I bought 3 weeks ago (2011 C3 Picasso) is a poor cold starter. It seemed fine the first week or so, then gradually got worse. It was only a bad starter in the morning (I live in a very cold, wet, windy part of Glasgow, and it sometimes sits for up to 3 days), but then one day it wouldn't start after being in…
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PCP - would it be a huge mistake?
Hi all, I'm looking to buy a new car - not too bothered about it being a 'new' new car, but I've stumbled across PCP, which I had never heard of before. I I've been offered a Qashqai nTec+ for £70 a month (36 months) with a guaranteed future value of about £10k in exchange for my 2012 Juke (33k miles), valued at £7,700.…
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Advice on Mercedes CLK
Merc CLK 180K 2005/06, both petrol with auto gears, there are two models for sale, one cabriolet and one coupe both FSH and low miles and one owner, one private and one dealer. Both in the same area about 2.5 hour drive away. I know a lot of members here have owned a lot of cars so anyone know any bad points to watch out…
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Kia Picanto starting problems
Mum has a 62 plate Kia Picanto and for the last couple of weeks its not started 1st time when she's gone to drive it first thing but will start no problems after she's driven it. Any ideas what could be causing this ? Got it booked for a diagnostic wednesday but would be useful to have a few ideas beforehand
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how many miles?
Hi,just wondering how many miles can you drive in city not motorway, if you put £10 in to Micra 2003,, 1.0 petrol? thanks
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Audi A3
Hi all I'm looking at purchasing an Audi A3 saloon. Just wondering if anyone owns one and has any thoughts? I prefer the saloon to the hatchback/sportback I'm still not sure about petrol vs diesel I'm still not sure about s-tronic vs manual I'm still not sure about bank loan vs dealer finance vs workplace lease As you can…
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Please recommend me some tyres.
Existing rear pair on wife's Peugeot 107 have deteriorated quite badly, so after doing a fair bit of research online, I ordered & paid for a pair of Uniroyal Rain Expert 155/65/14 via ATS website - Came in at £50 each fully fitted. Unfortunately my local ATS branch called me today and apologised as they cannot get any for…
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Ford s max 62 plate
Hi please can anyone offer advice we bought the S max on 27/3/12 on HP over 48 months on Dec 10 th 2014 we were driving and the acceleration began to slow down on looking at the Dash we noticed engine getting hot so pulled over and lifted the bonnet it was steaming a little so my hubby rang recovery who came and took it to…
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Nationwide Crash Repair Centers. Avoid.
There are a Few locked treads on here about the company, none that currently open so I thought I would share an experience ive had with them. I understand that the quality you get may differ form one repair center to the next as they are national. but this is my experience form my local nationwide crash repair center in…
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Diesel vs Petrol - useful article
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/advice/finding/2015/march/petrol-vs-diesel---the-great-debate/?utm_campaign=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm_source=parkers-newsletter&utm_content=petrolvsdiesel Reckons the point where diesel is the best financial option is somewhere around 25k miles a year based on a premium of around £1000 or…
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Car salesmen email/phone correspondence
Is anyone on here a car salesman? Or does anyone know why they appear to have a reluctance to correspond via email. I've emailed several dealerships via autotrader recently and all bar one just came back with a standard reply of "Hi xxx, would you please call me on xxxxx to discuss your enquiry". To which I always reply,…
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Small economial car to add my teenage son to the insurance
I'm looking for a small economical car that will be cheap to insure as my son will be 17 this year and I will be adding him to my insurance while learning and when he's eventually passed his test. My budget is up to £5k. I'm interested in the Peugot 107, Citreon C1, Toyota Aygo or Ford KA. For my budget, they tend to be…
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Parking fines by Council - Can Surcharge be got rid of?
Just a quick one.... Once a Charge certificate is received, can the "Charge Certificate Surcharge" be contested or got rid of?
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Road tax expired, found out the car is not in my name
Hey guys, first post! Got in a bit of a strange situation, wondering if someone can help.. I purchased a used car from a dealer a year ago. New MOT, fresh 6 month road tax. All was well. Before the tax was up I left to go overseas (still am overseas) and the car has been off the road, not in use. The tax then ran out and I…
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What Documents Should I Receive?
Hi everyone, I am about to purchase a car I viewed the other day. When I go back I want to make sure I walk away with all the necessary documents. Any advice would help, I think I need a slip from their V5 is this correct? And then what happens? Should I be expecting anything else? Also if they have lost their v5 does this…
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advice on making money from an alloy please
It's been refurbed twice so no longer road worthy imo. Is there any money in scrapping it? Any advice warmly welcomed. Thanks
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Parking fine by MET Parking Services
