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Any way To fix A terrible paint job? :(
Bought this car last year,obviously it has had **** paint job somewhere in past and now and Im getting some white rusty patches all over it :( anyone has got any idea If these can be somehow removed (maybe made less visible? or i have to repaint it all? ) really have no budget to repaint it ,and don't want to mess it up…
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Mot Advisories on a car i'm thinking of buying
Need a new car so been looking around and see a Mazda 3 from a garage. It's up for £1650 this is our car for work etc so won't be our main car. Now is has 12 months mot but checking history of mot to get a picture of the work done on it etc. This bit concerns me. It's only done 3k since last mot and average around 11 for…
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Hyundai i30
My partner is wanting to buy a Hyundai i30 (used, not new) Does anyone have one? Are they good reliable cars? Cheap to run? Thank you
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Car insurance from Wise Driving
I am looking at car insurance for my son, and wondered if anyone has any experience with Wise Driving insurance. Or any recommendations for Black box insurance policies. Thanks guys
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Voluntary Termination Advice
Hi all, this is my first post so if in wrong place or I have done something wrong please let me know. All help will be appreciated. I have recently hit my 50% point on my finance agreement, due to a change in my situation I need to terminate the agreement. After reading many forums and looking through several threads I was…
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PCP Car Financing
Hi all, I am looking to purchase either a brand new car or an approve used one and wanted to see everyone's opinion on getting it on either hire purchase of PCP. Speaking to the sales people, they are very pushy when making initial enquiries so I thought I would get another opinion. I am looking to buy a Mercedes, approved…
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Refunding deposits
I was wondering if someone could help me, I recently contacted a Car Dealer with a view to purchasing a new car. The part ex price he offered me was terrible so I agreed to sell my car privately and then use the proceeds to purchase a new car. The dealer sold the car I was interested in but said not to worry he was…
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Franchise or Independent For Tyre Fitting?
I've bought some replacement tyres for my wheels online and got them delivered, rather than buy them from a garage. (better prices for performance tyres) They're 205/17/40 so being the 40 sidewall they can be a bit tight at getting on. The wheels are powder coated as well so not OEM paintwork and because of this i'm unsure…
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Possible Battery / Alternator issues?
Ibiza 1.9TDi. If left standing for a couple of days and it's a cold morning really struggles to start. Turns over slowly. If you try and start it any morning with radio, heaters or any high amp device it won't turn over properly. One started and ran, it's fine for at least 24 hours. I got a loan of a device that goes into…
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northgate van hire any good?
What are your thoughts for northgate van hire for business? I just realised that I was paying a fortune for zipvan - having to hire for 4-5 hours because of London driving. Which exceeds the daily rate of northgate van hire. The bonus with zipvan is that it's literally 50 steps from my house so I don't have to drive out to…
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Car Tax rant
Sorry if this has been posted before, however just feel I need to rant by the great car tax rip off. I bought a used car on the 28th February, and traded in my previous car with it. On advice of the DVLA I declared the old car SORN on 28th February this way I would get a refund for all complete months (so I would lose one…
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Volkswagen Finance
Hey all, does anyone know who VW use for their finance options, what company and ideally what CRA they search? Thanks
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Buying a brand new car
Hi all, I'm looking to buy a new car at the moment. My first brand new car. I have different financing options as well as the option to take a small loan out and buy the car outright. The dealer is Mercedes and their financing option is of some interest to me as it would in theory give me the opportunity to change car…
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Parking fine
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Cancellation of car insurance
My son bought a car on Saturday morning. My son did an online insurance application with Adrian Flux on Saturday aftenoon, paying with his debit card and received an email with what looked like an insurance certificate. He phoned them today and they said they had not insured the vehicle but had just emailed a document to…
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Avoiding traffic jam
Due to relocation, I now have to travel 30 miles to work. Before leaving home, I need to check M6 between J6 & J2, anyone know if there's an android app I can download with live info between the above junctions? (Before relocation, I travelled to work by bus)
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Need some advise on messy car lease/allowance situation
Please bear with me... It's a long one. I currently get a car allowance with job; recently offered a new job. I currently get circa £300 a month to pay for a car. At my grade of job this should really be a ford focus size one. I do really need something this size for the job I do. When I started current job, unfortunately…
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Dartford Crossing FREE at night
From 1st December 2014 Cameras read your number plate when you cross. There has been no charge from 10pm -6am to cross the Rver Thames at Dartford Towed Trailers are now FREE Although there are no cyclepaths or footpaths in the tunnels or on the bridge so a free shuttle service is available for cyclists and pedestrians to…
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Ford Assistance 12
Hello There Has anyone ever used the above road assistance which comes free when you get a service with Ford. If so were you happy with them? I'm also with the AA for Roadside, Home Start, and Relay and now thinking of cancelling AA as it's coming up to my renewal date. Many Thanks
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Compare the market Car Insurance question
Son is looking for a quote on compare the market for car insurance. His question is about the value of the car (which automatically fills in when you enter the registration number). He has looked at 3 cars, the first is on sale for £2000 and when entering the reg the value comes up at £3015. The next is on sale at £1995…
