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Air con recharge
Anybody recommend where I can get my car air conditioning recharged at a good price please
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poor mpg, should I be worried?
hi, I've had my suzuki swift petrol 1.2L auto for about 8 months and the fuel consumption has been disappointing. On my regular 23 mile commute from the centre of Leeds to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, I get at best 33mpg and this is usually with little traffic and 80% of the journey on the M62. I understand I'll never get…
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Baby on board.
No question, rant or complaint. It's just that I saw this photo earlier today and it tickled me so I just thought I'd post it on here.
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Are these classed as modifications?
I apologise in advance if this sounds stupid but.... I bought my car from a garage 2.5 years ago. It is a Clio 1.4 16v Dynamique - 2006 reg. I took my car in as the exhaust had dropped. I was told that the exhaust I have didn't come with the car, and is an aftermarket part - firstly do I need to tell my insurers about…
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service cost
I had my yearly service done and here is the bill. Is it good? Could I limit myself the costs, but I don't have any space or tools to do it myself.? Maybe somewhere else I can go in 20 miles radius from Basildon. The total cost was £150!
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Car finance - how to entice dealers?
Ok so I'm going to pay off the finance of a car immediately after the first payment, so I can keep the deposit contribution and any freebies (servicing etc) The car is about £5k-7k. So when the dealer asks me deposit amount and monthly payments (plus any other questions they ask) what do I say? Low deposit/high deposit?…
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National Tyres and Autocare ruined my car
Edited just to say, Long time lurker, first time writer. I don't tend to post to forums unless I have something really useful or important to add. I am still waiting a reply to my complaint to information@national-tyres.co.uk, so in the meantime I would like to share this with any potential customers. My car has been…
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To sort without insurance
Hello Yesterday, I managed to scrape my car against another. It was stationary and no one was in it. I told the owner what I had done, left my details and took some photographs of what appears to be a paintwork issue only. I've asked him if we could look at the option of us not going through the insurance because if the…
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buy a van warranty, is it worth it?
Im looking to buy a second hand van and thinking getting the whole year warrenty along with my insurance. How does it work? Does the van need come from a dealer rather than a private seller? I hope its worth getting it. I can see a thread on here about it and it doesn't warrenties are that reliable. I hope im wrong:S
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Car finance problem, mistake by dealer.
I hope somebody can help as I'm running out of places to try. I bought a car last October from a big dealer, I traded in my car that I bought from them the previous year. As I live quite rurally I got the settlement figure by phone from the sales manager, got sent some videos of cars of the type I was looking for (I was…
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How Do I Know If My Clutch Is Slipping
Hi I have a Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 petrol 1996 P reg every time I press the clutch it makes scrunching noises even if i tap the clutch slightly it makes the noise but running wise going up hills it all good. Could there be something wrong with the clutch?
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Opinions on cheap Saab's as runaround?
Been looking for a cheap car to get to/from work and Saabs seem to be cheaper compared to a lot of others. Looking at automatics as that's all I can drive, I've seen a couple of Saabs fairly local in the £1000 ballpark. First one is a 2004 (53 reg) Saab 9-3 2.0 Vector, 100k miles Second one is a 2005 (05) Saab 9-5 2.0…
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How long do legal claims take?
I was in an accident in February. The third party insurer finally accepted full liability last week after their client repeatedly refused to co-operate. My dashcam clearly showed what happened. Low speed collision on narrow country road. I was travelling approx 20mph. Oncoming car appeared from round corner travelling…
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Revoked licence and car insurance help please
Hi my elderly mother has had her driving licence revoked due to medical reasons. She owns a car and wants to keep it for family members to use when they visit. What is the best way to insure the car please? thanks sparkie
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Wheel fell off car on motorway
Hi all, I bought a 2014 Astra 1.6 Limited Edition 2 months ago. Whilst on the motorway today my tyre blew and then my wheel along with brakes etc decided that it no longer wanted to be attached to the car and completely fell off. I'm not a car expert by any means and I'm not sure what the part name is but one of the metal…
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Coolant leak after service/MOT
Hi I'm new to MSE forums so apologies if I have posted this in the wrong area. I went to a well known garage chain yesterday and had my car serviced and MOT'd. Drove the car for approximately 70 miles and the coolant light came on. I pulled over no further than 1 mile after the light came on and haven't moved the car…
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Car Finance Issues
Hi, I took a car out on finance two months ago from a company in Manchester. Within 3 weeks the car had broken down. It took a week for the company to authorise the repairs and they still charged me for something i couldnt use. Now i have an engine warning light which is constantly on. I have tried numerous times to…
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Insurance renewal
Just had my renewal through, went from approx £500 per year up to £950. Done a quick compare with the same details and i can get a renewal for £525. Phoned them up and they honoured it. I just wondered if anyone else experienced this and if anyone else thinks this is a dirty trick from insurance companies.
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Nissan Qashqai+2
Hi after some advice I have a Nissan Qashqai +2 registered March 2010 we bought it in April 2013 from Nissan Holdcroft. It has 57,759 miles it also has a full service history. The last service was at a local garage not the dealership. The head gasket has cracked and will cost 3.5k for parts .5k labour. We have gone to…
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Connecting Phones to In Car Systems?
This is more of a moan than a question.. I'm also interested to see what other people have done in this situation. Myself are my boyfriend both connect our phones up to the car.. to switch between them is a bit of a process. If we are both in the car it's not a problem he does it I drive. If I'm on my own I guess I would…
