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Broken speedo MOT tomorrow
Hi all OH car apeedo decided to pack in yesterday and she has an MOT booked in for tomorrow morning. Will it fail due to this issue? Cheers F x
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Warranty - KIA - Cargiant
I am buying a car from Cargiant. One of the products offered is an AA extended warranty. Now the car is a KIA, which supposedly has a 7 year warranty (with 3 remaining). However, because it does not seem to have been serviced in accordance with the guidance, I think the warranty is essentially void, although I'm not sure…
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car with issues but no refund
Hi, I asked for some advice a few weeks ago from all of you on here, I bought a car from a trader at the beginning of June this year, and the day after encountered problems with the automatic gearbox. its an old automatic ford fiesta which I paid £800 for. Well after several phone calls to the trader he is being difficult…
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Freeze on car engine CO2 improvements
Does anyone believe the new VED bands: http://www.nextgreencar.com/news/7138/summer-budget-2015-new-car-and-fuel-tax-rates/ Will allow motor manufacturers to suspend engineering improvements to engine CO2 emissions? Bad for the environment but great if you consider that complexity under the hood could see the return in the…
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MK4 Golf - no airbox / filter??? Can't be correct can it?
X-plated 1.6 16v MK4 Golf. Engine code: AZD So i bought in all the filters for this car ready to change them all. 1 by 1 i ticked them all off with the air filter coming last so came to do that today (we bought the car at the start of June). I noticed a bit of a problem .... there's a distinct lack of an air box. I knew…
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Independent Tyre Garage Caused Damage on Puncture Repair
Hi, last Friday on my way home from work I got a puncture in one of my tyres, I immediately went to the nearest puncture repair garage to get it fixed as i was in a rush and was about to set off on a long trip for the weekend. While the tyre fitter was jacking my car he jacked it in the wrong location causing the side…
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Fast, normally aspirated cars
I know these are a dying breed in today's culture of turbos and superchargers but I'm considering fast-ish (say, sub 8 seconds 0-60) cars that have a NA engine, from say year 2000 onwards. So far I can think of Honda's Type R VTECs, Toyota's aging VVTL-i engine in the Celica and Corolla, and Renault's RS Clios, but I'm…
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Which would you choose?
We are currently wanting to change cars to something that will fit large family (two adults, two kids, 3 dogs) and have a few cars lined up to go and see. Husband and I know nowt about cars, daughters boyfriend thinks the Nissan x trail but I'll give a brief outline of all and would really appreciate any advice given. '06…
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New Windscreen Fitted
If I have a new windscreen fitted through my car insurance dose it count as a claim???
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Car Ignition switch is dodgy(wiggling start/stops the blow heater) Where to replace ?
Car is Peugeot 406, Saloon car, Petrol Year 2000 Engine Size (CC): 1761 When turning the rotation switch for the hot air, or cold air button, NO motor /blow air noise is detected. Previously for a few months month, this was happening. No motor/blow air noise was comming, but when the key was still in the ignition, and it…
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How long have you had your current car?
just over a year now - Fiesta.
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Wheel axle snapped whilst driving home from the garage it was 'repaired' by!
My car was in the garage having a few jobs done on it. The mechanic ended up changing a wheel bearing :T (back passenger side) Ive picked the car up and on the way home the wheel has completely snapped off the car, id been driving it about 5 minutes seriously. where do I stand?
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Returning a New Car. Where do I Stand?
Hi I'm hoping for some advice on returning a brand new car that I have purchased. I'm not sure where I stand legally. I purchased a Kia Sportage just over a week ago. It was paid for from a loan that I got from my bank. Within a day or so of driving the vehicle I started to feel dizzy and quite nauseous. This would develop…
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Speeding ticket advise please
Hi guys I'm after a touch of advise; about a month ago I was caught by a Policeman with a radar gun / speed trap near Bicester, on the A41 going south. It was completely my fault; I thought it was a 60mph dual carriageway but was actually 40mph ... I was doing 55mph. So, the policeman pulls me into the side road, which has…
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2011 Astra CDTi - New gearbox
Hi all, I am looking for some advice. I have a 2011 plate Astra which has just had its 4th year service as per the book and I have been notified that the gearbox needs replacing. The miles on the clock are 55k I purchased the car used so it came with the standard 1yr Network Q warranty which has now run out. The cost for…
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Look what I found while surfing the net
Just found this when looking to get some new tyres on the web, seems like a good deal - Receive a voucher to save 10% off servicing and repairs at Halfords Autocentres when booking tyres online from CarTyres.com.
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Insurance Claim - begining of a nightmare
Hi I'm hoping someone can give me some advice early so that I can try and make this process as painless as possible. Unfortunately I was a victim of a burglary recently and the *****s also stole my car. Lucky for me it has a tracker so we were able to locate and recover the car quickly. Due to the perpetrator still having…
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Prom limo no show
Hi all My son ordered a limo for his prom for him and some friends and it didn't turn up. After waiting 20 minutes after the time the limo was supposed to turn up we gave up waiting and the parents drove them instead. The limo hire company are saying they were only 9 minutes late and were just around the corner when we…
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Not fit for purpose act
Where do I stand with getting a full refund on what I paid? I bought a 11 month old car in Nov 2014 and have since had problems with it. There has been interminent starting and the brakes failing. We reported it to Vauxhall within the 6 months and they didn't have an appointment for us until June 2015. They tested our car…
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Budget Changes for Motoring
Just seen on BBC that 2 main changes affect motoring 1) VED changing for new cars - not seen details of levels or how it affects older cars 2) MOTs for cars over 4 years not the 3 at the moment Can't really comment on 1 but 2 seems a crazy idea. Surely MOT should be mileage based not 4 years when a car could have done…
