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Warranties, garages and such
After 22 happy years of motoring, I'm considering replacing my third ever car in the next couple of years. Apart from my first ever car (10 year old Fiat Uno with 67000 miles, that I took up to about 120,000) I've only ever bought new (VW Polo which I got rid of far too early at 110,000, and my current Suzuki Ignis which…
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Car off the road need to hire one cheap for 5 days HELP!
Hi - wondered if anyone could point me in the direction of a cheap car hire company. Just want a basic car to cover me whilst my car is off the road for the next 5 days. Because I am not going through my Green Flag Cover (i.e going to a garage just using my friend to fix it) I need to hire a car whilst it is being fixed…
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NIP for speeding on the day I sold car help
Hi I sold my car to a trader on 18th July about 7pm then yesterday ( 28th July ) recieved a NIP for speeding. Exceeding 40 MPH SPEED LIMIT-ROADWORKS. 58MPH 9.37pm. I have phoned the DVLA and they confirmed I was not the rgistered keeper on the 18th. I have just posted a letter requesting the evidence to the DVLA`s…
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Car with 5 seats - likely Citroen Xsara Picasso advice
Morning all, We're looking for a bigger car, ideally with 5 seats. The search has lead us down the route of likely going for a Citroen Xsara Picasso. We have the following criteria:* Budget £2,500 tops, would like to be closer to £2k if possible * Our annual mileage likely to be 7k-8k * Petrol engine based on predicted…
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Insp light comes on
Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 VVT 07 Petrol When I insert key (before turning), the trip mileage indicator/light (not te main total mileage indicator), does not show the miles covered/trip, but "Insp" Does this mean 'Inspection' ? Is it a warning/of what ? thanks
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common bus stop
Can you tell me please where is a bus stop at Bishop's Stortford, where BOTH the buses 509 and 510 pass by? I really need this info and I cannot find it! Thanks!
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Astra boot problem
I have an 1.6 Atra sxi. Yesterday my boot suddenly stopped working. the washers still work so I don't think its a fuse issue. I had the same issue couple years back, that time I simple opened the boot from the inside, opened it up, and cleaned the crap that had built up - worked fine. this time is different, the button…
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Renult small damage
I have a renult Clio and has a small back damage and I am not sure if you'll go through vic cheke and do I need to repair it
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Low Valuation after non fault accident ? Cat C.
Just an update on a claim and some advice again please . I was in a non fault car accident and went through the other parties insurance to get my car repaired ( 2003 diesel ford fusion ) as they accepted liability . I took the car to their recommended garage and was told it would be uneconomical to repair the car and would…
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Question re taxing my car
Hello. Hope someone can advise me. :) I went to put 12 months tax on my car this morning, (it's due 1st August, but you can put it on a few days early of course...) So I gave the woman all the documents, and paid the money, and she did what she needed to do to process the request, and then gave me a receipt for the money.…
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Car shopping - I know nothing about cars!
At the moment I drive a petrol Vauxhall Zafira, I've loved it for 12 years (its 15 years old) but it's old, a tank that costs a lot to run and I need something smaller. I do less than 5000 miles a year and the majority of my driving are short journeys. It's MOT is due beginning of September and tax is up end of August, I…
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Buying used car from main dealer - advice please
Hi I don't know if this is the right place to post this so apologies in advance. I'll be looking to buy a used car from a main dealer in the next month or so. I'm considering Audi A3, VW Golf, Seat Leon Fr, Honda Civic and Hyundai i30. Including the trade-in on my existing car plus cash I'll have about £17500K to use. I'm…
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driving test location
I live near London. Am I right in thinking that I can take a driving test (assuming I ever bother to try again) in any location I wanted too, even if I don't live there? So even though I live near London, I could book my driving test for somewhere like Ballater in Scotland which has a pass rate of about 80% if I wanted too?
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car wiper blades
Hello . i want buy Poundland wiper blades for my Micra 2003 but i dont know which size i should get ? they have 16, 18, 20 can someone tell me which size is for micra or where is written on car because i looked and couldnt see any numbers . thank you
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Bluetooth Hands Free alternative?
We just had a new company Audi A1 delivered, which although nice, has failed to have Bluetooth installed (even the garage couldn't work it out on the settings!) Anyway to cut a long story short, and no go to the cost of retro-fitting this, what alternatives are there for just making and receiving calls whilst travelling,…
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need a head gasket
Does anyone recognise this head it is from a generator circa 1975 I need a head gasket. http://postimg.org/image/f9jybke59/
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PCP on second-hand car - worth it?
I'm looking at getting a newer car as mine nearly 4 years old and I don't want to 'run it into the ground' and start again in years to come. I've been looking at a car at the dealership that sold me the car I have now, and they've recommended a PCP on 2 year old car (Ford Fiesta). The price of the car is £10,700, and…
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Civil claim after accident
Not sure if this is the right place for this but it's the closest I could find. I was speaking to my Dad today and he was giving me an update on an accident he was involved in a few weeks back. He rides a motorbike and was travelling along a 30mph road when up ahead he saw a woman stood waiting to cross the road. She was…
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Been advised by garage to undertake unnecessary work.
I recently (May 2015) purchased a used Volvo from a used car salesman linked to a Toyota dealership. It came with a three month standard warranty which required the car to go back there should any work be required. In June it developed an issue and the engine went into limp mode. Where I bought it was about 60 miles away…
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Ford mondeo none starter
My friends ford mondeo is a none starter. It worked fine yesterday. When turn key, all ignition lights come on, bit when turn against spring tension to start, absolutly nothing. When switch ignition off a two tone alarm sounds. Any ideas? Thought battery at first but same results when hooked up to jump pack.
