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Help identifying fitment for elderly alloy wheels
Hi, I know that there's a wealth of knowledge and experience on the forum and would be grateful if anyone would be able to help.. I have been volunteered to help a family friend dispose of a set of old alloy wheels (via ebay), at first I thought this would be an easy task as I was told they were "classic" (70's/80's) Ford…
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Wanting to buy a used car: advice needed
Havent owned a car for years. Live in London, so didn't require one, but have now moved out a bit. Coming to the end of DMP so will have spare cash. I'm thinking of getting a runaround, in the region of £1k Have no clue about cars. Just looking for something reliable, if that's possible on that budget. (Something like a…
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Looking to spend £7000 on a automatic SUV
Hi , Can anyone one advise me , my brother is looking to buy a SUV car , it needs to be Automatic and will be used around town ( no off road driving ). He has been looking at the CRV and the RAV 4 but is there any other cars that he should be looking at. He has a budget of around £7000 . Any help would be much appreciated
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Master Key
Hi, I've bought a new (to me) car and it only has one set of car keys, I was wondering how easy it would be (and how much it would cost) to get a master set made for the car? Thank you
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Looking for advice on Peugeots 'Just Add Fuel'
As the title says I'm thinking of going for the new Peugeot 108 on the Just Add Fuel scheme and I'm looking for some advice and opinions. I'm 27, will have been driving for 6 years this November, and have a NCB of 6 years currently. I've always bought my cars used with cash with the intention of upgrading (in terms of…
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Neighbour Damaged Car - Small Claims Court?
My neighbour painted his red van on thursday and managed to get lots of red paint specks all over our car. His van was parked on his parking space, our car was on ours - our space is 2 spaces away from his but it still managed to get damaged. :mad: The car is just over 3 years old (worth 13k new) and we have completely…
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Overseas Blue Badge User
I live in Canada but visit the UK every year. I now have a Blue Disabled Permit ("Blue Badge"). I have been trying to find out how I can use this in the UK. I have contacted my local municipality in the UK (Gateshead) but have not had a relevant reply (I asked them at least a couple of months ago). My flight date is…
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CBT/Motorcycle/Moped License
Hi, I was looking to get some advice on which license to go for regarding Motorcycles/Mopeds. I do not hold a full driving license, only a provisional and I have completed one CBT and a renewal course since then which expires quite soon. I can normally get the renewal for around £70-£80. Is there any other kind of Moped…
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Replacement front car seats
I'm looking to get both the driver and passenger front seats replaced. Does anyone have an experience of using a company to do this? Ideally they'll be located in/near London but happy to travel further afield if required. Thanks
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Compare the Market Information Sharing
I suppose I should have guessed but was slightly perturbed by the experience when ringing Admiral. My renewal quote was excessively high (we are talking about it having doubled over a couple of years when we have young drivers getting older and so on). Went on to CompareTheMarket and did a couple of trial quotes for each…
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Scrap or repair
I have a 2005 Vauxhall Vectra diesel, 69k. I've had it since it was 1yrs old and have never had any problems with it. The water pump is faulty (according to RAC) which caused the engine temp to go into the red zone. The engine is now very noisy. The RAC pointed out that there are metal flacks in the engine oil. This sounds…
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Hiring a car for weekend, do i need a DVLA 'number'?
A hiring a car for a trip to the Lakes in a few weeks and someone at work mentioned I need a special code from the DVLA, is this true please?
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Driving 4wd with odd tyres
I had to replace 2 x rear tyres on my 4x4 and opted for a slightly higher profile, from 35 to 40. Have ordered 2 more 40 profiles for the front, but at presnt it still has 35's on the front and 40 profile on the rear. I asked on another forum (car specific) and was almost gunned down for even considering it, even for a few…
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Insurance claim coming back to haunt me
Hi, In May last year while driving on the right lane of the motorway at 70mph my bonnet catch failed, causing the bonnet to spring open and smash the windscreen and roof. On pure adrenaline I managed to navigate rush hour traffic and park up safely on the grass verge (no hard shoulder there). I could not afford to repair…
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Single/Double DIN
A while ago, I removed the maker's double-DIN size stereo from my car, and put in a single DIN aftermarket unit. I then purchased, on eBay, a single DIN storage cubby, and tried to place this in what I thought was the remaining single DIN space. It wouldn't fit. Too big. So either the maker's stereo was smaller than double…
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Driving Licence points check
Hello everyone..... My car is due to go in to EssexFord on Tuesday and I have a loan car booked. They told me today that I need to give them my plastic driving licence and my national insurance number so they can do a licence check........ I challenged this saying that I didn't think it was right them asking me for my…
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Astra twintop pedal test code
Hi all, Read a few threads about this. So I did the pedal test after my car 1.8 petrol twintop (57 plate) gave a yellow Engine management indicator (is that the ones that looks like a circuit board...im such a noob with cars). From what I could make out the code was? 0136. I have two questions, obviously what does this…
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Incorrect HPI data (cat D) against my motorbike - please help.
Hey Guys and Gals. I am a newbie poster here and I require some advice please regarding an incorrect CAT D write off on my motorbike. I have owned my motorbike from new in May 2008 and so I am the sole owner and have never had any accidents or made any insurance claims on my bike. In June after a prolonged period of not…
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Astra Mk6 - Burning Smell
My daughter has a problem with her 2014 Vauxhall Astra 1.7dti. The car is still under warranty with a mileage of 23K. The car started smelling of burning the other day which is believed to be some kind of problem with the clutch. She contacted the main dealer who informed her to continue to use the car and the smell should…
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Car "platforms" - how much is actually shared?
The major motor manufacturers seem to be very keen on shared "platforms". For example, the Ford Fiesta and the Ford B-Max share a common platform, but from the outside I can't really see a great deal that's shared: Shared? Engine, transmission (with different ratios?), wheels, brakes, steering wheel, floorpan (do they weld…
