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Aftermarket clutch issue?
A query regarding buying a Second hand car. The dealer insists that he has just installed a brand new aftermarket clutch kit including flywheel. My worry was the noise. Not excessive, however, there was a noticeable difference in the running sound of the car when one pushed the clutch down. Ie idling the car made one…
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Downloaded speed camera data for display on satnavs
Does anyone have any experience of using downloaded speed camera data for display on satnav maps? I have an embedded satnav system in my VW Golf and, so far, I’ve found three possible sources of speed camera data: * GPS Data Team (www.gps-data-team.com), with a one-off subscription charge of £4. * PocketGPSWorld…
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Insurance - worth claiming?
Fully comp. Protected 10 year NCD Car worth at most 1500, 2 doors and front and back wing damaged so definitely a write off. 400 xs Sold as spares or repair worth 200-400. Claiming will not lose protected NCD but will obviously result in higher premiums on this car policy and also second car policy. Is it worth claiming?…
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Help in choosing a second-hand car
Posting for my daughter. Copied the text below verbatim: " We are looking for a reliable family car: five doors, petrol, manual. Ideally it would have less than 50,000 miles and no older than 2010 (the newer the better). We have a budget of around £5,000 but we could go up to £6,000 if it was really reliable with a good…
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Negotiating a PCH deal
Hi, Having carefully weighed up the pros and cons of personal leasing (https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/car-finance/car-leasing), I’ve decided to take the plunge on funding new VW via PCH. Having always been a cash buyer in the past 30 years (usually with a trade-in) I reckoned I knew the ropes fairly well when it came to…
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Excessive charges for Green Motion hire car
I'm looking for any recommendations or advice on a situation my sister is having with Green Motion car hire. She hired what was meant to be a Ford Fiesta this morning for a trip away for a couple of days but there was some issue and she was upgraded to a Mercedes C-class. As she set off though the car was showing a tyre…
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Motability - someone hit me and slight damage on car
Hi all, I am very annoyed sadly as i just got a new car a few weeks ago via Motability. Came back to it today and looks as though someone has hit it while parked. There is a line through it where paint has come off, like if someone has keyed but only deeper into the body of it. Also the back bumper in the corner is…
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Any reason my car would suddenly start consuming at loynmore diesel?
Hi all I have a 62 plate Peugeot 308 1.4 diesel which I've had for almost 5 years so I know it pretty well. Recently I've started to notice I'm having to fill up a bit more regularly. Today I noticed that the fuel tank is only half full despite only being filled up last weekend (for comparison I should only have used a…
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Putting a new reg onto new but used car
Hi all, I am due to pick up a new (used) car on Wednesday, I currently have the V750 certificate from DVLA. I am a bit out of touch with regards to how the transfer would proceed and would it be at all possible for me to get my plates printed and moved onto my new vehicle on the exact same day? I have heard conflicting…
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Car Purchase Agreement:Option to Purchase
Hi, I have a purchase agreement with Scoda that I have been paying for the last 40 months. Now I am at the end of the payment period I want to pay the remaining balance so that I own my car out right. I phoned Scoda finance today to pay the balance and was told that I can’t make a single payment as that most they accept in…
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Private plate number spacing
Hi everyone, Recently got a new plate, it was purchased as: T** NGX. I want to get it put onto my vehicle sometime soon but I was wondering if I could space it as T**NG X with just a space after the G instead. Have seen many other vehicles with similarly spaced plates but I would just like to make sure before I go ahead.…
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Self scrapping
I guess this has been asked before, but how do you inform DVLA that you've scrapped a vehicle yourself? They seem to want you to do it via an authorised scrapper. I don't really care, because you can just SORN it once and forget about it, never needing to contact DVLA again, at least, so it would seem. What a bizarre…
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Car passed MOT - no speedometer on drive home, very upset.
This is my first post in the motoring part of the forum so apologies if I give too much info/not enough info. 3 weeks ago I took my car in for MOT, a week before the due date in the vain hope any work done would be done before the MOT expiration date. Failed on some minor issues and also a passenger airbag fault, they…
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what glue to use
can someone advise what glue to use, i have wheel spoke clips on my alloy wheels and one of them seems to be a little loose, they are attached by glue, but i don't know whats the best to use. On the Vauxhall web site, it says they are glued on, and charging £53 for the glue, is there another sort i can get/use? thanks…
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VW Financial Services 'Preferential Early Termination'. Does anybody have any experience in this?
Hi all, 18 months ago I took up a contract hire agreement with VW Financial Services for a Seat Leon FR with a big 2.0 litre engine. Payments were agreed at £273 per month for a total of 48 months. I'm now 18 months in and my insurance is still £1700 annually (I'm 23, 4 years of driving & NCB, clean driving record). To…
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New Clutch
Hi, I'm not sure if I'm in the right place lol.. But I'm assuming my clutch is going on my 57 VW Polo. I keep getting stuck places as it wont go into first gear and I have trouble with the reverse gear also. Does anyone know how much this will be to fix/replace if I take it into a garage? I seem to getting over charged for…
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Warranty company disappeared
Good morning After any help from anyone who has any experience of dealing with a car warranty company that appears to have disappeared? We purchased a 3 year warranty when we bought a car 18 months ago, we now have an expensive repair that the warranty covered yet the telephone number on our documents appears to be dead…
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Campervan Connundrums
Hey all - we are wanting to buy a VW campervan (we are not considering other motorhomes / campers), but have a dilemma. We live close to the new ULEZ, so older diesels will be a problem from September 2019. Also in London there are surcharges on parking diesels. There's also tax and the fact that diesel is fast becoming…
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Which of these two cars would you buy?
We are needing a new family friendly car after our 2004 small hatchback has become uneconomical to repair. Which of these two cars would you go for an why? Both are £4000. 1) 2011 Vauxhall Astra (old design). Basic spec. Full dealer service history, one family owner, 62k miles. New mot and service. 1.4litre. 2) 2012 Nissan…
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EMaC Ltd / Evens Halshaw Service plan
Hi All, I purchaed my car from Evans Halshaw about 8 months back and they contacted me to offer me their service plan (as my car is due a service). So basically it comes to £570 for three years servicing and MOT, with a bunch of other 10% discounts on other services. Sounds great, right? I did the maths, in my old car, I…
