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AA's definition of "local"
Hi - a neighbour has been sucked in by the recent AA offer of breakdown cover ("roadside") for £39.99 with £20 M&S voucher. Perhaps they were being naive but they didn't realise that this basic level of cover won't get them home unless the breakdown was "local". Anybody know what the AA's definition of local is because I…
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Chevrolet Captiva Injectors
I bought a 2nd hand Chevrolet Captiva on finance last year from Vauxhall Eden dealership. At the time I got an extended warranty for 3 years. Now here we are 1.5 years later, in the space of the last 13 months I have had to have 7 injectors replaced... 7! (Injectors = 1 x 3 times, 2 x 1 time, 3 x 1 time, 4 x 2 times) These…
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Fuel Saving
To get the ultimate saving of fuel. As you may know when you take your foot off the accelerator the fuel is shut off and the engine 'brakes' or slows down the car. So the challenge is not to accelerate the car too much so that you need to take your foot off straight away. Really that means 'feathering' the throttle as you…
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Carwow offer prices lower for PCP
Just used carwow to get some prices on a new car. I planned on paying cash however the prices drop about 15% when PCP is selected. Is this due to the kickbacks the dealer get? Anyone ever got a price on a new car on PCP then at the last minute switched to paying cash and hope they don't change the price? I'm not keen on…
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Vehicle Has Been Seized By Police Incorrectly
Hello, I was incorrectly arrested over the weekend on suspicion of theft with a friend. We where arrested and chucked to the floor with 8 officers and 6 cars. Held for 16 hours with no evidence against us what so ever. Just a description of 2 males. The searched my house and my friends over night as well as seizing my…
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Should I sell my car?
Hi everyone, I recently acquired a Fiesta ST for £12k and I love it! It's perfect in many ways (except practicality perhaps!) but as a pre-first time buyer, I'm very conscious that a lot of money is tied up in something I could otherwise be using for a deposit. Currently I have around £33k saved across my ISA and LISA.…
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Non fault accident - replacement car hire
Has anyone got much knowledge of car insurance claims? So my car was hit last week in a car park and third party have admitted liability (they e also offered to repair my vehicle and give me a replacement car) My insurers have started sorted out repairs and said I get a replacement car free of charge. I!!!8217;ve now been…
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Insurance or not
Hello I'm a relatively new driver (although am middle aged) so would appreciate some advice from more experienced drivers. Unfortunately I had a minor accident resulting in some damage to a parked car. Long story short I have paid for the repairs to the car I hit as the owner did not want to go down the insurance route.…
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Select Car Leasing
Hello, I hope this ok to ask here. Just wondering if anyone has had any experience of these guys? I can't post a url but search selectcarleasing is the brand. They seem cheaper than most, and I can't find the catch (if there is one!) Thanks!
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Changing car details on V5 with DVLA
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has had experience of changing vehicle details on their logbook? I am in the process of buying an 18 month old car from a main dealer. They had been using it in their rental department, so have owned it from new. When they registered it, they got the gearbox and power output details wrong…
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The seller now wants more money
I bought a motorcycle cheaply from a nice old lady who's son had left it sitting in her garden for years. I made an offer, the old lady told me she would consult her family to check if the offer was acceptable, she said she had checked and that it was. Now, after I got the bike through the MOT without having to spend much,…
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Car servicing - who are "authorised dealer"s?
Hi all My finance contract on my Vauxhall Corsas (1 year old, 10,000 miles) states that it has to be serviced regularly and by an "authorised dealer". I am trying to establish though who they include as authorised dealers! Does this include independent firms or just Vauxhall dealers - who want a lot more than the local…
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purchased another RX8
Hi my car was written off and I have recently purchased a Mazda RX8 PZ. This is actually my second RX8 so I have decent experience on how to take care of the engine. when i got the car (private sale) i didn't get a compression test done but it seemed to drive fine. What i am concerned about is the rust on panels underneath…
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AC Fan
So heres a question regarding the AC and the fan strength on a 2011 Vauxhall Meriva 1.4 petrol - the family car. The AC has never been 'cold' it only ever really blew cool air out so we decided to get the care re-gassed during this hot weather. This was done today by ATS with no issues reported, all went smoothly and got…
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Returning 2nd hand car to dealer within 6 months.
I'm wondering if anyone could help me with something. I bought a 2nd hand car from a small dealer in March of this year. Shortly after buying it, the dpf filter risk of blocking warning came on the dash. At the time I was unable to take the car to the garage to have a dpf regeneration done due to finances. Being in a…
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The rac
My Wife pays over £260 a year to the rac. Earlier today she had to call them because her car wouldn't start she was told they would be out in 5 hours time In the end it was quicker for me to travel 30 miles with a set of jump leads to start the car. Ironically on my way to there I saw a rac van parked up doing nothing at a…
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Corsa Auxillary Belt
I have a 2011 Corsa. It has done 34k miles. I do approx 5-6k a year. It is having a full service today. They also said that as it is 7ears old the car needs its auxillary belt replacing.£67. Is this so, given the mileage done? I appreciate it is rubber and this wears? Thanks
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Rules about car covers
We live in a residential area that requires us to buy a permit to park the car in marked bays on the street. For the past few months, a camper van has been parked here with a cover over it, so it’s unclear if it has a permit. I wouldn’t mind except it often is there for weekend on end and the people park it in such a way…
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Halfords damaged my wheels during tyre change - Advice
Guys Im after some advice, i have recently took my car into Halfords to have all four tyres change. Upon inspection today, ive noticed that when they have changed the tyres either the machine they use, or the tyre engineer doing the work has managed to strip the powder-coat from the top edge of the rim. You can literally…
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Split shock absorber dust covers and boots
Hi, My wife's car failed it MOT on split dust covers and dust boots on both sides of the dampers, and no longer prevents ingress of dirt. Can the dust cover and boot be replaced by itself instead of the shock absorber or are the dust covers/boots sized to match the specific shock? I am hoping you can guy any dust cover and…
