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Audi a3
Looking for help/advice please. Purchased a 2010 Audi A3 in June 2018, 5vweeks ago had problems when starting. Now been told it could be egr valve! Have I got any rights to go back to the garage I brought from - problems started 7 months after purchase. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you
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Garage Bill
My daughter took her car to a local garage to look at the brakes which were faulty. They inspected the car and told her what work needed done, and gave her an estimate or quote, which was very high. She did not give her agreement for them to go ahead but left the car in the garage while she got quotes from other garages…
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fine from smart parking
i picked up a family friend from a local pub i waited in the car just over ten mins for them to come out .and ive recieved a parking charge from smart parking saying ive gone over my time limit any help at all
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Service Book missing stamp
Just bought a two year old Honda from a reputable dealer (not Honda). The car has three year warranty (can pay for a 4th year) the dealer has serviced the car so the service book has his stamp for the 25,000 mile service point - the 12,500 service point is unstamped - will this invalidate the Honda warranty? The dealer…
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Paying off a LEASE early??
We've got approx £5000 of lease left on our car, which is 18 months of payments. Has anyone paid off their lease early? Please note this is a straightforward lease (PCH) and not PCP. If we can pay it off early and save the monthly payments, we'd like to.
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Van Donations to charity
does anyone know if any van companies who are willing to donate to charities
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Motorists overcharged by £1,000+ for car finance loans - MSE News
Some car finance customers are paying more than £1,000 extra in interest charges due to certain commission incentives, the Financial Conduct Authority has said...Read the full story: 'Motorists overcharged by £1,000+ for car finance loans' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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Anyone driving a car with VW group 1.0 TSI EVO or 1.5 TSI EVO?
Hi, all, I am about to get a new Seat Leon with 1.5 TSI EVO. However, i read reviews say there is a problem with the engine which put me off a bit. https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/owning-1/2019-01/volkswagen-acknowledges-problem-with-15-tsi-evo-engine/ Is there anyone driving the 1.0 instead? Do you suffer same problem?…
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Fiat 500X Daytime Running Lights yellow light on dashboard
Hi Please can anyone help with a little advice? I have just noticed a yellow light on my Fiat 500X dash and upon checking it means `check daytime running lights and parking lights`. I have just had a quick look and one of the bulbs on the daytime lights seems to have gone. I havn`t got a clue what my parking light are! I…
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Car purchase cash or debit card
I'm going to look at a used car at a dealership today. I know I can negotiate better deals with cash payment but is paying by debit card the same as cash payment from their point of view? I can't get that amount of cash out in time and really I don't want to be carrying thousands of pounds of cash about anyway.
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Car Finance contract issue
Hello all, long time lurker now first time poster, some help would be appreciated and hopefully I can do the same in future for others. Basically, I agreed a price over the phone with a main dealer and paid a deposit over the phone for a car. Price agreed on the phone was £170 per month for 60 months. Deposit paid was…
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Car on finance Vs loan from bank
Hi guys, Thinking of getting a car on finance but can’t decide on which road to go down. Out of everyone’s experience / knowledge, is it better to get a car on finance (pcp, hp) or get a loan from the bank? Also, this may seem a silly question, but if anything goes wrong with the car or general maintenance, who pays for…
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Large petrol auto with low insurance.
Sun 3 Mar 2019 12:28 wazza2004 I have a Renault kadjar on the motability scheme. Being a large person I drive with the seat as far back as possible. There is barely enough legroom space in the back for my teenager son. I want to buy a mpv/suv or any vehicle that has high seating and is easy to get in and out. It needs to…
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ArnoldClark 60 day warranty
Hi I got a car on HirePurchase from ArnoldClark and I still got a "60 days warranty for used card" but i found my clutch got a really high bite point like there is no much clutch left. Is that warranty will cover that to get replaced or fixed?
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Renting out VW campervan?
Hi all, Myself and my sisters inherited my dad's VW camper when he passed away just over a year ago. It has been stored in a garage for most of the time since his death as things were still very raw and we didn't know what to do. However we now need to make a decision as it's insurance is coming up for renewal again etc.…
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Multi car cover 2 cars one driver?
I know Admiral do “multi car cover” but is this one driver two cars? For ncd purposes? Or am I looking at two separate insurance policies one with my ncd on one car and a new from scratch policy on the other? I’ve got full 15+ years protected ncd at the moment, I’m going to be running another car shortly so looking at…
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failed car repair and constant excuses
Hi. So my turbo went on my car and i had to have a new engine. I approved the repair and was quoted 2 to 3 days. I rang 3 days later several times and messaged several times and eventually got through to be told he was waiting for parts and that it would be another 1 to 2 days. I rang repeatedly 2 days later after having…
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Car insurance and sp30
Have trawled the net and cant find the answer, does anyone know? Hubby got a SP30 this year, first in 20 years on a vehicle he uses for work. He also has another car which is rarely used, both are coming up for insurance renewal soon. Does he need to declare to both insurance companies or does it just relate to the vehicle…
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Insurance after buying car
If you were going to see a car quite a distance away whats the best way to sort out insurance so your insured for driving it away there and then? If it was closer normally you could view then go away and sort insurance etc then go collect it the next day/few days later. But when it's a longer distance invoked I don't want…
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vauxhall antara life time warranty
hi i have vauxhall antara 2014 model and ‘ve been driving for around 3 years; have heard that vauxhall offers life time warranty for cars bought since 2010. Is it true and will cover me or shoud I extend network Q warranty for peace of my mind as i do a lots of mileage.... please advise....
