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Saab 93 Vector 1.9 TTID 2011 Convertable DPF problem
Hi, hoping somebody can give me some advice on the problems i'm having with my car. We bought our Saab 93 1.9 TTiD 2011 last feb and noticed the oil level was rising and smoke from the exhaust,so we returned it to the dealer where he dropped the oil and refilled. Over the next few months the car kept going into limp…
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Private Parking Company Fine
Hi. I had occasion to park in a small car park which serves a Co op, Greggs and a Costa. It has about 18 marked bays which on my entering were all taken. I parked outside the front of Costa as there were no yellow lines or chevrons and there was nowhere else to park. I knew at the entrance there is a sign saying maximum…
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Faulty car refund
Hi Guys, Just wondered if anyone had any advice for me. I bought a faulty car and after 3 weeks of having it the trader (who is a one man company) told me to return it for a refund. I had just moved so the garage was 450 miles away. So I took the car back but he weren't there, I waited hours but in the end weren't happy to…
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Mot query
Hi all Would like your views on this one please, tad complicated so I’ll try my best, Bought a car on finiance from Arnold Clark last may , I received the welcome pack with the usual stuff including my mot The mot was up in a weeks time so i phoned my garage to book it in I should add that on the mot there are no…
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Consumer Rights Act 2015 - Confused
We bought a car last week(6/3) and paid on credit card. Car was great until I was putting in the car mats in the front passenger foot well, on Saturday. It was soaking wet. I tested all the other foot wells and all dry. Checked the boot and there were small pools of water near the door and the foam insert where the spare…
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Advice needed-parking accident
Hi. I am a new driver, only 6 months in passing and the other day I accidentally slightly scratched another car's front bumper. Obviously I did the right thing and let the driver know. It is a small scratch and superficial but she quoted me £500 to fix it by sending me an invoice from the garage she took it to. I'm not…
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Repair (out of) Warranty
Hi, I've had a Ford Mondeo fuel pump replaced at a Ford dealer, sadly ~13 months ago, several hundred GBP, with a (presumably standard) 12 month warranty. Just been diagnosed requiring another fuel pump by a local garage who suggested I contact the dealer to see if there was any comeback under the warranty even though I am…
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HELP! Court Summons from MIB 5 years after incident - Address changed
Hello everyone, I am in need for some advice please. It will be appreciated. In 2014, i had a small accident (bumped into a taxi from the back at a roundabout) in manchester. I was uninsured at the time. I was visited by the MIB (Motor insurers bureau), the gentleman took my statement, viewed my car, took photos and…
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Car after a rear end collision
Hi I have a query about something of anyone can help? (sorry it's a long one) Last year a car hit the back of my vehicle, I reported it to the insurer and mentioned a few points I noticed since the collision, mainly a grinding sound at the rear of the vehicle, I also mentioned this to the garage when they took the car.…
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Problems with car bought on finance
Wondered if anyone could give me advice on what to do next. I bought a car from a dealer on finance and took out an extended 3 year warranty which the dealer recommended me to have. The car had a problem with the window the day we drove it home and it wouldn't go back up. It's been back twice to the dealer and supposedly…
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Buying a used car
Hi We have to buy a new to us used car, time is of the essence as mine is written off. Looking st small estates sub £10,000. Anyway the question is: is buy outright the best thing to do as that’s what I’ve always done but it seems the norm that my friends have cats on finance. Also, independent/approved used…
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Independent examination of brake discs
Hi all, I had my rear brake discs changed in February last year on a 2015 VW Golf at a main VW Dealership My car went in for it's service & MOT again in February and I have been informed the new discs are "Corroded" and need replacement...this by the same VW dealership that replaced them last year for £300. The car had…
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Petty revenge on parking ticket companies
wrong forum, I've moved it. Can someone delete this?
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Galaxy auto transmission problems
Not good. Only 1,3,5 working now. Even then it slips into neutral... Local place told me £3500 to sort. Surely not?
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GOV can't find car details
Hi, I'm transferring ownership of my car online. I entered the reg and the log book number and I had an error that they could not find the details. The reg and VC5 numbers were definitely correct. I have owner the car since brand new, so no worries that it's dodgy. The only think I can think of is that last year somebody…
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Sharp practice or just a mistake?
Hi All, Saw a used car advertised on an approved dealership's website last week priced at £6,495. The dealership is over an hour's drive from home but it seemed a good deal so I test drove the vehicle on Friday. Back in the showroom, the salesperson showed me on his computer that the price of the car was £6,945 (£500…
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Any advice welcome, I'm new
Hi all, thanks for having me. My partner and I are hoping to buy a converted van this year to live in for a year while travelling Britain and Europe. I've found a van on gumtree which is within budget but is 20 years old with a very low mileage (60000). Having done some research, lots of people advising to look at the…
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Finance with oodle?
Morning all, Long story short, I have terrible credit mostly due to previous employment, i,e never paying me in time, or at all, made me redundant TWICE, and just generally unreliable with my payments. That’s changed now and I’m in what I would consider very good and stable employment (huge company) on better money that’s…
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Automatic Older Cars
I'm planning to buy a smallish automatic car in the next month. There are some are want to avoid because the automatic box have a poor reputation. Can anyone recommend a car / model with a good automatic box. Looking for something from maybe 07 upwards. It's just for one person and one dog!
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No milage display
Hello I recently purchased a car Ford focus zetec climate 06 plate and the dashboard has 2 displays one for if the car is in Park or drive and underneath it says the milage but the dashboard was abut faulty and I had it repaired where I bought the car from and now the display where the milage was has gone blank literally…
