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Poor headroom
Does anyone else find that a lot of cars have poor headroom? I am 6'4 which is tall but not freakishly tall. We are talking a few inches above average height. I drive a Fiesta and fit in my car quite comfortably. In fact, even when the chair is not all the day down, I easily can more than a fist-worth of room above my…
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What to do keep car or let it go ?
So unfortunately i had a minor collision last Friday apparently it's the #1 cause of accidents in the UK at a junction the person infront pulls away onto the roundabout then slammed on the brakes and blamm after me hitting the brakes the collision was about 5 mph but his bumper is marked up and my drivers side light got…
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Timing belt
Hi All. I really need to get some advise as I’m in a middle of buying a car, which in a very good condition 4 years old but has done 86651miles. This is a Volvo v40 D2. I’ve done some research on it prior and decided to get it. Its has a “full service history” which again. When I called Volvo and ask them for the history…
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Can never get off my drive! Is there anything I can do?!
Two of my neighbours constantly park with half of their car in the road/on the pavement which means that my partner and I really struggle to get off our drive. Is their parking legal or is there anything we can do?
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Problems with a car
Hi, sorry think it’s my first post or at least first in a long time! My daughter has a car on finance, she’s had it for about 2 year. She came to us to say she thought the brakes need done, so when hubby looked one of her tyres were worn too. She was due to go on holiday from Manchester Airport the same day. We live…
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BMW Dealer vs Independent Service
Hi I have a BMW 5 Series purchased via our main BMW showroom on a standard finance package. I'd like to take my car for it's next service to a more local, independent "BMW authorised" garage who are nearer my home (and a lot cheaper). I intend to hand the car back in two years when I hit my mileage ceiling, but don't want…
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Private Car Parking 'Fine'
Had my car parked in a private car park. I registered to pay for parking for the first 24 hours, but due to bad local mobile telephone reception did not receive the 10 minute expiry warning until 20 minutes after it expired. However, I did remember to log on to the website 5 minutes before expiry but by the time I entered…
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Has this garage damaged my car and wrongly passed my MOT?
So let me start this by making clear my mechanic knowledge is limited, I’m starting to do more and more work on my own car (especially now) but there’s still a lot I don’t know and almost certainly things I think I know that I don’t. So last week I sent my car in to have the front brake discs and pads replaced (something I…
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no strap to pull boot lid shut
I am not quite sure of the technical term, but on my Skoda fabia, I have a strap on the boot lid which I use to pull it closed. This is very useful for me as I am on the small side. The equivalent strap on OHs Peugeot Partner van is even more useful. Yesterday I was out with my sister in her new Vauxhall Corsa. At one…
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New used car or keep current one
Hi, I am looking for some advice. I currently have an 07 mini cooper (75000 miles) which meets my needs. However, i am considering selling it as it has become fairly expensive in maintenance bills. It cost over £1000 in bills, including servicing and mot, this year. Apparently the average maintaince cost is 300. For some…
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2007 Punto indicator troubles
Indicators only working on one side, I suspect it’s the relay, has anyone else experienced the same fault?. Thank You
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ECU - Vauxhall Meriva - ABS and TC warning light
The Garage can't work out what's the issue. The ABS and TC warning light keeps coming on. It's fine when you start the car, but after a bit (2 minutes worth) of driving it pops on! I took it to the garage who replaced the sensor, but the lights still happened. They then replaced the wheel bearing. And the problem…
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Blue Badge parking in London
It's very confusing if you have ever tried to find out where the free disabled bays/parking spaces are. Nobody seems to supply a clear map of the streets where BB parking is allowed. We are hoping to get somewhere close to St Paul's Cathedral. Does anyone know of any spots or useful websites? (TFL is useless, and the…
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Selling Car for scrap
Hi All. I am selling my car for scrap, the car is an MOT fail and has been declared off road for the last 2 years. The problem i have is that the mileometer is digital and as the car has no battery i dont know what it is in order to fill out the paperwork. do i really need this info to scrap it ? thanks. Pete
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Bought vehicle with outstanding finance.
Hi I hope this is the right place to post but I cant find the same topic somewhere else. I bought a car 2 and a half years ago (my first car) it is a bmw 3 series (2005). Anyway I am trying to sell the car now and a few buyers have told me it is on HPI for finance. I have paid for a check and it seems they are correct it…
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Car part warranty issue.
Hello, my car's engine decided to die back in March so I took it to a garage to get it replaced. They ordered one in and over a period of a couple of weeks (time was no real issue) they installed it. Whilst this was going on they damaged the reconditioned gearbox so the garage forked out to get it fixed by the specialist…
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Fiesta Spare Wheel Question
Hi there. Does anyone know if the full size spare from my 2011 Zetec will fit a new Fiesta Active 1? Don't want to add to the cost of a new vehicle if the old one will do! Thanks, Claire.
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incorrect new car
Hi, I'm not sure if you can help, but I've no idea what to do. Short version , we ordered a fiat 500 twin air 105hp waited 5 months then went in to collect it, 1/03/18. They had lost all the paperwork so had to re do it all so 3hrs later we drove away only to find it was the wrong car, it was the 85hp the only way we knew…
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Tesco insurance renewal
We changed our car in March and expected the insurance for the new car ( bigger, and newer ) would be more expensive this year. The quote came in last night at £450- up from £200 for the previous car. An online quote for the same company came out at £294. On phoning husband was told he did the right thing. They use several…
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Declaring on going claim?
My wife is currently involved in a on going insurance claim which she believes is a crash for cash claim as the cars never touched.her insurance is due next month so does she have to declare this incident at the time of renewal or wait for the outcome of the insurance company investigation to declare any fault?thanks paul.
