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Car purchase. Now problems.
I bought a 2012 diesel astra 6 weeks ago from a car dealer. 53000 on the clock. I've done bout 700 miles. I noticed a noise from the engine which I too to a garage. They sent me to a gearbox specialist who have said the bearings need replacing. As part of this work the garage says should change clutch and flywheel. Total…
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Excess mileage refund?
Hi all, firstly apologies if this has been answered as I've looked through a lot of the threads and cannot see a definitive answer. I recently VT my car, it was not up to 50% yet so paid 2k additional. I then got charged £800 excess mileage charges as they worked this out pro rata. Naively I paid this thinking that was the…
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ERS insurance via brightside - schedule value clause
Unfortunately our car got stolen, and have realised via the usual search engines had gone for the best deal, Brightside (was actually only about 30£ cheaper then next best one) but the car value has come back at min 20,560 but the insurance company ERS is telling me that my policy had a schedule of market value or 17k, now…
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Peugeot 107 2013 Active trim, verdict?
Just curious as to anyone's verdict on the above as a runabout vehicle, 3-5000 miles per year, town driving? Thanks :)
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Stolen Car Recovered, still not got back
My car was stolen over 8 weeks ago, it was recovered the next day. It was a brand new BMW that I had only had for 1 month, the damage wasn't too bad, but, it needed to be repaired. My insurance told me the garage it was being sent to, it was not an official BMW garage, the garage are not very good and ordered the wrong…
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What kind of insurance should I be getting at 20yrs old?
Hi, I'm interested to know what kind of insurance everyone would recommend for a 20-year-old, please? I know that fully comp' covers 'everything' but it's more expensive so I'm wondering what the best alternatives might be/ what you guys recommend.
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Steering is wonk.
All of a sudden, on a long run I realized my steering was massively WONK. Supremely so, I've no idea how this suddenly came on. My wheel is at a 45 degree angle pretty much to stay straight on the road. So I duly took it to get the alignment / tracking done (only had this done last year) and they found it was way off.…
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Voluntary termination
Evening experts. What is a valid reason for wanting to vt your car. I'm nearly half way through my contract and have lost all confidence in it. Last month the gear box went and I had to take out a £3600 loan to pay for the repairs. Annoyingly it's only 7 years old and has done only 46000 miles. The car runs perfectly but i…
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Cancelling new car order.
I have discovered this week that MG have changed the specification of the new MG 5 ev. The roof bars are now for “decoration only” with a capacity of 0kg. Previously the brochure emphasised the the practical advantages of roof bars, the front photo had a bike on the roof and there were several other photos of the roof bars…
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Solved. Is this a general motoring thread or also a technical thread?
If technical: Does it matter which way the oil cooler hoses are fitted on the VW vr6 engine
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Electric - Hybrid Vehicles
I would like some advice, I live in a village where all the access roads now flood on a regular basis. I have a diesel Honda CRV which is brilliant, but I'm conscious of the environmental damage, I cannot get a straight answer from car sales on the suitability of Electric or Hybrid cars in this situation. Does anyone have…
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4 In 1 Jump Starter Halfords 594335. Is It any good? Has Mixed Reviews?
Do I make the jump or get / do something else? I'm not using the car so much now which resulted in an almost flat battery after a week. It's a stop start model, so a new battery is about £200. Petrol cost would accumulate with more frequent unnecessary running to top up the battery. Thank you for all replys.
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Ticket from April no response since
Hi I hi I got a ticket at a shopping Center around March this year and I sent all my relevant info telling them my blue badge had fell out of the windo when my wife returned to the car to collect something. But they did not allow it so as it was getting close to the double up cost wise I rang to pay but all I kept getting…
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Toyota Yaris or VW Polo
Been doing some reading, and want one of these two cars. Between 2009 and 2014 plates. Preferebly 5 Door and direct from the manufacturer ( Used Approved ) First and foremost, reliability - followed by ease of driving and parking. Only for short distances. From what i've heard and read ( from car users, not paid…
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Buying new tailgate gas struts
Hi all, I have a Volvo that is a bit old, but otherwise perfectly good. Unfortunately, the gas struts on the tailgate started to struggle recently, with one of them making a horrible sound every time it was used. I asked the dealership for a quote to replace but it was of course astronomic for something that is a simple…
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Admiral Car Insurance
I have got a very cheap quote from Admiral. Much cheaper than anyone else. Unfortunately they are on my 'Don't touch with a bargepole' list. Are they really bad? It always looks awful that their 'sister' companies Bell, Diamond and Elephant have to tag along a few £s apart. As though you aren't supposed to realise they are…
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MOT advisories: Tyre worn close to legal limit
I recently got an MOT advisory: "Tyre worn close to legal limit". When I asked what's my thread depth, they said 3 to 4mm. As a new tyre is only about 7 and legal limit is 1.6, I thought my tyres still have quite some life in it. Am I wrong or are they trying to sell me some new tyres?
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Can someone help me understand my options? (PCP and Negative equity)
Hi, I'm about 2.5 years through my 4 year PCP deal on my Audi A4, and due to changing family circumstances since taking out the agreement, would like to change to something with a bit more boot space. Spoke with Audi and I'm currently in £4k negative equity (which I presume I would nibble away at as I get closer to the end…
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Dashcam
Hi,Do I need a specific SD card for my dashcam (Streewze) not good with technology, I'm confused between SD card and micro SD card
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Radio Codes
Hi all, Just wondering if there is a site to get a code for my Ford Focus? I managed to get the serial number for the stereo M114168. Any suggestions and support would be very much appreciated. Many thanks G
