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Any diesel mechanics out there?
I need to buy a cheap secondhand estate to fit my dogs! My husband wants me to get a diesel because of the high mileage I need to do, which is fair enough, I guess. I found one I liked at £1900, (1999 Fiat Marea Weekend 1.9 TD) but on enquiry the dealer said he had just discovered it had a dodgy head gasket and because he…
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Confused by confused.com
Hi I've been reading posts for weeks and just signed up. Can anyone help with my problem? Sorry if its long winded but it goes like this. I received a renewal quote from More Than for £369, so I shopped around at confused.com and they gave me a quote of £240 from, More Than! would you believe!. Trouble is when i tried to…
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Long shot (Haynes)
Hello Can someone help me please i need a haynes manual but they are rather expensive anyone no where i can download one maybe Thanks
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making new car key (moved thread)
hi, does anyone know where i can get cheap car key made for seat ibiza.its a plain key,no remote.you see, son has started driving the car, and he could do with his own key and own stop lock professional key too. so far price quoted is 25 pounds for car key and no one will quote for stoplock. hubby and i have our own…
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Car insurance quote for non UK license holder
Does anybody experienced that the same UK Insurance Company provided diffrent quotes based only on the fact that the driver have EEC(EU) driving license and not the UK one? thanks a lot.
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Windscreen for Peugot 106 - Cheapest? (moved)
Hi, I posted this in the 'shop, but don't drop' forum, but am posting it here again to see if I get a better response. Admin haven't moved the other one yet I've just noticed a crack in the windscreen of my Peugot 106 (about 8 inches) first of all will the car pass the M.O.T with this? (Some how i doubt it). This leads me…
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MOT Advice please
Hi All 1stly i found out that my MOT actualy expired today ..lucky i checked , can i drive this vehicle at all now ? 2nd i dont think there is anything major wrong with the car but i dont know if the car will pass its mot though its a renault megane 1996 , verry good condition , but in the rear brake light there is a hole…
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Brand New Rover cars 1/2 price for £4499 with aircon
Motorpoint of Derby have 1/2 price rovers with aircon for only £4499. You get one year warranty from them. Not bad for a new car eh? What do you think?
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Non driver with vehicle question
My wife & I are non-drivers but have a vehicle road tax question. If a vehicle is due for road tax on June 1st, can one re-tax it anytime before the date?, or do you have to wait untill say, 7 days before ?. Also, we know of a vehicle that has a road tax dated 31/12/04 and is still on the road. Not being driven, but simply…
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mot and service offers
any one know of any national companies offering mot and service at a reasonable price? I usually pay around £110 with nationwide autos but theyve gone up twenty to thirty quid this year dispite the 15 pounds off offer they have on combine mot and service this moment...proberly use them again if theres no other offers as…
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How to price my car
I have a SportKa SE, 2004, 54 plate, 6K miles. I need to sell as this car won't be big enough come August when I become a dad, so obviously I need to get as good a price as possible. This rules out part ex, so what price should I go for? Also where would you go to advertise this, and what are the costs?
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Has anyone got a SEAT Altea?
I am looking at changing my company car soon and I am really drawn to the 2.0 Diesel version Sport, I am having an extended test drive soon but I was wondering if anyone has one. If you have perhaps you could tell me how economical they are, I currently have a petrol car and diesel is abour 5p per litre dearer so I don't…
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Alan M
Rail Fares - Cheap day returns from Dundee to Glasgow. Was trying to book rail travel to the cup final on 28th May and checked online for a day return which came up as £31.50. A check on the enquiry line produced the same price. But if you check online for a cheap day return from Dundee to Perth it is £5.30 and then for a…
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Insurance For a Ford Fiesta (21 y/o Male)
Hi, Ive just bought a J reg Ford Fiesta LX 1.1 can some1 reccomend a cheap insurance company (third party only) cheapest. Cheers NJO.
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Private or Trade?
Hi people, Planning to by a used ford KA 2, probably an R reg. They go for about 1500-1800 private and about 1800-2000 trade (on autotrader). Quick q: is there a standard warranty period i can expect from a trader? Basically I am trying to decide between a 1600 car, + 170 for HPI + RAC comprehensive car check, or an 1800…
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MOT's at National Tyre & Exhaust
Hi folks, Fiesta is due for MOT in next couple of weeks any experience of the above welcomed. Do they do a straight forward test, or will i be hassled with it needs this that and the other? Any comments from other female motorists as i will be taking it myself, or should i drag hubby along? Just for info its 4 years old,…
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Car Keys
I recently purchased an eight year old Renault Megane and the previous owner only had one remote central locking key for it. I went to my local Renault dealer in Ipswich to buy a second key and was quoted a total of £134.97 This is for the Head (£67.37), Blade (£15.00) and Coding (32.50) all plus VAT. I thought this was…
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Tip on renewing Young Person's Railcard
I still have 4 months to run on my young person's railcard, but I turn 26 soon so I went to renew it for another year for the last time. :( It turns out that they're allowed to carry over up to 99 days from the previous railcard on to the new one, so my new railcard lasts until August 2006. I travel by train a lot and this…
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Engine write-off
Hi guys, My engine warning light on my 2000 petrol 1.6 Focus has started flashing and I have been told that this could be a terminal/fatal problem. I only bought the car two months ago and have £5000 outstanding on it. Does car insurance or my warranty cover me for 'write-off by engine failure?' Or am I going to have £5000…
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MOT Failure to pass for less than a fiver!
I just had an MOT on my 4year old Vectra and it failed its MOT on emissions (lamda value only). The garage very nicely explained the regular test and the extended test they had to do since it failed the first. All very helpful. :D Then they proceeded to tell me that I needed a computer check (£50+VAT) and then that might…
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