September 2016
I will be going to the NEC in Birmingham later this week and the train is a better option than the car due to congestion and parking costs, (motoring link).
I have to change trains twice, but this is no big deal as the connections are very easy, the NEC station is ideal and my local station is only 100 yards away from my front door!
If I turn-up at the railway station on the day the fare will be £76.90 return.
I can book an advanced return for £48.70 which is conveniently timed.
I have just jumped through a dozen or so hoops on-line and booked EXACTLY the same trains as the advanced fare, (but splitting the tickets) for £24.70.
A quick Google also saved me the £2.50 booking fee.
Why oh why is our privatised railway system so convoluted? And why do us taxpayers subsidise private companies which pay-out a dividend?
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Hi , can anyone please give me some advice.
Looking to spend up to £3000( less if possible) on a mid size estate or a big hatchback .
I do around 17k a year with a mix of motorway long runs and town driving.
I have been looking at Octavias - Honda Civics - Volvo V50 , Reliabilty and MPG are more
important than gizmos or speeds but heard some horror stories with newer diesels .
Current car is a ford Fusion diesel that was bought at 85k and now just reached 150k
but cost me a new clutch and Flyweek ( £700 ) - A couple of Leaking Injectors ( £300 )
- Shock Absorbers ( £150 ) in 3 years .
Any help would much appreciated as my cars clutch is slipping slightly
in the high gears so need a replacement asap .
Thanks in advance
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I'm delighted to hear it's all worked out well and hope it continues for many years to come without fuss.
I'll quaff a beer or two for you at the weekend...
My 2011 1.2 TSI DSG-7 is a car with 41,000 km on the clock. I have only done 7000 km since buying it 13 months ago. It lost all 2nd/4th/Reverse gears, so got it towed into our Skoda dealer. I received a call today to say that the Mechatronic unit was gone (1660 Euro) & that I may also need to have the clutches replaced (1390 Euro). Although just out of warranty, Skoda would not even consider going some way towards the acknowledgement of a problem......even after only 41000 km of driving - ie 'Skoda do not expect a DSG 7-speed to last beyond 41000 km???
My last 1.6 Petrol DSG(6) gave no bother over a 10 yr period - We (family) have all bought Skoda's for YEARS...but no acknowledgement of our custom/loyalty - not looking for a 'freebie', just a goodwill gesture...even a free service!... Read more
Jeez bring back the old borg warner 35
Hi, after a bit of advice.
I called into my local Kia garage on sunday thinking about possibly getting a smaller car than my current vehicle. The salesman came over agreed a budget and i outlined the specs i required (handsfree, aircon, dab radio etc).... Read more
If you want to get grumpy with them the FCA will be interested in hearing from you as it's all about 'treating the customer fairly' which it would appear you have not been.
Ask who the funder is, chances are you can take that acceptance somewhere else.
Would be perhaps useful to give them a time (maybe to the end of the week) to find a suitable alternative before burning bridges.
Good Luck,
TheBroker
I have a life time warranty to which I needed to make a claim. The water pump and thermostats housing were leaking. The vauxhall garage told me it should be covered by the warranty so made a claim only to be told that the warranty company were sending out an engineer to inspect to which he did. Problem came as he said it was wear and tear ! OK but everything is wear and tear so where is the line in the sand ? Vauxhall garage even though they say it should be covered can't complain to vauxhall as vauxhall have farmed warranty off to another company so is the warranty worth the paper it's written on? Might as give up and buy a Ford again if this is how there after sales work! BE WARNED Read more
Just waiting for gordonbennet to come back saying he's placed an order for a new Astra - one with an electronic parking brake of course!
Don't hold your breath..:-) ...
Hi looking to sell my car with a private plate on. I understand you have to put the plate back on retention before you sell the car but do u get a new v5 document with the original on? Is Tia sent automatically or do you have to apply? Anything you have to change insurance? Thanks for your help Read more
Yea but does the tax automatically transfer when I put my car in its original plate ??Yes
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Don't go near this site-it's full of malware so my antivirus tells me.
I was going to go on the site and abuse the stupid trolls but cried off after AVG warned me off.
Hey everyone.
Last Wednesday 21st me and my wife dropped our 2 little boys off to school. My wife was driving down the road, loads of cars was parked on our right hand side and there was double yellows on our left.... Read more
The woman concerned needs to calm down and stop watching Jeremy Kyle or Loose Women or whatever tripe she watches.
She is attempting to extort money which in itself is illegal. Advise her that if she wishes to call the police that is her choice but you are not being blackmailed and if she does so you will in turn report her for that. Additionally she is lying saying your wife left the scene (assuming what you have said on here is true). Clearly she did not, rather park safely and exhange details so the woman is now clearly stating she is willing to lie to the police if you do not meet her blackmail demands....
Has anyone purchased a new Volkswagen Van throught New-car-discount.com recently?
Offering much larger discounts than my local dealer! Read more
After some good advice from someone on this forum, we have decided to replace the starter motor on this car. Unfortunately, all info seems to relate to Troopers with V6 engines - or in the US. Could anyone be kind enough to tell us in words of one syllable the procedure. ~They keep telling us to remove left hand exhaust manifold pipe. Ours does not have one...
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Joe, it will be a pre engaged starter on the Trooper, haven't dealt with a broken Bendix spring since i had dark hair, reckon me bendix spring compressor will be rusted away by now if i even had a hope in hell of finding it..:-)
OP have a poke nose here www.itocuk.co.uk/forums/index.php...
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Well done nick. Some good advice for travellers. Here in Kent we use South East Trains. Some weekdays(off peak) and most weekends they offer a 4 ticket return to Charing Cross, about an hours journey, for £35 complete. That is £8.75 each, return for 4 people travelling together. Not bad when SWMBO and her sister decide they need some retail therapy and me and the BiL get dragged along too.
Cheers Concrete