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• VW Golf advice 22 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Hey all, Ditching my golf Gti as need to get my wife insured and as she's just passed the test, it's expensive...plus the cars on its last legs, so now seems the right time to change. Looked at several different makes, models and styles, but going to get another golf, question is which one.
• Super Service. Door mirror glass replaced. 18 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  I wonder how much a main dealer would charge? ( the glass was £17:61 plus vat compared with a simple stick on version @ £7 including vat)
• what did you learn to drive in?? 5 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  Had 6 lessons at 17 shillings and sixpence a lesson and the seventh lesson was my test which was the lesson fee plus £1 for the test. Passed first time. Happy days in 1967. The whole lot for £7.12.5p in new money. Cheers Concrete
• Rover 75 fitting air flow meter 25 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Hi posting this again to see if anybody knows about the Rover air flow meter. I got passed a quote fro dealership for a grand total of £335 for replacing air flow meter plus labour (and new air filter). I sourced a meter for £110 (compared to Rover's £180 before VAT). Just wondering about fitting the meter.
• Hyundai i20 1.2 litre Comfort 5 dr - Gross Negligence - Annual Service and MOT 25 May 2017 (Forum)
  As it turned out it was little more than an oil and filter change plus a wash and valet plus an on site MOT - even the engine oil was half way down the dipstick between Full and Min when engine was cool and levels settled on the driveway at home. The car has been utterly reliable since new and has exceeded my expectations in every way but the dealership experience really lets it down.
• merc 1990 500 sl, r129 - front fogs plus key fob issue? 27 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  hi all, my front fogs don't work. I know it has nothing to do with MOT, (passed just fine), but i want to sell and it would be nice to have them working!...
• Many - Cost of spares 22 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Just had problems with  tyre presuure sensors. Cost £70 each plus £70 fitting each. ECU needs reprogramming afterwards to recognise new ones. Then problem with parking sensor. Cost £70 each plus, you've guessed it, £70 fitting. Car now 4.5yrs old so no warranty.
• Morris - Minor 1380cc A plus engine - what oil ? 7 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I've been following the debate in the other thread about which oil to use in a Minor, and seeing the level of disagreement I'm beginning to question the...
• Question about 'New Drivers 2 Yr Rule' 13 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Basically I made a couple of silly transgressions, got 6 points for them & as a result had my full licence taken off me and am now back as a learner on a provisional licence. Despite originally passing first time, since being back as a learner I keep failing and seem destined to not regain my full licence. (If I sound fed up with it, that's because I am... in fact I'm on the point of giving it up altogether) I've had enough mickey-taking from friends, plus lessons & tests are getting a bit expensive.
• Suzuki - Electric 16 Sep 2024 (Forum)
    Edit: I know it's seems a bit daft getting the Vitara serviced a week before chopping it in but it's on a service plan, costs a few quid a month plus they've agreed to such a good trade in price think I would have felt guilty knowing it was due a service.
• WeeSlim - Moyen efficace de réduire le poids faci 15 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  Il y a trois raisons principales à ce qui se passe. Links deleted. Not so much spam as frogspawn.
• Rover 75 air flow meter fitting 24 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Hi I'm just following on from posts from Stanton Man made a while ago about the Rover air flow meter. I too got passed a quote for a lovely total of £335 for replacing air flow meter plus labour (and new air filter). I sourced a meter for £110 (compared to Rover's £180 before VAT). Just wondering about fitting the meter.
• Driving lesson vouchers 6 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  One idea is that she needs driving lessons, as she wants to learn to drive. She did actually have some lessons about a year ago, and passed the theory test, but due to work and money had to stop. Are there driving lesson vouchers out there, that I could give her? Not knowing the good driving schools in the area is one problem, plus her finding regular time to them is the other.
• HGV driving for a year 30 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  I should think it's about £1000 for the 5 day course. Is it possible to earn back the cost of the course plus a reasonable amount with hard work in the first year, or just marketing gumph?
• Nissan Micra K12 2003 - Hazzard lights on all the time 23 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  I have no other problems with the car, everything else works(?!), and a cost of a new bcm is £350 plus vat plus fitting!! Surely, can this be an issue or can the bcm (If it is the problem) be re-wired or by-passes to another area of the car? The car cost me £600 so possibly spending £500 on repairs is out of the question.
• Fiat Grande Punto 1.2 Dynamic - Fiat Grande Punto 1.2 Dynamic service history 21 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  My son has recently passed his test, he learnt to drive in a Fiat Grande Punto and would like one as his first car.  There is one advertise in a local garage with FSH 22,000miles, £3795 (plus £125 admin fee!)
• Cost effective small automatic 13 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  hello in the near future and hopefully no more than a few months, my daughter may want to buy a small automatic car as she has recently passed her test on a auto. She is not sure what car she learnt to drive in or took her test in other than it was a small car and a automatic - lol. my question is, what would be a good small auto to drive locally that is relatively cheap to run, insure, relaible and safe and max spend about 4/5k plus insurance.
• Toyota Yaris (1999 - 2005) - 99 1.5 MOT forced replacement of headlamp - failed 15 May 2009 (Forum)
  She paid ~£90 or so plus labour for the new lamp, was she conned or were they just being technically correct but unhelpful?
• Citroen C4 (2004 - ) - 09 1.6 Fitting a towbar - "Trailer Stability Progr 30 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  A local towbar specialist will to the job for a third of the price, but he tells he will fit a relay to by-pass the car's CANBus and everything will be fine. Whom do I believe? I assume Citroën have actually gone to the trouble of recognising that a car behaves differently when towing a 5m trailer weighing a tonne plus, and if/when the driver has to brake hard or swerve, have worked out the safest way for the the car to respond, which will different from when without a trailer.
• Section 172 Road traffic act 24 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  We have recieved a reply to say that it is the companies responsibilty to identify the driver at the time of the offence and failure to do so is an offence and subject to a fine of up to £1000 plus 6 penalty points. If we are still unable to provide the information the matter will be passed to police for further enquiry.   Any advice?  What can we do if we cannot identify who was driving?