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Economical car

HI I am planning to buy a cheap economical car, I dont care what fuel it uses. I also want reliability. I dont mind mind how small, but are planning to spend no more than ?1.5K....any suggestions?...

cheater123

I bought a moped in november 06 and was told by the seller it was declared SORN and I haven't used it (apart from a little go when I got it) so haven't bothered to tax it yet. Recently checking on the...

embee

No-claims bonus for second named driver

Can anyone tell me which insurance firms give a no-claims bonus to the named second driver of a car? I had insurance of my own but when I gave up the second car the insurance relapsed as it was over 3...

thames

where are the spark plugs ????

I have a peugeot 406 1800 cc petrol car. Today I wanted to change the plugs because its started misfiring and I cant find where the plugs go. I know that sounds silly I thought that they were at the...

smesh

Peugeot 307 - fuel consumption

I picked up my 04 reg Peugeot 307 2.0 XSI 3dr last week from a main dealer. 1 owner, 26k miles with full history. I've had it exactly 7 days and I've done 153 miles on exactly half a tank - I'm...

hubblebubble

Prom/Leavers ball

Does anyone know of any unusual and impressive vehicles that could be hired for a prom? E.g. Stretch hummer or tank etc... (In East Anglia, England)

Compostella

Top Gear

It was suggested in the Times last Sunday that there is no new series of Top Gear scheduled. Meanwhile, on Saturday in his column in The Sun, Jeremy Clarkson rubbished the continuity announcers...

Dee Sa

Nornman the Dog

Pls could you go back to petrol fiasco posting ? many thanks Dee

d0gsb0dy

Does my diesel have a cat?

I have just bought a used Corsa and the back box on the exhaust has come adrift. I am having it repaired in the morning, but would like to know if this model (1.7) has a catalytic converter fitted.

Dee Sa

Tesco fiasco

I am about to collect my car today after having all the work put right from the Tesco petrol, there are 4 seperate bills and the total is about ?800. What do I do next, Tesco has said they will pay,...

the millster

Number Plates

Hi, we have a personalised number plate 'M3 NLC' our friend thinks we should sell the plate separately to the car as he thinks it might be worth more that way, how do I find out what value a number...

salsadancer

Formula One track, Monza, Italy

Has anyone been to the Monza track in Italy? If I don't have a car, is there good transportation, and which is the best city to stay in close by?

me40

engine

how do you know wot the bhp is on a car

sheepheaven

no mot insurance claim

My mot has expired by 1 month i need to make an insurance claim, will the insurers pay out?

alwync

car history

im looking at buying a used car, but the history checker im using is saying the reg has no DVLA or police record. what does this mean? other registrtions ive tried brings up etails like car model and...

Tombhoy

Speeding Defence

Hi I would like a little advice please. I was driving along the M4 in the middle lane behid a white van. The van driver was driing erratically by braking suddenly and swerving slightly. I assumed...

me40

car engine

wot is 149g/km

fairkatrina

Bugatti...

So I'm thinking of getting a Veyron...Anyone got one and know what it handles like???

trish24

Driving in USA

Do i need an Internation driving licence to drive in USA? If yes, how do i go about getting one?

tobeloy

Blue headlight bulbs

Can these bulbs that shine blue/white be fitted to any car? and also are they all the same quality or does anybody who has bought these find some are better quality than others? Thanks for any help...

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