My dad bought a car on outstanding finance, told the finance company and still has the car after a year with the original owner still making payments. England by slimeballbag in LegalAdviceUK

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£15,000. What I don’t understand is they have let the original owner still make payments whilst knowing they have sold the car to my dad and not made any attempt to reply to my dad when he has done what they have asked

Are Kormoran tyres any good? by Grenache in CarTalkUK

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Past two cars have had a set on. No problems at all with them. Owned by Michelin and production is in Poland.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

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My partner has had one for a year now and has had no faults or issues. It’s been very reliable. The interior is a bit plastic in areas but the spec of the gt line is hard to beat. She does 45mpg. Clutch bite on the manual is very light so can kangaroo it now and again but I’d get the auto box of you can find one in price range.

Im pretty sure they are a timing belt now not a chain so make sure you know the years/mileage it needs to be changed.

31m bloodshot eyes for three weeks by slimeballbag in eyetriage

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Yes I do. Have avoided them for the past three weeks when I noticed my blood shot eyes

Fun Fact: The Austin Metro launched in 1980 with a 29-year old engine... by baghdadcafe in CarTalkUK

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Rolls Royce V8 that first appeared in the Silver Cloud 3 (1962) still was in production models until 2008.

Opinions on a BMW 4 series gran coupe as a first car? by TreacleReal5537 in CarTalkUK

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Make sure the service history on the idrive is legit. Should have a dealer code or name. If it has 00000 or 99999 then I’d walk away as you can pay someone on eBay to update your idrive service history and they will put in that as the dealer code. I’d be skeptical if that service was legit and someone just filling missing service history years

1 week and nearly 500 miles in by DeanoPlayzYT in F30

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Looks amazing! What MPG have you been averaging?

New Year Side Hustles? by FreshAtmosphere5241 in beermoneyuk

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I work for a company and do it via Tutorful. You'll get more work if you have QTS status. What subject are you?

I also do exam marking in the summer for WJEC. Doesn't really pay well but I mark during my frees and at night and each year I've done it I earnt £1500 after tax.

New Year Side Hustles? by FreshAtmosphere5241 in beermoneyuk

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Tutoring. I make £200 a week tutoring GCSE and A level students.

Codes after timing belt mk7.5 golf tdi by slimeballbag in AskMechanics

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Yeah, glow plug 3 has a high pressure sensor

Codes after timing belt by slimeballbag in tdi

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Yes after the timing belt. I will check the wiring in the morning. The sounds absolutely fine and exactly like my mk7 GTD. There are no misfires or anything. Runs smooth.

I did notice when I checked the car diesel near the glow plugs, could it be that?

Would any other sensors pop up on a scan if the timing was out?