Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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Car battery £62.99
Synthetic oil £27.99
Now comes the oil change and cam belt
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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steal it
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abdus
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Registered: 23rd Feb 06
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where did you buy the battery and oil?
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Marc
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Location: York
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York Motor Factors, battery was £13 cheaper than Halfords and oil (Shell) was about £6 cheaper.
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abdus
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Registered: 23rd Feb 06
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get a hlafords trade card.
I bought a battery 2 weeks ago from halfords: came down from £57 to £26 and also got 2 years extra warranty
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Marc
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How do you qualify for one?
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abdus
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you need to be a liverpool fan
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Dee
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someone i know got a brand new vaux battery for 25 quid
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Marc
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quote: Originally posted by abdus
you need to be a liverpool fan
Yeah like that would ever happen
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abdus
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No seriously, I paid £15 premium membership on VoXN (Vauxhall Owners Network) and I got the card 10 days later
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abdus
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quote: Originally posted by Marc
quote: Originally posted by abdus
you need to be a liverpool fan
Yeah like that would ever happen
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Marc
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quote: Originally posted by abdus
No seriously, I paid £15 premium membership on VoXN (Vauxhall Owners Network) and I got the card 10 days later
You reckon I could get sign up to VoXN with a Subaru
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abdus
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they will only ask whether you are a liverpool fan 
[Edited on 26-05-2007 by abdus]
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Marc
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Well thats the hesitency under load when cold sorted
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Gareth
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I would consider getting the front crank seal done while your having the cambelt changed. Both my scoobs started leaking and contaminated the belt so it had to be changed again...
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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I pid the £15 membership on VXON, that card has saved me so much money
Brake Fluid from £7.99 to £2.16 was this weeks bargain!
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Marc
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quote: Originally posted by Gareth John
I would consider getting the front crank seal done while your having the cambelt changed. Both my scoobs started leaking and contaminated the belt so it had to be changed again...
Havn't had it done past 2 times.
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