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Top Gear!!

Did you see that £1 Volvo they got, used and crashed on Top Gear tonight?? Wish mine could be that expensive!
72 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Tomartoh
72 comments posted 22yrs posted by Tomartoh

106 window

Hi Folks, Sister-in-law smashed the window on the ns door of her 93 Pug 106. She's bought one for me to refit (didn't b...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by krystnors
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by krystnors

toyota hi ace mirrors

needed toyota hi ace mirrors complete, both sides after some ashole pulled them off will pay for good set. Tim.
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posted by starlitedisco
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by starlitedisco

Mondeo immobiliser woes

Does anybody have any ideas as to the following problem? My wife was driving the car onto the drive, when she put it in...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by m0jjh
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by m0jjh

convet metric to thousands of inch

Anybody Whats 0.9mm in thousands of an inch, need to set spark gap Cheers Dave
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by me
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by me

Handbrake adjust Nissan Micra 1.0 G Plate 89

Could someone please offer some advice on adjusting handbrake on my Nissan Cable adjustment has reached full limit. Mot...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lol
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by lol

K&N air filter nut

I'm missing one of the domed nuts off one of my DCOE's K&N air filters. Does anyone know where to buy one from or maybe...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bmggooch
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by bmggooch

FewQuestions

Hi Wonder if someone out there can help me! 1. When I have done a long(ish) journey - over 50 miles for example. The oi...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by oli
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by oli

Cheap older Q-Car for a dad who should know better

Now my 6 yr old is hooked on fast&furious movies, it kinda got me thinking there must be a pile of 8-10year old q-cars...
42 comments posted 22yrs
posted by had.enuf-of
42 comments posted 22yrs posted by had.enuf-of

Battery help (thick question!!)

Thick question of the day!! When removing a car battery (Rover 416i R reg), do you remove the positive or negative first...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sec12234
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by sec12234

Ford Escort ECU

Hi All I have a escort 16V EFI which starts and then dies after about 2 secconds, we suspectthat the ECU is shutting do...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by johnbaggott
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by johnbaggott

Re: Changing a CV Boot

The message from "AstraVanMan" contains these words: > but I don't think there's much you could > make out of a CV join...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by guy.king
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by guy.king

Connecting A/C pipes

I'm about to replace a corroded evaporator in my car but a friend told me that connecting AC pipes is a specialist job...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by kenneth
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by kenneth

Knackered Master Cylinder ?

My brakes are squishy and you can feel the pedal lowering as the engine revs die down, would this be a knackered master...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by spam
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by spam

Ford diesel van engine timing.

Just rebuilt the cylinder head after a cambelt failure (previous owners. garage mechanic brother installed wrong one)....
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by majikthise
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by majikthise