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Tyres from Costco

Has anybody bought tyres from Costco recently? I have always found them considerably cheaper than the competition but I...
16 comments posted 22yrs
posted by kevin
16 comments posted 22yrs posted by kevin

2nd hand catalytic convertor

hi all my car a 1997 clk 200's cat is gone. original part is 750+vat. Aftermarket is around 350. However my local garag...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospamavi
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospamavi

will it fail MOT because of boken towing eye

hiya everyone does anyone know if my m-reg Clio will fail MOT because the front Towing-eye is broken, and the Airbag li...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by simonpentecost
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by simonpentecost

Spam from buypartsby.com

Anyone else been spammed by "buypartsby.com", also known as "autospares-group.com"? The email reckoned someone using my...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by paul
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by paul

potentiometer Revisited

Afternoon all I'm after a bit of advice as neither my local garage who specialise in German cars or myself can find the...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by antstevens
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by antstevens

Central Locking Problems

Ford Focus UK 1.8 LX 1998 Hi Group I parked up my car and double locked it at lunchtime, when I got back I tried to unl...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by martin
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by martin

Original-ish Cooper 'S' - Value and repairability?

Hi, My dad's got a sort-of original Mini Cooper 'S' in his garage. It began life as an original 'S' in 1965 (I think -...
19 comments posted 22yrs
posted by iain.mclaren
19 comments posted 22yrs posted by iain.mclaren

Xantia Wipers parking problem

I have a L-reg (93) Citroen Xantia. The intermittent wiper function has never worked on the car (I have a 5-position st...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by muppetadr
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by muppetadr

Alloy wheels

Anyone bought wheels from this place: http://www.rochfordtyres.co.uk/default.asp They do some BMW (I assume) copies, so...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by timmuff
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by timmuff

CVH Bearings

I am about to rebuild a very high power CVH turbio engine, and need some info on the best bearings to use. Ford charge...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by n
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by n

Scary Dealers! (A Jeep Sort Of Update)

Having been utterly disbelieved by the owner, the Jeep went into the local Chrysler dealership today for a look over. T...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by merde
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by merde

camshaft locking tool

hi all, can someone recommend a camshaft locking tool for a SOHC toyota engine? i was surfing the web and couldn't find...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sanj.varah
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by sanj.varah

E34 digital mileage display.

The odometer on my car decided to stop displaying. I came across a website some time ago about this problem, and DIY wa...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mikgibbs
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by mikgibbs

Astra auto gearbox dipstick

My 2000 1.6L Astra's auto gearbox dipstick has a sign on indicating I should "read the manual" presumably with regard t...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by malcolm_stewart
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by malcolm_stewart

lost your keys

www.auto-lockout.co.uk can make any key for any vehicle lock
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by thekeymaker
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by thekeymaker