Car Maintenance

How much?

A friend of a friend put his very new BMW (something or other big) in for a service and replace one door mirror. He alr...

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posted by nbkm57

3 comments posted 14yrs posted by nbkm57

Insurance.

Heard a spokesman on the radio this morning complaining that car insurance hasn't been profitable for 16 years. Hence t...

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posted by dave

7 comments posted 14yrs posted by dave

Core shift - any redress?

Should a block get holes in the bore 3K miles after being re-bored to max makers service oversize? Std 83mm, bored to 8...

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posted by peter.usenet1

6 comments posted 14yrs posted by peter.usenet1

Wheel hubs/bearings/knuckles?

Recently had a problem with my Kia Sedona. Wheel bearing needed replacing... Garage at the time (I was away on holidays...

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posted by bertiebigbollox

5 comments posted 14yrs posted by bertiebigbollox

Ratchet screwdriver

Blah right in the middle of undoing some torx bolts the 6 month old barely used blue handled halfords ratchet screwdriv...

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posted by none

34 comments posted 14yrs posted by none

What's the logic?

Just acquired a Suzuki Carry 1.3 van on a 54 plate. The handbook says only jump start, don't push or tow start because...

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posted by newshound

12 comments posted 14yrs posted by newshound

Brakes pulling to the nearside.

1994 Corolla, the first time for us with it on the motorway and when having to break a bit sharpish, it wants to pull t...

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posted by planet702

14 comments posted 14yrs posted by planet702

VOSA's Matters of Testing trade mag.

if anyones interested this months Matters of Testing is out, its in pdf format. http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/M...

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posted by reg

0 comments posted 14yrs posted by reg

A brain teaser

I drive half the distance at 40mph, the second half at 60mph. What is my average speed?

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posted by johs

7 comments posted 14yrs posted by johs

Nissan Primera P11 Flasher unit location

Anyone know where the flasher unit is for the Primera P11 1998? I've been advised to replace it to be able to use LED bu...

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posted by newsfromnowhere

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by newsfromnowhere

Which car battery is best?

Car is a 52-plate Nissan Maxima QX (A33) 3.0SE Plus Auto that we intend to keep until it dies a natural death so if the...

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posted by a

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P0170 on a 1.8 Vectra

I know it indicates a fuel trim problem, but is there a common cause for this DTC to show up along with the service ligh...

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posted by harry.m1byt

8 comments posted 14yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Corsa - No Compression in Cylinder 3

So earlier today my car was shuddering when driving and kept breaking down so I took it to a garage and after leaving i...

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posted by rsp2011.8a58905

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by rsp2011.8a58905

vectra headlight not working

Hi today one of the girls at work asked me to fit a new headlight bulb in her vectra today, the one that was in had sto...

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posted by mretchless

3 comments posted 14yrs posted by mretchless

Warranty equity

Are the any instances of a manufacture matching a warranty in the US here in the UK? A tad galling to find that VW usa...

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posted by timdownie2003

5 comments posted 14yrs posted by timdownie2003