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OT - Excellent garage service

I took my Rover in to the garage today because it suddenly became hesitant and then brought up the EML, but that cleare...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pvimxmex
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by pvimxmex

mk4 golf 1.6se auto 1999 eratic idle

As per subject really. Since its service at a VW specilist who are claiming its nothing they have done and would cost m...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by none
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by none

Stripping paint

I'm having a spare sunroof re-sprayed and decided to bare metal it first - it has a few scratches etc. I've done one be...
13 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dave
13 comments posted 15yrs posted by dave

Headlamp's tilting mechanism

The headlamps on a 1994 Corolla will tilt up and down to adjust the range when you move a small knob near the handbrake...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by planet445
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by planet445

Tarpaulin for oldish Mazda

A neighbour has an old, but very nice Mazda sports car. (Hard top). It doesn't now get much use, perhaps once a week or...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by borg71
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by borg71

Cunning stunts

So I asked the VW garage to quote for respraying the two front wings, bonnet and part of the roof between the windscree...
25 comments posted 15yrs
posted by krak
25 comments posted 15yrs posted by krak

Tyre sidewall bulge

The ol' car failed its MOT last week - and one of the things was a bulge on a tyre side wall. Which they'd chalked. Jus...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dave
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by dave

erratic speedo 51reg Focus

A friend of mine has a Ford focus (dunno which model, fairly basic I think) and he says that occasionally when changing...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by timdownie2003
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by timdownie2003

Quick MOT question

Hi all, I may well be wrong (nowt new) but it is my understanding that if a rear door won't open on a car it is an M.O.T...
23 comments posted 15yrs
posted by reply.to.me
23 comments posted 15yrs posted by reply.to.me

Tato Nano

Anyone any experience of these? It would do me as a cheap way of getting about.
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by me
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by me

Breakdown Cover

Anybody know where the best deal is? We don't go very far, certainly not to Europe. Thanks Steve
24 comments posted 15yrs
posted by MrPounder
24 comments posted 15yrs posted by MrPounder

Cambelt change cost and interval VW

Hi Am looking to buy a s/h golf or bora diesel for daughter in law something around 02-04 plate what is the cambelt cha...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by anon
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by anon

Repairing rust on a panel.

The sunroof on my SD1 is rotten. New ones NLA. Got what appeared to be a fairly decent secondhand one for an arm and a...
53 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dave
53 comments posted 15yrs posted by dave

The aa breakdown parts system

My AA reknewal came up for reknewal today and they offered me for a discount of £85 a policy offer which includes cost...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by none
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by none