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A bit OT - Personalised Reg Plate

I am about to 'inherit' a car which has a personalised reg plate. Is there any requirement to relinquish the reg number...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Who90nospam
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by Who90nospam

Extra key for corsa 2002 reg

My son would like a spare key for 02 reg corsa which he bought with only 1 key. Dealers seem to charge about £160 for a...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tonyb61
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by tonyb61

erratic idle on a 2.5ltr sve lpg converted car

I am suffering from a very erratic idle on a 2.5ltr sve lpg converted car, currently 58,000 miles. The car is an automa...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by smurf
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by smurf

Ford Focus Window Regulator

Hi I need advice re non functional drivers window regulator on a Ford Focus Zetec 51 plate. The window glass is fully u...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by skandia4258
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by skandia4258

Wandering Mondeo

While my Mondeo Mk2 is being repaired ( new bumper) I 've been using an Astra Hire Car .I did one of my occasional runs...
16 comments posted 16yrs
posted by individualnet
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by individualnet

Management light

Whilst out and about this morning, my '02 Rover 25 1.6 engine management light has come on. There was no noticeable dif...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Andy_Cap
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by Andy_Cap

Ford Focus 1998 1.8tdi oil type and capacilty

As the subject Sons car no hand book Need engine oil type and capacity what cheapish oil would the panel recommend Regar...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by anon
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by anon

Say your accelerator jammed

Say your accelerator jammed. Well, how long would it take you to figure this out and depress the clutch/put it into neu...
93 comments posted 16yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
93 comments posted 16yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Citroen C5 Speedometer not working

Hi, My dad's speedometer has stopped working, garage quoting nearly £500 to fix... (Plus the £64 to do a diagnostic che...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by davidt-news
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by davidt-news

Renault update

Re my last post. I have ordered a new set of 4 coil packs, but in the meanwhile I bought one locally to replace what I...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nitromax
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by nitromax

MPG Peugeot 807

What sort of MPG should I get from a recent 807 HDI? The on board computer is telling me 30MPG mixed driving but the dea...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dickydirt
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by dickydirt

Renault megane 1.6 16v chugging.

We recently bought this W reg 67k on the clock. For the last few days it has ran fine without issue. Today the wife ran...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nitromax
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by nitromax