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roof rack loading

does anyone know the regulations regarding roof rack loads. i am thinking of getting a plastic IBC container to store w...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by paul
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by paul

How to remove dried seagull $hit

The local seagulls have emptied their bowels onto my car (again) and the stuff has set hard on the paintwork. Apart fro...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by A.Clews
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by A.Clews

driving downhill - fuel consumption

Do you save fuel by taking the car out of gear going downhill or would that actually use more fuel?
134 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kilauea3
134 comments posted 18yrs posted by kilauea3

Help required. Car tottally dead.

Came to my car this morning and the red door light wasn't flashing odd I thought. Then tried to open the car with the r...
21 comments posted 18yrs
posted by no
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by no

does this sound like the syncro prob in the gearbox?

Hi all (again) relates to the starcraft...forgot to mention this t'ver day. When i was driving it home, i noticed when...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by julianhales
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by julianhales

Citroen C5 Speedo

Thought I better put Citroen in the title before I get the gags about contacting Clive :-) Anyone know how to remove th...
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posted by alan
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by alan

Oil Change

Hi all, just after a bit of advice if you don't mind. Took car in yesterday for a service (Just to keep book stamped as...
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posted by nospam
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

Slightly OT European breakdown

Im looking for a good deal on UK/ European breakdown recovery, It needs to include repatriation of vehicle and driver t...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by richard3009651
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by richard3009651

Peuogeot 106 radio wiring diagram

Hi, does anyone have a colour coded wiring diagram for the 106 XND. Previous owner had changed the wiring plugs for the...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by SilverDales
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by SilverDales

OT: BMW Dealer Discounts

At great risk of meeting the wrath of those with a dislike for BMW drivers I am going to be brave here. Does anybody kn...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nospamforme
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospamforme

BMW shoot themselves in the foot

The latest TV ads for BMW say that their cars are ED which they say stands for Efficient Dynamics. Strange, because I t...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nbkm57
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by nbkm57

Peugeot Indicators

The indicators (or as Peugeot like to call them, the Com 2000 (comm?) unit) on my 406 are playing up. This is apparentl...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mrdoki
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by mrdoki

ford fiesta sump replacement

I am shortly going to have to replace the rusty sump on my 1998 1.3 encore fiesta (endura engine) Seems a fairly common...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by d.rippington
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by d.rippington

Brake wobble - dodgy discs?

'04 Ford Focus Cmax Got the Focus a few months back, when I noticed that there was quite a bad wobble through the steer...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Dave.Mulvey
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by Dave.Mulvey

Citroen Synergy rear brakes?

The B-in-Law has asked me to have a look at his rear brakes as the handbrake is not holding very well on his 1996 Citro...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by not
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by not