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Vauxhall Mireva

I bought this car 1 month ago from Arnold Clark. I now find it hard to select first gear,it just keeps going into 3rd....
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ian
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by ian

Ford Ka gear stick problem

Hi, my daughter just bought a 2006 Ford Ka which she thinks is great but has complained that the gearstick somtimes "li...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rob.
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by rob.

Catalytic converter - scrap value?

In the past I have taken my old catalytic converters and car batteries to the local council dump / recycling centre. Gi...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by gustavfenk
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by gustavfenk

Scratched windscreen: MOT fail?

A faulty windscreen wiper means that the glass on my windscreen is scratched, in an arc on the passenger side. * Is the...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bruce_phipps
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by bruce_phipps

Cross ref for 110bhp 1.9TDI VW Diesel

As far as I can tell the reference number on the current oil filter on our 97 VW Golf Rabbit Varient 110bhp 1.9tdi Belg...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by hssjas
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by hssjas

Ka headlight

Can any body let me know whats the best way to change a headlight bulb for a ford Ka. It seems to do it you have o have...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by toad.uk
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by toad.uk

Best car wash brush for Karcher Pressure Washer

Just spent an hour washing the car twice because the wash brush that came with the pressure washer is rubbish and ended...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tom.bradbury
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by tom.bradbury

Wheel wobble wonder

I sometimes see cars on the motorway where one of the wheels have a terrible wobble. I wonder if the driver is even awa...
22 comments posted 18yrs
posted by johs
22 comments posted 18yrs posted by johs

4.0 Cherokee Engine Noise

I've been offered a 1998 4.0 Jeep Grand Cherokee running on LPG. It's done 160 k miles, it's in good condition and abso...
19 comments posted 18yrs
posted by privacy
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by privacy

Used veg/sunflower oil

Rather than tip it down the sink, and with fuel prices being so high, can I put our used oil in our car? Its a Fiat 105J...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rsandr
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by rsandr

2008 335d coupe: gear selector light

Hello all. I have a 2008 335d coupe M-Sport with auto/sequential manual transmission. I can't recall whether the car di...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by j.r.walsh
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by j.r.walsh

My good deed for the day

Stopping a bloke on the street from putting red power steering fluid in his Xantia :-)
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by clive
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by clive