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Car going up

Can you give your stories on the following please folks! When you've had to lift a car on the driveway outside the hous...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by snow1
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by snow1

Penny for your thoughts?

Got into work today. Reversing into place, I completely lost my footing and instead of applying the brake pedal, I appl...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sjdean
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by sjdean

Snatching Steering

Hi; I have a 2005 Mondeo ST220, which I bought recently with 30,000 miles on the clock. It's a joy to drive, but has a...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ed
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by ed

Nissan Micra running problems (air flow meter)

Hi Everyone I hope someone can give me some advice, I have a Micra Auto 1000 (Jap import) K11 model and it's running ro...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cliff100.2p8jbt
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by cliff100.2p8jbt

Astra head gasket

My daughters car's blown its head gasket. garage have the head off, reckon it's been like it a while judging from mayo...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tartansand
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by tartansand

97 fiesta blower motor

Hi Guys. One for those of you with Ford experience again. My sister's 97 Fiesta has a blower that only works on speed 4...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by news
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by news

Focus or Civic for £3,000?

Can you give me a pointer as to which cars/model to look into. I have about £3,000 to get a car. For me and the wife. W...
50 comments posted 19yrs
posted by notme
50 comments posted 19yrs posted by notme

Oil Level and Dipstick in 1.4 TDCi

Evening, I'm finding it very hard to take oil readings from my 1.4 TDCi (Ford Fusion 03). It looks like I may have a li...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by motREVERSEDhawley
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by motREVERSEDhawley

Halfords oil at £13 or Texaco at £9

I need some more engine oil for my 1994 Corolla GLI 1.3 . In halfords their list of the suitable oils for this particul...
22 comments posted 19yrs
posted by blue.star777
22 comments posted 19yrs posted by blue.star777

Citron Saxo 1.1

Hi How do I remove old break shoes and fit new ones on a Citron Saxo 1.1 I do not have the manual. Thanks Stan the Man
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stephen
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by stephen

Air Conditioning Dilemma

1999 Vectra 1.8 LS My air condition stopped working.Both the switches in the car- one with the snow flake and the other...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by generalhospital
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by generalhospital

Brakes on a new style Swift

Hi all, I've got an 05 plate 1.5 Suzuki Swift. At the service last year I had them check out the brakes cos they were s...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Adele.Chaplin
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by Adele.Chaplin

Slightly OT but I trust you guys...

OK So i wasnt sure where to ask, other than the DVLA, so I thought I'd ask here in case anyone has experience. I passed...
21 comments posted 19yrs
posted by coyoteboyuk
21 comments posted 19yrs posted by coyoteboyuk

Octavia rear suspension

Hi everyone One of our cars - a 2003 Skoda Octavia Classic Estate (old shape, 1.9 SDI diesel) developed a loud metalic...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by evan
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by evan

Mondeo external temperature sensor readings

Anyone got any ideas what is causing this and, more importantly, how to fix it? My Mondeo's trip computer's external te...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stephen.leak
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by stephen.leak