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Slightly OT. Insurance success.

A day after I repaired the leaking diesel seal in my wife's 106 someone ran into the back of it whilst she was waiting...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by malunspamwhite
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by malunspamwhite

Roof Repair

A ridge tile blew off my roof this afternoon and landed on the roof of my 2005 Rover 45 parked on the drive below. Luck...
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posted by paul02
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by paul02

S70 Boot strut mystery

Another tale of misfortune - can anyone decipher what's gone wrong? : Having returned home this evening to find much of...
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posted by nospam
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

And I thought I was LUCKY

Involved in a four car shunt on the A580 this morning I thought myself lucky only to loose door mirror when two of the...
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posted by Zozzer
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by Zozzer

BMW X5 and tree

outside work tonight - a nice black X5 with a silver birch tree at 45 degrees resting on it, just by the drivers door h...
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posted by myself
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by myself

Forecourt prices

Hiall. I don't have a car so what might a dealer be pushed to discount for cash? Thanks. Arthur
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posted by ravenscrofta
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by ravenscrofta

Local BMW independent?

Anyone know of an independent BMW garage within say 30 mins drive of East Grinstead please? I need to bite the bullet a...
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posted by terrypin
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by terrypin

Zafira Light Problem...

I've got a 52 plate Zafira and strange things are happening to the lights. When I turn the light control knob onto the...
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posted by lipraloof
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by lipraloof

Low end diesels

Hi all. How well do the smaller engined diesels last? I've seen a 95 corsa 1.5 with 92000 on the clock that looks good....
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posted by ravenscrofta
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by ravenscrofta

Citroën AX '95 loosing battery powe r

"Capt'in, we'rrrrre loosing power! She can't hold it much longah!" This is juuust about what my otherwise very fine Cit...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by casperREMOVE
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by casperREMOVE

mondeo brake problems

Hi all, I have a 2001 tdi mondeo ghia with a problem with the brakes. Sometimes the brake pedal is soft and goes to the...
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posted by rob_hawkridge
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by rob_hawkridge

Escort Problem (Not mine, phew)

My neighbour's W-reg escort has a minor issue I've been informed... Sometimes, if left for a couple of days and not use...
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posted by david_r
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by david_r

Update: TruPart tv480/500 wipers

Still pretty squeeky, jerky, crappy. Put the old Bosch ones back on after a thorough clean with viniger and scottish min...
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posted by david_r
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by david_r

Fan keeps running

I have a n reg astra 1.6. when I stop a small fan located beneath the passenger side headlight keeps running and flatte...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by davedavewalters
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by davedavewalters