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Would you buy a car with a welded shut bonnet?

Ok, so you've found the car of your dreams, its got all the gadgets that you want, looks good and is going for the righ...
120 comments posted 20yrs
posted by me
120 comments posted 20yrs posted by me

Robert Schuh.........

You could be needing this:- http://www.virtuallyignorant.com/ Could help attract more customers????
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posted by snarler03
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by snarler03

Fiesta overheating - a weird solution

Hi guys, this is my first post but Ive done a fair bit of lurking! My Fiesta 1.25 Zetec began genuinely overheating (bu...
6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by jfuller105
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by jfuller105

Spark Plugs / Air Filter

It's been a few years since I've done my own servicing, but just wanted to check which are generally considered to be t...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by paul02
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by paul02

Litre of diesel/petrol - how much CO2?

I was just wondering how much CO2 per litre of petrol or diesel a car produces. I have some figures from http://archive...
14 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nozza_again_gns
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by nozza_again_gns

why do haynes specifiy CO% at 'idle'?

why is so important about the CO at idle? for most journeys the engine runs idling for only a small fraction of the tim...
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posted by beerismygas
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by beerismygas

brake pipes

Can anyone tell me the size/length of the rear brake pipes for an N Re volkswagen golf, 1995, 1.4L? Thanks. Gembean -- g...
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posted by gembean.2f0eyd
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by gembean.2f0eyd

Citroen C4 Pollen Filter

Hi all, Where does the pollen filter go in? I've got a '54 Citroen C4 and as part of it's service schedule I have to sw...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by jw_uk2005
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by jw_uk2005

Timing belt on Fiesta Mk5

Oh man, how on earth do I get this bolt out from the timing belt cover? It's a yr 2000 Mk 5 Fiesta with air con and pow...
76 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nochance
76 comments posted 20yrs posted by nochance

Honda Civic Won't Start At All!

I have a Honda Civic Vti-S 1998 R-reg. The car has been sitiing in the garage for a while now since the insurance and m...
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posted by sheikh_haidar
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by sheikh_haidar

Skinny Legs

Any tips for getting skinny legs to not be so anymore? I've been working out for about 3 months now - I see fair gain i...
57 comments posted 20yrs
posted by snarler03
57 comments posted 20yrs posted by snarler03

zafira 2001 corroded brake pipes

hi all had to have any brake pipes fitted on a zafira mine is an 2001 zafira dti just took it for an mot and they said...
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posted by daz33
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by daz33

cambelt toyota yaris1.5vvti t-sport

Anyone know what the mileage or age the cambelt should be done by? its 51 reg with 5000 miles on it. Obviously its the a...
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posted by usenet1
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by usenet1

vw brake pipes

Hi, I recently had an m.o.t on my mk3, 1995, N reg, golf,and an advisor came back for my 'rear brake pipes showing sign...
29 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gembean.2eykab
29 comments posted 20yrs posted by gembean.2eykab

Replace brake bulb rear in MkV Golf (cont)

Deceptively straight foward once it became apparent there is a premade tear in the carpet that allows access to the fast...
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posted by hankjam
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by hankjam