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car glides to left

Hi there, I had my right, front tyre replaced yesterday and today on a 280 mile largely motorway based trip I noticed t...
44 comments posted 20yrs
posted by angus
44 comments posted 20yrs posted by angus

SRS warning light

I've just acquired a Proton Persona LXI 1996 vintage in decent nick, 89K on the clock. The only problem I can find is t...
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posted by iain
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by iain

BMW 330 Diesel gearbox problem

Hi All I'm posting this on behalf of a friend of mine who has the above car. It is an 2000 X-reg model and had a manual...
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posted by Default
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by Default

wheel/bearing/roller for van door

Hi, my mate has a vw van, the the largest of the three rollers on the bottom bracket of his sliding door has gone, vw w...
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posted by rgdavidson
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by rgdavidson

OT Identifying "Flash" sports car

I saw a unusual, rather "flash", sports care yesterday. The was no makers badge I recognised but the emblem was EB, the...
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posted by see
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by see

Daewoo Spares

What is the spares situation with Daewoos nowadays? I've seen a couple of really low mileage Nubiras (50k-70k) but I do...
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posted by malcolm.white
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by malcolm.white

choppy corsa

hope someone can help I recently acquired a Vauxall/opel corsa with the engine management light constantly on. its a 20...
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posted by garbally59
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by garbally59

Punto ll -LOSS OF POWER

My Punto 1.9 HLX JTD W.reg - this car will really move with no real effort with my right foot then all of a sudden it d...
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posted by kmachowiak
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by kmachowiak

hole in the road

http://www.julianhales.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/wheel_damage.htm put the pics up online, big size, sorry, i didnt have any...
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posted by julianhales
54 comments posted 20yrs posted by julianhales

that flat tyre

Hi all I took off the alloy with the help of a mate and damn blast there was a dent on the inside of the alloy, which i...
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posted by julianhales
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by julianhales

Replacement sump guard fastener

Does anyone know what this kind of fastener is called? It holds the sump guard/cover on (or rather, used to) on my Citr...
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posted by timdownie2003
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by timdownie2003

Loose door lock

On my ol' Rover Metro 96 the door lock has come loose, the outside lock where the key goes in. I've taken the back of t...
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posted by w
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by w

Skoda Octavia Speedometer malfunction

Hi, It started a few weeks ago... sometimes, while driving, suddenly, the speedometer (how do you say it in englisch......
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posted by ICE
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by ICE

Right back wheel locked Escort LX 1.6

When the escort is started and is put into gear with the handbrake off the car struggles to move because the right back...
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posted by wiggy15byob
22 comments posted 20yrs posted by wiggy15byob