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Tyres opinions?

OK, these el crapo tyres have to come off - no wet grip whatsoever, and since the drought order was made it's rained in...
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posted by chrisB
23 comments posted 20yrs posted by chrisB

Anyone recommend a good VW specialist in West London?

Hi there - I have a 40k service due on my Golf TDI '52 coming up very soon and I have been told I should shop around fo...
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posted by nick.g.pearson
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by nick.g.pearson

Cassette to CD upgrade question..

My 2002 Ford Galaxy has a cassette player and I was thinking of buying a Ford CD player off ebay to upgrade it. Most of...
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posted by colin.watters
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by colin.watters

N rge Ford Escort, faulter temp guage

The temp guage on my Escort shoots up to the Chernobol setting, i.e away to the right as soon as my car starts. I've ha...
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posted by bigcraigieyourclothes13
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by bigcraigieyourclothes13

Just won this BMW on ebay

Hi all I won this last night, never had a beemer....4640433629 Got a few alarm bells ringing, not to do with the car, i...
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posted by julianhales
37 comments posted 20yrs posted by julianhales

2,5000 to 3,500 for an old vauxhall chevette?

What do you make of this? An old vauxhall chevette 1984 going up for auction with a guide price of between 2,500 and 3,...
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posted by bdavis
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by bdavis

mpv which one?

For my sins, Im on the lookout for a diesel MPV, I have read and listned to very bad reports about the Galaxy/Sharan/Se...
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posted by richard3009650
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by richard3009650

What am I going to do with this then?

Blasted eBay! Just bought myself a P reg (oldest shape) Mondeo with a long MOT, in excellent condition with no rust or...
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posted by oss108no_spam
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by oss108no_spam

Power Steering on Ford Ka.

A friend has a Ford Ka she uses very infrequently. She has the following symptoms from her power steering. [1] a) Loses...
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posted by toad_oftoadhall
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by toad_oftoadhall

Charging System Diagnosis

1997 Ford Escort 1.4. Battery is not getting charged, even though warning light is not showing a problem (ie it lights...
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posted by news.weighell
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by news.weighell

Deisel on car?

Hi, Was at the petrol station today filling up, and a lady having trouble putting deisel on her van started spraying it...
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posted by james_s
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by james_s

Ford Ka

Hi, I am having a couple of problems with my KA. The rear window heater and rear wiper have stopped working. Does anybo...
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posted by benwatson1974
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by benwatson1974

Fitting tow bar electrics to a Peugeot 106

Hi, I have fitted a tow bar on my 106. I am wondering where the best place to drill the hole to bring the cable for the...
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posted by tspill
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by tspill

Fiat Punto

My daughter has a 2000 W reg Punto which has recently developed an annoying fault. When moving in slow traffic, or roll...
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posted by toprefnospam
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by toprefnospam