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Seat Toledo opinions/info ?

Does anyone here have a toledo ( not the latest one, the one before it ) I saw one on a forecourt at the weekend, and i...
7 comments posted 20yrs
posted by srp
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by srp

highway code

Any sites out there that you can view/try Theory test ?
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posted by j.brown001
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by j.brown001

bump starting and the cat

Does bump starting and running out of petrol ruin the catalytic converter? I've been bump starting quite a bit recently...
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posted by neutron(abcde)
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by neutron(abcde)

ford focus TDCi Duratorq

i have a 2003 Ford Focus with 35000 miles on the clock and the gearbox has started baulking on up changes especially in...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by phil.kaye
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by phil.kaye

Can anyone recommend a good garage?

Having recently been done over by a main dealer garage I looked on the Internet to find a reliable garage. As I couldn'...
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posted by Boughen
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by Boughen

corsa w reg belt change

Just wondering if the corsa 1.2 breeze (W reg 1998) is belt / chain driven if belt what's the mileage change? Also are t...
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posted by noaddress as yet
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by noaddress as yet

99 Accord clutch

Hi How big a job is changing a clutch in one of these, a 1999 2.0LS saloon vtec? I'm a keen diy-er with access to a pit...
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posted by amoorcroft
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by amoorcroft

Nissan Primera

Years ago I had a Rover 800. There was a facility to overide the key fob thingy by putting the key in the door and turn...
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posted by EE
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by EE

"saab or GM power steering fluid"

book says 'saab or GM power steering fluid', which is, you may have guessed, for the power steering on a saab. anyway,...
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posted by mr.nice
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by mr.nice

help - possible starter prob?

ok for a few weeks now my battery has been quite flat because I left the interior light on by accident. Anyway, if I pu...
20 comments posted 20yrs
posted by neutron(abcde)
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by neutron(abcde)

Brake disk thickness

Hi On my last car (Mk2 Fiesta) I used to change the brake disks when the MOT man said "they're a bit thin". I now have...
14 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nochance
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by nochance

ABS Problem

I have a Fiat Coupe with ABS. I broke a phonic on the rear wheel which caused the ABS light to malfunction. This has be...
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posted by yes
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by yes

Mondeo mileage

I have a 1.8 1998 Mondeo petrol - what sort of mileage should I expect on a full tank, consisting mainly of local and m...
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posted by ScoobyDooLondonREMOVE
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by ScoobyDooLondonREMOVE

L Reg Nissan metallic noise

Hi, I am occasionally hearing a metallic noise when driving, it has only happened a few times and only started in the l...
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posted by hannahwalkersharpe
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by hannahwalkersharpe

Pierburg 1B2 electro choke

I posted this in uk.rec.cars.modifications but did not find an answer. Hope someone here will help. I am trying to figu...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by me
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by me