Car Maintenance

Bugger. Anyone know about Saab CIMs?

Seems the 9-3 Aero has sprung a known and expensive fault on us. Got the dreaded 'stability control failure - contact s...

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posted by italiancar

3 comments posted 11yrs posted by italiancar

Lexus RX 400H 3.3SE. Does this have a DSG transmission?

My son in law is thinking of buying a 57 plate Lexus as above. 59000miles with FSH. Petrol/hybrid. Does anyone know if...

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posted by nickswan

5 comments posted 11yrs posted by nickswan

Vauxhall Rip off

Bought an oil filter for wife's 1.7 TD Astra from Vauxhall £17.52 Get it home and open the sealed Vauxhall stamped box....

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posted by 13013dodds

8 comments posted 11yrs posted by 13013dodds

Fiesta Mk6 front springs.

Mate has just had a front spring fail. 204-159 (14-039) Lower strut to wheel knuckle lever - can a chisel do the job? Do...

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posted by peter.aioe

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Getting a part only fitted.

Garages around here are obviously doing very well. Not one I've contacted will fit a new starter motor for me, on the o...

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posted by dave

20 comments posted 11yrs posted by dave

Ford EcoSport

Have you seen any? Where are they? In case you didn't know, this is a SUV version of Ford Fiesta, launced in UK April 20...

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posted by johs

2 comments posted 11yrs posted by johs

Windscreen repairs

Driving up the M4 today and a stone skimmed across the windscreen. It has left three extremely small marks which are ab...

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posted by abcdefg

3 comments posted 11yrs posted by abcdefg

Emergency-Car-Starter

Do these things actually work,or is it a complete waste of money?? Anyone know? Cheers

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posted by nikos.semertzis

15 comments posted 11yrs posted by nikos.semertzis

09 Transit passenger fusebox position

According to my manual the passenger fusebox should be behind the glovebox and I do have one there, although it looks n...

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posted by timdownie2003

5 comments posted 11yrs posted by timdownie2003

website for used car specs?

I'm wondering if there is a good website that lists specifications of older models of cars. Only thinking of a couple o...

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posted by timdownie2003

5 comments posted 11yrs posted by timdownie2003

DIN or SAE flare cavalier 1.7TD offside front brake pipe

Hi Does anyone know which type of flare I need to make, for the offside front brake pipe on a vauxhall cavalier 1.7 TD...

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posted by jimzzr

1 comments posted 11yrs posted by jimzzr

Puggy 107 brakes under warranty?

Last March (2014) I bought the missus a Puggy 107 from a Peugeot main dealer. The car is a 62 plate and had 4000 on the...

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posted by mefirst

62 comments posted 11yrs posted by mefirst

Can you id this hose?

I hope someone can help me. A neighbour has an old Talbot Express camper van. The top hose went recently, and I can't f...

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posted by shazzbat

2 comments posted 11yrs posted by shazzbat

Fiesta steering/exhaust noise.

2003 Zetec Fiesta. For the last few days, I've been thinking that the exhaust has been blowing a bit. Only doing it at...

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posted by not.a

2 comments posted 11yrs posted by not.a

For the Love of Cars TV show

Will Chan 4 do another series? What would they dig up? Perhaps a Lotus Turbo Carlton(Omega)?

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posted by bruce56

0 comments posted 11yrs posted by bruce56