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Re: FREE laptop computer

The message from "Redman" contains these words: > Yeah, course it's free I bet you can't remove the welded in adverts an...
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posted by guy.king
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by guy.king

Toyota Avensis Starter Problems

A few weeks ago I wrote about the starting difficulties with my 1999 Toyota Avensis TD estate. The problem turned out t...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by pete.balcombe
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by pete.balcombe

Astra Alarm Problem (W reg)

How can I get my dog to stay in the back of my estate, without the alarm going off ?? I have seen the same estates with...
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posted by agent
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by agent

www.1stchoice.co.uk - WARNING!!!

Just in case anyone was dumb enough like me to use this website without realising they would charge by sending you £1.5...
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posted by no_reply_here
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by no_reply_here

Fiat Punto

My brother has just donated me a 1995 Fiat Punto 55 SX. What should I look out for going wrong on this model. TIA Bill H...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by howkersSPAMTRAP
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by howkersSPAMTRAP

Fiesta Starting Problems

Hi, My wife's 1.1LX 1993 Fiesta has a CFi engine. It has an intermittent starting problem from cold. 95% of the time it...
19 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nick
19 comments posted 21yrs posted by nick

Inside Longbridge recently....

Found in another place... http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=208 very strange seeing the old Rover fac...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jb
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by jb

help ford escort starting problems

hi, I wonder if anyone can help, I have a 1993, L reg ford escort 1.4 single point injection escort. The problem is tha...
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posted by stephen.morgan34
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by stephen.morgan34

OT: red light violation

The missus (no, really) just got a red light violation notice through the post. What's involved for a first such offence...
29 comments posted 21yrs
posted by duval
29 comments posted 21yrs posted by duval

Embossed stamp on MOT certificate. (2026 Update)

Does anyone know from when, the MOT certificate had to be embossed with the Garages name on it? My sister got pulled ov...
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posted by newsgroup
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by newsgroup

MOT computerised system

Has it been rolled out to all garages yet? Can anyone give me a date and possible link of when everyone had to be comput...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by newsgroup
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by newsgroup

tyre tread - what's the limit?

I think one of my tyres is nearing the end of it's life, what are the regulations is it 2mm minimum over the whole tyre...
27 comments posted 21yrs
posted by neutron(abcde)
27 comments posted 21yrs posted by neutron(abcde)

How prime a rover 218 SDi

I failed to get my rover 218 SDi (L reg) to start after some 6 months stationary. I was going to give it away, so I am...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by davidjones
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by davidjones

Mazda Xedos 6 - Overheating even after repair

A few months ago I purchased a Xedos Sport 1996 model with about 112k on the clock. Car had one previous owner and full...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by hlemos23-odds
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by hlemos23-odds