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Ford Mondeo ST220 (vs BMW 5 Series)

I may have the opportunity to buy a late 2001 (might be early 2002) Moandeo ST220 Estate with 30K on the clock within t...
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posted by mike.safetycatchvincent
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by mike.safetycatchvincent

Possibly a dumb MOT question (or two)

I don`t get them done very often (perhaps once a year ;-) ) - is it a month prior to the old one running out that you c...
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posted by void
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by void

corsa running problems

my newphew has a corsa 12v with the ecotec engine (1999) and is having some problems that have gradually got worse. it...
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posted by noone
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by noone

starting problem

Yeah i have a 1990 VW Corrado and for some reason i was just driving one night with some friends and all of a sudden my...
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posted by ryan62864
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by ryan62864

Espace tyre Pressure

I have just got a Espace on a M plate. It is the Helios edition. I need to know the tyre pressure front and rear. its no...
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posted by darlingbudsofmay
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by darlingbudsofmay

Antifreeze colours - mix OK?

I just got a VW Golf (89) with green coolant in it, which is pretty low so I want to top it up. My bottle of antifreeze...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by chocolatea
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by chocolatea

Painting brake disc hub help

After taking my car to a stealership, the idiots have sprayed TFR onto the wheels, the paint on the brake disc hub has...
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posted by martin.collins
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by martin.collins

Peugeot 306 heater matrix

what a f***er of a job, just spent the last 5 1/2 hours doing one, god knows where I.C.M.E get their times from, they h...
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posted by reg
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by reg

Black smoke

Does anyone know if red diesel causes engines to chuck out more black smoke than normal diesel. I watched a guy driving...
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posted by j.crawford2k
29 comments posted 21yrs posted by j.crawford2k

Warranty Claim

A bit of a follow up on the earlier post "sods Law" ! Spoke to Renault UK and they said as it was the clutch cylinder t...
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posted by nospam
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by nospam

Painting tips.

I am picking up a SOC that is needing a bit of TLC to some of the body panels. I shall be spraying them myself and it w...
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posted by rufty_tufty_hoolythug
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by rufty_tufty_hoolythug

Renault laguna Panels needed

While parked in a car park someone has reversed into my Laguna (1.8RT 97 5D). I have damage to bonnet and grill which b...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nothere
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by nothere

audi a6

Hope someone can give me some advice. I'm thinking of buying an audi a6 2000 X reg 1.9 tdi, 80k on the clock, timing be...
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posted by bob_pro1
14 comments posted 21yrs posted by bob_pro1