I take my 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham [RWD]
on some of the nastiest city roads: potholes, speedbumps,
cracks ... you name it.  Highways too, same problem.
What is the best heavy-duty [rear] shocks I can buy to

What is a good spark plug? In terms of performance.
Function of spark plug is to give a spark to air+fuel mixture. If a
$.99 spark plug is doing its job, giving a spark, then why use an
expensive one?

my problem is that i would turn on the van and once i tried to accerlate,
it would hesitate and cut off. At first, there was a sound like a cat and
i change the belt to the engine but the problem persisted. Once the car
was running, it ran good but once it was turned off for about ...

99 Neon
replaced rear brake lines, wheel cylinder and shoes.
while driving lost pressure in pedal.  noticed brake fluid loss from
rear passenger tire.  Took off drum and saw that the wheel cylinder had

My cousin has a 92 isuzu rodeo (v6) that failed the california emissions
test in the NO reading. The numbers were a bit worse at the low speed
reading than the higher speed check. What should be checked under the hood .
The cat was replaced a couple of yrs ago with a generic cat.

There is an article/column in the latest (August) Car and Driver by
Larry Webster, on a new fuel certification program.  Very interesting.

Have a 1995 Cavalier, manual.  152,000.  A year and a half ago replaced
the fuel pump, fuel filter, spark plugs, wires, and egr valve.
The thing has been lurching or bucking of late.
First noticed it was few weeks ago when driving at higher speeds --40,

bought an 02 sonata....the dealer gave me papers saying it was
inspected for emissions and vehicle 1 month before i bought it, and in
that time it sat on the lot.  i drove the car 200 miles and the brakes
started grinding BAD. we called a tow and he said we had NO f.cking

1985 Toyota Corolla, 245K miles.
For several years, it's been running cold (i.e. no heat, temperature
gauge at 8 o'clock.) in the winter.
More recently, it also runs hot (temperature gauge at 10 o'clock)

I have a 93 Ford Probe.  Just changed the overly worn belts and now I
have an annoying rattle/ticking coming from the passenger side (where
the belts are).  The A/C always worked excellent before this belt
change.  Now it is just average (sometimes intermittent) and the noise

I recently had my car stereo stolen. The A/C switch was broke or
disconnected. So I find that the cool or hot air is always coming out.
Depending on what setting I have the temperature set to. The switch
that increases the force of the air still works. So luckily I can turn

Have a '97 Buick Le Sabre with 60,000 miles on it.
Brought it back to the dealership today for an oil change, and they
recommended (strongly) that I also have a "transmission flush" due to having
60K on it.

My neighbor insists that a diesel engine is more environmentally friendly
than a petrol engine - is he right ?

Question:  Is my mechanic being reasonable or am I paying for an
unnecessary repair?
I just took my car to get an oil change. The Toyota dealer (I just
moved here, 1st time I've used this dealer) refused to do it because he

Thanks for the advice on this NG!  Successfully
replaced the leaking radiator on my 1995 Acura Integra
last night, more details  http://rumimmi.blogspot.com...
Thanks,