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| How do you know if the air con is packing up? | 31 Dec 2005 22:54 GMT | 31 |
Driving my Puma is no pleasure at all these days but I can't afford to change it yet. Despite having heated front and rear windscreens, the side windows are constantly misted up with condensation running down them - and this is with the air con on full. I've tried every ...
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| right then you 'orrible lot | 31 Dec 2005 22:39 GMT | 1 |
I'm off to do stuff, so happy new year to the lot of you enjoy yourselves, and remember, don't drink and drive or get unlicensed cabs back to your places of retirement later on tonight :) see you all in a years time :)
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| Citreon Xsara clock | 31 Dec 2005 20:31 GMT | 3 |
These cold days my 2003 xsara dashboard clock shows the outside temperature all the time.I would prefer to see the time.To do this I have to press a button.I have checked the manual to see if there is any way to change things round
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| Headlamp adjuster | 31 Dec 2005 20:13 GMT | 5 |
I have just been trying to adjust the headlamp alignment for the MOT, and I think something has snapped. When I first turned the screw, the beam moved, but now no longer does. Is the headlamp adjuster a part I buy from a main dealer. If so, how do I
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| Trickle charge? | 31 Dec 2005 19:16 GMT | 35 |
I will be unable to drive my car a 2Ltr Toyota Avensis for 3 months and need to decide what to do with the car during this time. The car will be parked off road but in the open. What should I do with the battery please? If it's on the car the alarm & immobilser will still work ...
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| startup car hire business - insurance | 31 Dec 2005 18:16 GMT | 9 |
I am thinking of the possiblility of starting up a small car hire business. Just an idea just now as there is a gap in the market in my area, busy tourist area. Does anyone know what the insurance for hire cars would be like approx? I
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| Nissan Maxima V6 intermitant engine fault | 31 Dec 2005 12:38 GMT | 3 |
I received this 1994 car from a friend, it is an automatic, and everything works but it has developed a problem. At first it was just uneven idling with jerks and hesitancy as it warmed up followed by intermittent jerking when hot. A local garage checked the flash codes
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| Brake Fluid - shelf life | 31 Dec 2005 10:38 GMT | 11 |
How long does it last after purchase, if unopened.
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| Gearbox problem | 30 Dec 2005 23:18 GMT | 12 |
The car is a 98 Toyota Avensis 1.8. The fifth gear has started jumping out of gear when driving what can be done about this and in UK what would be the cost of repair (I know it would depend on garage) but a rough ballpark figure will suffice.
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| Breakdown services | 30 Dec 2005 21:44 GMT | 9 |
Anyone recommend a breakdown service aside from AA/RAC? I am in merseyside. Thanks. Arthur
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| Pug 106 1.5 diesel (TUD5) Broken camshaft | 30 Dec 2005 12:20 GMT | 1 |
All Some advise needed! As the Subject line states, I've got a 106 with a broken camshaft. the car had been running fine, takes about 4 seconds of cranking when
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| Car Polishers? | 30 Dec 2005 08:31 GMT | 11 |
OK not quite the weather but anyway... :-) Has anyone any experience of car polishers vs just doing it by hand? I've seen the hand-held ones that the likes of Halfords/Argos sell for about twenty quid, plus there appear to be rechargeable ones such as
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| Warranty Direct good or not? | 30 Dec 2005 03:23 GMT | 18 |
"Breakdown means the sudden and unexpected failure of a part arising from any permanent mechanical, electrical or electronic fault, which causes the part to stop working, and means that it needs repairing or replacing before it will work properly."
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| Excessive Tyre Wear on Fiesta? | 30 Dec 2005 00:07 GMT | 60 |
my Continental EcoContiContact EP 175-6514TR tyres on the front of a 3 year old diesel Ford Fiesta are at an average tread depth of 2mm - these were new one year ago and have done 15,000 English miles; is this acceptable?
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| Corroded brake pipes | 30 Dec 2005 00:06 GMT | 30 |
I\'m renewing the rear brake pipes (only a small section) on my Peugeot 205 (1992 1.4 GR). After copious sprays of Plusgas yesterday and this morning, I managed to loosen the union to the flexible pipe and the nut on the backplate for the
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