Is it generally considered necessary to make sure that tyres on the
axle (say both front) are the same age?
For instance, if you replace one front you should always replace the
other at the same time?

Please advise on where I can obtain some  used spares for a 1970 VW
Beetle. Most breakers yards do not seem able to help

Girlfriend bought a merc 1 year old, now 2nd service due, and mercedes want
£400 ( car has done just under 8k )
Anybody know
1 what that service will cover?

Couldn't resist re-posting this from another forum.
"Having just paid £115 for the oil on my cars first service (8.25
litres), I was wondering if it is "the done thing" to provide ones own
oil for a service? Anyone done it or is it one of those things where

Is this likely to be DIY-able for a novice on these (and
most new!) engines? Any ideas (guesses, even!) at garage
repair cost (to enable cost benefit comparison) welcome.

I have my car from new and have clocked up 17 200 miles.  The past oil
changes were done by the dealerships and I have to assume they did not use
the expensive oil.  So, is a change over to, say, Mobil-1 at this stage too
risky, or  is it OK?  If it is almost risk-free, naturally my ...

I've bought a sterring wheel stalk adaptor for use with my stereo. It
looks like I need to get access to the wiring loom to plug it in, but
can't for the life of me figure out how you do that. Can anyone give me
a pointer? Do I need to remove the entire dashboard?

How do I remove a headlamp from a rover 600. Looks like just two bolts at
the top and it will pop out the front. However guy at scrappy says I have to
drop the bumber as there is a bolt underneath. I cant see a bolt underntah
though so dont want all the aggro for nothing

Vauxhall Zafira 1.8 Elegance. Year 2000 model.
Today, the 'Brakelight Check' warning on the dash computer stayed on my
entire journey.
When I checked, ALL three brake lights were non-functioning: Left/Right

Could someone please enlighten me?
What is the difference between the Ford 6006 and 6006E 6 disc changers?
I can't seem to find this anywhere.
And are they any good???

Hi,
Wondered if anyone could advise me.
Since I bought my Mondeo I have only set the alarm with the door key,
as the fob does not work ( presume battery gone).

I bought this car back in June, it drove nicely on a test drive around
town and it had a brand new MOT. The first time i took it out on the
motorway i discovered that it developed a humming/rumbling noise at
over 40mph. It also very soon developed clutch judder and several other

Does anyone have an approximate cost on changing a jaguar 3.0 S type SE
gearbox?
MTIA

Anybody had a Monaro. Have heard that the new one is  not as good as the old
one ( ie 6.0  versus 5.7 ) due to all the added emissions c**p.
John H

There's hardly any heat getting through to the passenger compartment heater
on my AX. Although other things have yet to be ruled out, I suspect that the
heater matrix may be airlocked. I can only find one coolant system
bleedpoint (between the expansion tank and the bulkhead) and ...