What would cause the brake pipes on a 7 year old car to require replacing
for an MOT?

Hi Guy,
I have a golf and I had a problem with the windscreen wipers- I
managed to get some help of another guy (with a Nissan 200SX) - all
the same he still helped me out. But the think that made it superb was

Sorry this is a little off topic ,but thinking of getting
a  Kia Sorento 2.5 XS automatic diesel
2004 /54 December  registation.
Trying to find out for sure what tax band it would come

Testing - another glitch

Having a problem. ZX failed MOT on a few things, but the main problem I'm
having is the handbrake. I put in new shoes and cables but the car is
showing off side handbrake weak. Does not fail on footbrake operation, so I  
know the shoes are OK. Left hand handbrake is spot on, but ...

As for 'Ubaydah, he had wounded his enemy but was wounded himself,
and
so his two companions killed the wounded Meccan and carried 'Ubaydah
back to the safety of the Muslim ranks. After this, the two armies

I read in a forum that the performance of these type of coils can gradually
break down over time, leading to misfiring under load, poor performance etc,
and some believe that they should be replaced after so many thousand miles,
simply to restore a cars original performance.

Off a 1.8 Golf, 1988 model so it's old skool.  Back when I used to do this,
it was easy - swap it with a known good one.
Haven't got any lying about anywhere any more. Is there a way I can test it
?

Some of you may recall my friend's Xantia that threw its cambelt the
other week.  She's now replaced it with an S-reg Xara AX 1600 petrol manual.
The rev counter doesn't work at all, which is no great issue, but I
thought if it is easy to fix then I could earn some brownie points.

Just sheared off the bleed nipple on one of the Ka's rear drums. Any
tips on how to get the rest of it out (assuming you can replace those
without replacing other bits too!!!)? The remainder is flush with the
back of the drum and there's no leakage of fluid. Given that it hasn't

Looking for a van the size of a SWB low-roof Transit since my present
wagon is showing signs of terminal decrepitude. I had a look at a VW
Transporter and a Merc Vito this morning. I've seen a lot of surprisingly
tatty looking VWs but this one, though J reg, didn't look too bad, but ...

I'm presently replacing valve stem seals and HG on my Punto MK 2 (8v).
So I'm likely to post a few daft questions over the next week.
I've followed the Haynes manual in the process of removing the inlet
manifold.  I've completed all steps but one:

Has anyone had the following intermittent faults with a Pegeout 307 SW?
1) Interior Lights come on at random
2) Fog Light comes on at random (but only when head lights are on)
Any advice welcome.

Is anybody using any of the current selection out there & any  
recommendations/disrecommendations (I've got the free elmscan software but  
a max serial port no. og 8 is utterly useless for my laptop)