Let's say a learner driver wants to order a new Car before she has passed
driving test. But she 'expects' to have passed by the time the car arrives,
given say a 12 week lead time from ordering to delivery..
If she has passed her test by the time the new car is ready then everything

ok, so I was talking to my Dad on the phone.  He's seen an advert on
telly.  He asked what I think of them.  Obviously I have no idea,
because I'm only really interested in fast cars and old cars.
But he's quite taken by the folding roof.

ISTR that you can buy a thing which plugs into your lighter socket and
charges up (as you're driving), like your battery does. Then if your
battery fails, you put it back in the lighter, flick a switch and then
it provides power to allow you to start the car. Come to think if it,

I've got an oil stain caused by a leaking shock absorber on my monoblock
driveway. Any good tips on how to remove it?
Thanks
Janice

It is still in production!
A lot detuned at 67bhp compared to the 80bhp 8.8:1 copmpression we used to
have, or the Tiger/Ti lump!
http://www.ikco.com/products/paykan.asp

I paid a deposit today on a new car order from a main UK dealer. This was
placed over the phone with a credit card.
However, since paying the depositi I have since leanrt that the dealer may
well be charging me over the odds for certain dealer-fit options that I

    Last Monday my car was hit from the side as the last car in a domino
style collision. I was not moving and the other parties have admitted
liability.
    The insurance company have offered to write the vehicle off but the

Would this be any good? Would it harm a battery?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1498&item=309317952
7

I was thinking about getting another car and fancied getting a dateless
plate similar to the one I have on my main car which is in the format "12
AB".
Mine is unusual letters so it was less expensive than some (i.e no J's or

What is the best method for insuring your current car prior to its sale?
This must be a common situation where you've bought a new car, transfered
the insurance cover over to it, but still want your existing car covered for
theft. Are there cheap 3rd party insurers who insure for ...

Thanx for all those that replied to my previous post regarding buying a
bike.
In summary, people are telling me:
a) Don't buy from Sterling House as they are a bunch of cowboys.

For a little while now, I've been thinking about getting an
end-of-the-line Escort Ghia, specifically in black with the 8-spoke alloys.
Like this one: http://www.littleireland.ie/classified/97e2lg.jpg
'cept in black...

Since I have ahd my car I have never used to in car lighter, now i need to
use it as a charger.
I had a look at it today and its sticky, and full of ash that is f.ck knows
how old.

If I were to place an order for a new car today, being given a lead time of
12 weeks. It would arrive in Sep/Oct, would it be a 55 Plate or an 05 Plate?

Hi Folks, I'm after some advice from the newsgroup.
I'm toying with buying a used car from a franchised dealer. It is around the
10 to 11K figure and comes with a 1 year/20,000 mile dealer guarantee.
I freely admit to not being a mechanical expert and while I can do simple