The boot did not seem to be unlocking as part of the central locking -
I put this down to the cold and tried the key - heypresto, it opened,
but on closing again seemed to refuse to open. So I unlocked it with
the key and in the course of examining the car pushed the little latch

       does anyone know exactly what this service should include if
done correctly by a main dealer? Thanks.

Does anyone know of a charity that can use and old but functional motor
(Sussex, Surrey, Kent area)?
Still has a months MoT and tax.
Thanks,

I'm in the process of moving to London for studying , I´m going to
relocate early February and stay there until June .
Wondering if any member of this group knows of a good economical
rental apartments, like a furniture flat with one or two bedroom in

I've had to replace a headlight bulb and now there is no Full Beam,
just dipped Headlights.I did this not realising that I should have
disconnected the negative lead from the battery first. I have checked
the fuses for the Main Beams in the Auxilary Fuse box and they both are

I'm currently in discussion with a bloke selling a pre-GM SAAB 900
convertible. The price isn't too bad but he's sticking on the value of
the Irish plate that's on it. He reckons it's worth about £500 (FIL
4330). Personally, I can see it far enough and it's not a plus point to

Here goes:
My old banger has 145/80/13 tyres on the wheels.
My reading is 145 is the width, 13 is the diameter and 80 the "aspect
ratio" (what the hell does that mean (depth?)?

I'm trying to find a car-tyre valve (ie ordinary Schraeder type) - ie
the whole assembly, not just the insert - that I can pass through a hole
in a flat surface and seal it (presumably with a bolt and washer either
side of the surface.  (The idea is to make an adaptor to enable ...

Can anyone give me some technical help with the following fault on my
1999 "V" reg 1.3 micra.
When you select intermittant wipe, the blades move half way across the
screen and then stop. Then you need to filck the switch, where it will

Does anyone here own one - if so, is it any good eg. engine, handling,
reliability etc? Thinking of getting a hatch or estate as a company
car. Also considering a Mondeo, Vectra or Passat. The Skoda seems to
have a fairly low CO2 rating coupled with decent performance.

Can't believe how difficult I've found finding a car privately.
B*****d illegal immigrant turned right into me when I was going straight
on on a main road, writing off my beloved old Peugeot 205, and has ruined
my life for the past few weeks.

How do you adjust a clutch for 306 1.6D ?
I hear there is some sort of automatic device
so replacing cable wont do much good.
The biting is at fairly high position and for

In case anyone is interested , I took a few pics at the NEC today.
http://s80.photobucket.com/albums/j171/alexzoidberg/?start=0

Is there anything more pathetic than morning TV? This morning's ITV
rendition of an outside broadcast focussing on today's storms, whilst
being graphically capable of demonstrating the idea of a storm was just
about as useless a transmission as they have put out.

I posted this in alt.autos.audi - but had no replies...
I have recently picked up a 2004 A3 2.0TDI DSG - its fantastic!
In the handbook, it mentions the Launch Control procedure. In the small
print, it mentions that it is available on 6cyl DSG engines (which is