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luckystrike

Free wheeling in neutral

Does 'free wheeling' down hill in neutral do any damage to your car, or is it simply a good way to save on fuel?

MantaRay

Car Polishes/Waxes

Are there any that don't leave white residue on the non-painted surfaces?

katmarrow

vw transporter t25

hello, can anyone tell me where the carburettor is on a vw campervan t25 1900cc 1989 petrol model please

benny3008

Cr@p cars which are cheap to insure!

Can someone please give me any suggestions for rubbish old cars which would be cheap for a 17 year old to insure, I started off with a rover 214 which I struggled to afford so changed to a Fiat...

TWR

We do not bite!

I think the majority of replies off this section get it right, I cannot understand why, when someone asks the site for advise "AFTER" they have paid to get the work done, a lot on here are...

smccullagh

buying a used car

i have just bought a car and when i look up the reg number to get it insured no veichles come up yet the car has already been taxed before and was moted in feb . all relevent documents seem to be...

roizee2009

hi all i am thinking of having a motor mover fitted to my Bailey pageant caravan. As there are so many on the market can anybody recommend a particular model. I look forward to your replies. Thanks...

tillyh345

Luxury Lexus IS200 or Mini ?

Which wud u prefer?

peewhitt3rd

Warning lights on 7.5ton Mercedes truck

A red warning light with"!" appears when I press the brake pedal. Have checked for leakages and loose tubes etc. Does anyone know what might be causeing this

top_driver

re: steering

had me break pads changed, and four new tyres, they were put on a balance, and it turned out the person i payed 80 euro per wheel to fix didn't fix them at all they were as good as square, apart from...

derrynoose

"Drophead" spanner

I don't know the correct name for it but I am looking for an open-end spanner, one where the open end, instead of being in line with the rest of the spanner, is at a lower level. There is a...

Shadil

car

what is a CAT D

tigwig

Do you think this is a fair price?

My friend has just had their car in for a service, MOT, 2 new tyres, brake pads and discs. Not at a main dealer but a well known chain of garages. They were charged £890! Fair or ripped off?

23sue

Peugeot 406 factory fitted stereo

Hi, Can anyone tell me how to find out what make & model of factory fitted stereo would of originally been in my Peugeot 406 2.0HDI LX Yreg (2001)? Peuegot can only tell me the part number and...

joko

stabilisers...when were they invented?

did they have them in 1940? cheers...

jovi4

topbox for a yamaha fz6 fazer{05}

Hi All, What type of topbox will fit a yamaha fz6 fazer {05}, as i bought it with a yamaha rack already fitted to the bike [ the rack is bolted to the side handles], Someone told me that a Givi E470...

moswinner

fiesta Diesel Thermostat

My Thermostat reading has recently dropped from normal to the reading below that then it jumps back up again and every so often the whole display including the red warning light flashes. System not...

top_driver

urgent (steering)

hi, how are you, need professionals on this one, when i'm driving my car, and when i turn a bend, the car undesteers which has almost got me killed on a few occassions, and throws to the side when i...

rov1100

Price of Fuel

When many of us switch to electric cars (say 50%) does that mean the remaining 50% have to pay double for their fuel? I say this based on how OPEC operates...the more we cut down on oil they increase...

joe1

'P' reg Mondeo revs when turning steering wheel?

Hi Just got a secondhand Mondeo - anyone know why it should rev up when I turn the wheel?? Should it? thanks...

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