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Renault Master, cutting out

The company i work for have a 03 reg renault master van, it has a re-occuring problem that no mecanic can figure out. it keeps cutting out, it seems especially prone to this going up hill. the...

grasscarp

Has anyone had dealings with this company. They are in the business of renting out cars when your car is having repairs done, so they are getting paid through insurance. At end of last year had car...

hammerboy

Wet feet

I have water in the footwell, passenger side, no obvious leaks in the body work, what could it be?

harryt

what oil

I am trying to find out what oil to put in my Fiat Punto 1.2 w reg, I know it is 10w/40 but is it synthetic or part synthetic that i need? Thanks

kujawski

wonky car

very vague and very weird. i have a jaguar xj6 1996,(rear wheel drive obviously) and on acceleration the back end seems to want to do its own thing either pull to the right or pull to the left, fells...

PIP447

caravan

Doe's anyone know the best way to keep the green gunge out of the seams in caravans

missnemesis

Which is better?

Good morning all. My OH is looking to buy a new towbar, ball etc for our car. Up until now we have used a ' flange ' style ball however he is now considering buying a ' swan neck ' Before we commit to...

wallis1007

renault megane (again)

Renault megane 2L R reg. Just replaced the engine along with new cambelt. Car running perfectly apart from it is now going into safe mode. As soon as the car has driven a couple of hundred yards the...

kujawski

cleopatra

Hi, i have a cleoptra 700 ,23 ft, 4 berth boat, mid 70's, 6 cyl volvo penta engine, been in the water 3 years (when it last had it anti foul), nice clean condition, hasnt been used since aug last...

marymarymary

NCP parking fine

i parked in an asda car park today and returned late to the car. The ticket had run out and there were two NCP atttendants starting to put the car details into their machine. I drove away before they...

anthony25

renault scenic 1996 temp and clock fault??

the milage display has gone off my renault scenic 1996 r reg its just blank..also the display where the time and temp is also is faulty and works when it feels like its blank now but works other...

maxiewaxie

Should I buy an old VW golf?

I'm going to look at a WX Golf tomorrow, it's 1997 1.8 Automatic, it's done 55K genuine miles, been in the same family since new, full service history, very good condition. The thing is I know nothing...

anotheoldgit

New Road Sign?

On a local road I recently saw a new road sign, that I hadn't seen before. This was a red bordered triangle with what looked like a snow flake in black on a white background. I have later discovered...

dontknow

mini 1960 rear window

hi all i need a rear window for above mini any help thanks

eyepie

car wont move

A colleague in my office has been away for six weeks leaving their car at home. Though the car engine has been regularly turned over when he came to using it again it wont move. The engine is ok and...

greenas

low mileage diesel

I am looking to buy a 3 litre diesel a8 but only do approximately 7000 miles /annum .Would the performance of the engine be affected ?

trinnie

brakes

my back passenger brake makes a clonking noice when i brake but only when the tyers get warm more so in slow moving traffic.

dbevhead

number plates

Yesterday I saw several cars with GREEN number plates. Any idea what or where they come from.Was very near a MOD area at the time.