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telboy1938

Honda HR-V Alarm advice

I have a Honda HR-V 4 x 4 fitted with Thatcham Cat 2 but as I am hard of hearing I cannot hear if the door locks when in a noisy environment. Therefore I would like to either get the indicator lights...

hammerboy

Wet Feet

I have water in the passenger side footwell of my car, ther are no obvious leaks on the bodywork or sunroof, how can it be entering?

snehpetselyk

smog

does an old government vehicle need smog?

rooster21

power steering

could you tell me why the red steering wheel light has come on, the steering has gone really heavy

grangie

service light clio

how do i get rid of the service light?

trinnie

brakes clunk

i have a vauxhall vectre and when the thr tyers get warm the bk passenger side brake makes a loud clunking noise,there is also a small spring just hanging on each bk brake,and olso when the hand brake...

noddy01

car insurance

if the 2nd driver has accident does it affect main driver no claims?

bongo37

mr2 g limited

I am currently looking a a toyota mr2 g ltd. What exactly does the "g ltd"stand for?

gumball3003

i had my car written off! - help

i recently had a bash in the bad snow - not my fault, but the other persons insurance company wrote my car off.... so - after WEEKS they finall decided that my car wasnt "economically repairable" -...

telboy1938

Automatic 4 x wheel drive switching

I recently bought a 2001 model of the Honda HRV 4 x 4 and wish to know how it swiches from 2 wheel drive to 4 wheel drive automatically. I understand that it should take place when one wheel looses...

madmondeo

service light on Golf

my 53 reg golf has been recently serviced my an independant mechanic. any way i am after the combination to disable the service warning light?

sad old git

timing belt

My car s five and a half years old ..19000 miles on the clock. service manual says renew timing belt at 50000 miles or which comes firs meaning the age of the car

ibukunoyin

Rev unstable sometimes

I have a vauxhall zafira 1.8 petrol.The car runs fine in most cases but on the odd ocation the rev counter fluctuates up and down for about 30 seconds ,then stops when I pull up at the traffic...

Retread

Engine size - why are diesels 1.9 . . .etc

A silly thing but one that has puzzled me for a while . . . Why are diesel engines traditionally odd cc sizes (1.7 & 1.9 being the most popular) and petrol engines even cc sizes (1.6, 1.8 etc.) I know...

The Sherman

Ford Focus Servicing

My car has 83k on clock and I bought it at 63k and dont know what the service history of the car is. Am thinking the timing belt might need replaced and was looking for advice on how much this might...

bearsuit79

Nissan Sunny blowing fuses

I have a K reg Nissan Sunny 1.4. There seems to be a dead short on the side light circuit. Every time the side lights are switched on it blows the fuse, I have disconected the rear light clusters,...

topman9thnov

kia rio

keeps missing in 1st 2nd and 3rd gears any suggestions please.

sooz07

Personalised Reg Plate

I want to get a personalised reg plate for a birthday present. What fees do I need to pay apart from the price of the plate (duh!), retention fee, VAT and transfer fee? What is retention and transfer...

Doug627586

Accelerator control

I am trying to find out how many cars use an electrical control for the accellerator (or throttle) instead of a cable control. I understand the bits involved are a potentiometer (variable resistor) on...

rossie1

stereo code

Hi good any one help me ive took the battery off my car and now my system tells me it needs a code havent got a clue what it is. My car is a clio sport ;) all these numbers ive took of my stereo they...

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