Hello All We need a new car and at the local Ford Dealers we saw a June 2006 Mondeo Edge 2.0 Petrol for £5995, it has a full service history - problem is that it has racked up over 42000 miles in a little over a year. The dealers computer showed that they aquired the vehicle in September last year (although he tried to imply that that was a typo) so its been on their books over a year...

http://hrsjapan.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/sale-1991-nissan-figaro-fk10-420000-yen-fob-japan/ NISSAN figaro FK10 FOB JAPAN. FOB OSAKA JAPAN 350,000 JPY. Plese E-Mail saleout 120,000 KM. FK10 AT,Blue,AC,PW,PS,Condition good, The condition of the engine is very good.

Hi I have a 1987 5 Series BMW that is in good condition (despite 152,000 miles) appart from the dash board that has three front to back deep splits - sun damage (?) What would be the best way to repair, or should I think about, if I can find one, a replacement ? Regards Kevin

I've been looking through MoneySavingExpert and moneysupermarket.com for cheap breakdown and recovery cover for my 1997 Ford Probe. I don't do many miles but I drive 200 motorway miles round trip every few months to see my friend. So I need the "carry your car to destination" most of all. I get good prices for the following providers but I've got no idea what their reputation is. Is...

Holiday hire car. Some kind of diesel. Because diesel is very cheap in Portugal - 1000kms cost me 80 euros. Bargain. So, to the car. Utter ****e. Felt like it was hinged in the middle with more scuttle shake than a

Hi just had the Fiesta MOT'd at ATS - Passed but tracking needed doing, now while driving in a straight line the steering wheel is off centre! I take it they can adjust it so the tracking is OK and the steering is centred? at £24.99 for what was 5mins work should I take it back to be redone?

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whats the cheapest way to get a car moved from ediniburgh to manchester -- ........................... Laserfink LM-PL

whats the cheaopest way to get a car moved from edinburgh to manchester - car broken

Hi, I have a perennial problem at MoT time with unbalanced brakes on my MGA. They are drums all round. I have tried freeing (even replacing) all the brake cylinders, and also fine tuning the adjustment on the shoes (I know that it shouldn't make any difference with hydraulics). Are there any other tricks that I could try to sort this out properly. thanks

Nice to see them doing a quick drag race to show that a 2L 4pot FWD car (with an oil leek) is quicker than the V8 RWD stuff some people seem obsessed with. -- If we diverted all funding from climate change research into an examination of the tooth fairy you'd have a list of BScs and PhDs as long as my arm with computer models of her wings and credible theories as to her phone number. Member...

There was a great program on National Geographic last night, It showed the entire production process of a BMW Z4, worth looking out for if you're interested in cars ;-) Pitty that a lot of the workers in the film will have been laid off by now I would think ? Simon

Any recommendations for a 'hard as diamonds' polish ? I'm thinking of something like you used to see advertised late at night on the old analogue satellite shopping channels ten years ago, where they used to set fire to the car bonnet that was treated with it ... :-) I don't particularly need some effortless 'spray it on and look the other way for 10 seconds for a perfect finish' type...

You guys are normally very switched on & helpful so thought I would ask here, might be the wrong place but shove me in the right direction if it isn't. I'm making my own fuel sender for my kitcar, the system works in principle, using a float, reed switches, magnets & resistors. My only problem is the calibration, I'm using a Smiths fuel gauge out of a Triumph (that's the tenuous link to...

i was starting to love my E36 and while i realize that it's possible it might need a whole set of new discs and pads the other night a new prob came up. i had it last winter and it's been fine since but basically i'm getting that bouncy idle bull**** again! the revs will drop to i'd say around 500rpm and then raise to bout 900rpm and then drop again. sometimes it does it once but sometimes...

I have been driving an unmodified, rear wheel drive, five cylinder, turbocharged saloon that runs on proper fuel, not this weany thin petrol stuff. Back to the petrol Saab tomorrow... -- The DervMan www.dervman.com

Seeimg as all the young dudes seem dead set on buying old rwd motors, I would like to confess to the following examples of the genre. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6WOkBdZnto&feature=related You bought one of these if you wanted something like a Capri 2.8i but wanted rear suspension as well. Mine was NHS 222V - why did I ever sell it... This was around 1988

nice and with air con! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ROVER-SD1-3500-VITESSE-V8-TWIN-PLENUM-1987-AIR-CON_W0QQitemZ180298210445QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180298210445&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/V8-Ford-Capri-XPACK-V8-HIGHLY-TUNED-feature-car_W0QQitemZ120317173156QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120317173156&_trkparms=72%3A1346%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 looks alright that, not sure on the kit but like the idea of old RWD and a V8

Basically the cigarette lighter no longer works as a lighter or a phone charger. My 2.5 yr old son was playing in the car and put a coin in the charger slot, could this have shorted something, is there a fuse for this?

The cheap £5 phone holder for my car was great for the HTC Trinity because the power connector for the car charger was at the bottom. On the Samsung Omnia it is on the lower left side, so I had to cut a small slot to take the larger Samsung connector. Not major but worth doing I can kill the battery from fresh charge to dead in 2 hours using GPS. -- Carl Robson

Normally there are about 2,500 items in Classic Cart Parts - Triumph. Today it's 1,700 or so. Same with Citroen: 99 instead of the usual 150+. The numbers always dip this low about Christmas ... but why now? Ian

After years of swearing about debit cards, I've finally found a use for one. Now that I've not got one. Buying shares...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978-SAAB-99-TURBO-BLACK_W0QQitemZ220289970238QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220289970238&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 This needs saving!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SAAB-9000-AERO-AUTO_W0QQitemZ190258748437QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item190258748437&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 Thought the bottom ends on these were bullet proof? tim..

Will I need a ball joint splitter? Any gotchas?

Dear All (and Grimly Curmurgeon-from DIY!) Last night SWIMBO and I broke down on the A5 200 miles from home in my 1993 Renault Espace 7 seater 2.1 TD family estate. Trouble is it was the fourth breakdown in 18 months and she is a) threatening to chuck me off her membership of the RAC and b)far worse threats of a personal nature ..... if I do not - at once - purchase a new vehicle! Normally, I...

Hired a mini-bus yesterday to take my son and some of his friends to Snowdome in Tamworth for his birthday. Mini-bus we had from these people was a complete shed. Never hired a vehicle in such a bad state or repair. Battery flat twice. Took ages to jump start it - we missed our first booking at snowdome. Cost me £40 to pay again. Then had to jump start it again to come home.

Did any model of 306 have heated jets? Failing this, does anyone make aftermarket heated jets? -- Abo

Hi, a 97 e 36 bmw 316. I intend to repalce all the brake lines on the car. I have a flaring tool, can make the lines up and fit them, and i know how to blled the brakes, but it was a while ago. Can i do this without disturbing the lines connecting the master cylinder the hydrolic unit and the accumilator if it has one. It does have abs. Its just the haynes manual says that if these are disturbed...

The LibLabCon one party in a choice of Blue, Red or Yellow shows it's true colours. http://www.bnp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/skin11final.jpg Illegal immigrants who have been living in the UK for seven years should be offered an amnesty which allows them to register as residents, pay taxes and earn citizenship, according to one of the Conservative Party's senior strategists. Anthony Browne, who...

This thing sounds rather ****ing impressive. http://www.autovisie.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/archief/2008/08/autovisie_film_meerijden_/index.xml -- Pete M - OMF#9 BMW 325i SE Touring Range Rover V8 Turbo Renault 30 TX Auto

Am considering a new 'off road' bumper for the front of my Jeep - the one I really like is narrower than the body. Is this OK or would it illegal for use on our UK roads? Do the bumpers have to be as wide as the vehicle body? Any of you MOT-tester types about with an opinion? many thanks

Halfords are selling 40 quid R134a refill packs - basically an aerosol with an in-line pressure gauge and some basic instructions. Is such self-servicing advisable? I thought the quantity of refridgerant was fairly ciritical and the supplied gauge looked very cheap and nasty with major scope for inaccurate metering . Also, I was recently told there are new EU rules on refridgerant handling -...

You need an E46 M3, methanol, a turbo and a cam-corder.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa6_mO3NAO8&eurl=http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1081745 -- Pete M - OMF#9 BMW 325i SE Touring Range Rover V8 Turbo Renault 30 TX Auto

Having picked up another polo yesterday I removed the K&N that the previous owner had fitted and put the stock air box back on with a fresh paper filter. It's quiet it down quieted a bit so it should be a more pleasant experience to drive. On a random side note why dose driving get worse the further south you go? After getting below Brum there was a steady correlation between the distance...

I have a few really basic questions... I have a generic set of axle stands (from Screwfix) and a generic trolley jack (from Aldi). But when I jack up my old banger there isn't enough clearance to get the stands in under the chassis supporting points. It needs to go up about another 2 inches. Stands are about 24cm at their lowest extent (without even the peg in the first hole), jack is about...

I've got some heated washer jets for my Mk.1 Mondeo from a scrapped Ghia - but unfortuantely they were stripped by the scrappy so I didn't see where the connections were made. I've heard that sometimes the loom has the connector already in place, but not in others. I just want to be certain mine hasn't before finding a decent 12V supply for them. For anyone with heated jets:

Did consider diesel, but with no TurboD option in the uk, and veg oil being dearer than 95RON unleaded, and as dear as pump diesel these days, what is the point. I found the video I posted before when researching the model not the other way round. Fancied a merc for a while as the autoboxes are pretty solid and I miss the Lexus but don't want the costs of running such a big car/big fuel...

Thinking of buying RR door on eBay, and need to tell courier how much one weighs (kg). any advice much appreciated. Rob

Hired a VX Corsa today, I can't believe how similar it feels to the Grande Punto. The window arrangement is the same, the facia and instruments are almost the same. It makes the same noises and the handling is the same.

A 2005 Polo 1.4 with very low mileage, around 10,000 miles. After driving down a motorway without any problem, on reaching the 30 mph area the car starts to judder and reduce speed (but the engine doesn't actually cut out) and the light goes on to warn of exhaust/engine management problem. The light is blinking, but there is no other instruction message. Driver was very worried, stopped...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk2ixe3xlQI WTF!

this guy needs to get a ****ing life! his good though at making engine sounds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tHrUUVWDJ4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLXv_TfpHlY&feature=related this cracked me up, watch the clip and read the comments as you listen makes it even more funny my fave is the comment that just says 'asshole'

..... what if i kept my BM and painted it satin or a flat black and lowered it? kinda like this http://www.tlzone.net/forums/attachments/tl1000s-tl1000r-forum/24102d1205726505-hotrod-flat-black-jossakin.jpg can't find a E36 in flat black or satin black but with my BM's light interior i think it would look pretty cool!

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I'm putting the Skoda on ebay. I'll be starting the bidding at 1p with no reserve, 7 day auction. Predictions ? Nearest the final bidding gets no prize whatsoever.

Dear All, I am giving the Rebel its annual titivate before the winter. It could really do with new front shoes but these (same as a Herald or a 105E Anglia) are no unobtainable. So I am giving some thought to converting to disk brakes. The braking side is dead easy: the upraight is from a Herald and I have two complete disk-braked Herald uprights available - they'll slot straight in. The...

So next year car tax goes up again but I do not understand the new costs... Taking my car into this apparently my 150bhp 1.8tQ Audi pushes out 221 (g/km) That puts me in the same band as a 3.0 X5, but a 163bhp 1.8t Audi A4 on parkers shows 169 (g/km) Mine is in the same Co2 band as the 225 bhp 1.8t's, so is their anyway you can contest this? can you write to the DVLA and tell them they have...

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