http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/17032011/36/millionaire-destroys-own-lamborghini-0.html -- Murphy's ultimate law is that if something that could go wrong doesn't, it turns out that it would have been better if it had gone wrong.

Sitting in a garage is an old V reg Viva. The owner put in a new engine after 10 years, but was then unable to drive, so it's been in the garage since then. Is there a site or anywhere that would offer a valuation of the car? Is it worth anything? TIA, Pete

Another gem about "Jerry" straight out of the archives: ==================== Newsgroups: uk.rec.models.rail From: "Rich Mackin" Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:42:25 -0000 Local: Sat, Mar 29 2003 1:42 pm Subject: Message for Jerry

On Jan 26, 10:06*pm, Worshipper wrote: This grille was used on the stock car of Nev Hughes in 1964, shown here at Long Eaton:http://www.oldstox.com/images/69.%20May%201964%20LE.JPG If it's not a Riley or Wolseley, can anyone identify it? Thanks! The original builder / racer of this car has been in touch, and confirms that the bonnet and grille were from a 1937...

Hi All, Thinking about a new car. Requirements: - 10K max budget. - Needs to accomodate 2 adults + 2 kids (but being able to do 4 adults and 2 kids would be a great bonus....but only a bonus, not a neccessity). Multipla / Zafira type vehicle would be acceptable. Looks

I'm having trouble removing the wiper blades from the spline (after removing the retaining nut) and reluctant to just lever them off. Can anyone give me some advice please Tony

I am, looking at buying an old daewoo car on ebay, can you still buy parts for daewoo cars ?

I am a paranoid schizophrenic, will that make my insurance more expensive ?

Chris Whelan wrote: On Sun, 02 Jan 2011 14:27:38 +0000, GB wrote: Seems a particularly appropriate NG for some drive-by browser hijacking. :-)

Ok guys, you have inspired me to get fit, therefore I will be selling the truck and will start training while doing some part time driving work! I will put a post up here soon with details of the truck just in case anyones interested on here (it only has one grumpy owner from new) Is there much calls for private truck sales on these newsgroups? p.s what are everbodys thoughts on stuff like whey...

Cheapest Place for an HPI check? What's your favourite? mycarcheck is £3.95 a throw. Anything cheaper, or doing a deal for say 5 checks? TIA :)

2 cars made late '93, both same model and trim (down to colour of paint and leather). 1st M reg Dec '94 105K miles, Automatic transmission, cone air filter, CAT and power sapping Unipart small bore exhaust. It really needed more warming up, CO 0.064%, HC 26ppm, lambda0.998, Idle CO 0.116%. Has used 1851L of 95ron fuel over 9391miles = 23.03mpg (24.4p/mile at 123.9p/L) 2nd M reg Sept '94 140K...

Planning ahead for some test drives in the new year... Anyone know exactly when the Jeep Patriot & Wrangler 2011 models go on sale in the UK? The Jeep website has "Introducing" pages for both, but then the actual model pages, e-brochures etc all still refer to the 2010 models. I know I could phone the local dealer, but I'm trying to exhaust my "the internet knows everything" theory...

Does anyone think as I do, that fitting 6" wheel spacers to a std car is simply asking for trouble. The hubs, bearings, and stub axles were not designed to cope with the extra loads from offsetting the wheels so much. Not to mention how it makes the steering geometry positively dangerous. The cars might look pretty to some if you like that sort of thing, but that's all they have going for...

James May has had his head damaged by a tow rope he got in the way of whilst filming the Top Gear Christmas special. http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/james-may-injured-top-gear-shoot-2740900.html -- Steve Never shake the ketchup bottle. None'll come, and then a lot'll

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/22122010/36/ford-saloon-trumps-4x4s-icy-hill-0.html I guess it takes guts to take your foot off the brake on a steep hill. -- Murphy's ultimate law is that if something that could go wrong doesn't, it

Hi, can someone tell me whether a car jumpstarter exists that, "out of the box", can be plugged into the mains and start a car. I.e., that doesn't need to have its own battery charged up first. I've looked at ones such as: http://www.maplin.co.uk/media/pdfs/A56JX_Manual.pdfA56JX_Manual.pdf and it seems you have to charge it up first. The manual doesn't mention using it off the mains.

I'm surprised how high the secondhand prices are - virtually nothing under £4k on autotrader. It's almost worth thinking the unthinkable and buying new! -- Murphy's ultimate law is that if something that could go wrong doesn't, it turns out that it would have been better if it had gone wrong.

All his talk about how Scandinavia copes with worse weather than what happened in Scotland yesterday is missing the point. All the blockages were caused not by snow blocking the roads but by lorries not being able to make it up the slightest little slope and then a giant snarl up followed. That is what stopped the gritters getting through. I have snow socks and was able to drive around...

My daughter's Tomtom Start has gone on the blink after a software update. It now no longer finds any satellites (and yes, it has been left for over an hour outside). We've tried a soft reset via the on screen menu and also a hard reset via the hidden reset button. We've tried re-installing the software updates but that hasn't worked either. There doesn't seem to be any way of "rolling back"...