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Buying A Used Car, Advice Please.

I'm interested in a car that is on a local online car sales site on Facebook, I'm going to meet the seller tomorrow and he tells me ' I only have the green slip with my details on', re ownership. Is...

Khandro

Honda Steering Assembly

I love my old (immaculate) Honda 1997 CRV. I've just had it serviced by Honda and they say it needs a new steering assembly ("Lenkgetriebe komplet") however, there feels nothing untoward in the...

malagabob

M6 Smart Motorway

So what is this "smart motorway then"...

retrocop

Vehicle Reversing Camera

I own a Nissan Nivara with reversing camera.I bought it new in 2013.In 2014 during a warm and sunny spell the screen went very dark with horizontal lines going up and down like the old TV's out of...

TWR

Have You Ever

Dropped to sleep whilst Driving your car?

Hughes009

Cancellation Of Car Insurance

My husband and I both have separate car insurance policies which we pay approximately £30 per month, £700 annually. My daughter has just purchased a car and we can get better deal elsewhere for...

dieseldick

2011 Citreon Ds3. Service Question

citreon ds3, ive had it 18 months now without service, why should i need to get it serviced ? i was told most of servicing charges are a right bloody rip off anyway. how much is the average oil /...

brainiac

Exhaust Back Box

My car needs a new exhaust back box to get through the MoT. Is this quite an easy item for a garage to fit?

thesecondlaw

Speeding Motor Bikes

It seems to me that most "average speed" cameras through roadworks are forward facing. Do speeding bikes "get away with it" as they have no front number plate?...

anaxcrosswords

Hand Car Wash - South Manchester

Looking for a hand car wash in the Altrincham / Bowden area, ideally one that can offer mini valet. TIA!...

tonyav

Reliable V Unreliable

A few surprises here imo. http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/britain%E2%80%99s-most-and-least-reliable-used-car-manufacturers-2015/ss-AAb52Ea...

Marl

Instrument Warning Lamp

We have an 02 VW Passat 2.3ltr V5. An exhaust warning light has been flashing on the dash and the car appears to shudder when being driven. Has anyone else experienced this? Is it safe to drive the...

malagabob

Are These Areas More Of A Danger

Have been up and down the M6 a lot recently and have come upon traffic ahead braking hard an tailing back The cause, those chevron areas "keep 2 part" I think they cause more problems. Traffic moving...

AliceTickband

Micro Cars

Anyone out in ab land own a micro car.....in need of some info Btw I dont mean 'micra' Tia...

annieigma

Fuel Consumption

Hi All, Anyone know the expected fuel consumption for a 2.0 petrol VW passat, 2001 model, saloon? I tried google, but didn't get anywhere. theres one for sale down the road, £695, full service...

sigma

New "car Tax" Rules

msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/tax-disc-loophole-leaves-angry-drivers-facing-massive-fines/ar-AAaMvme?ocid=mailsignoutmd So how do you tax your car. If you tax your new car before notifying change of...

Rossie47

Ford Focus Front Window Washers

Totally stumped front window washers not working, take of the connection to the pump and the wipers work but when the connection is put back on, it only works occasionally.

gy237

Vauxhall

How to remove vauxhall astra mk4 w reg1.4 16v petrol hatchback heater vents?

djtdjt

Operation Crackdown

Why is this site so difficult to use? It's a really good idea but I could'nt get the red and green cars to the correct positions. Why cant it just ask location/incident etc....

ToraToraTora

Why Isn't This Car 0 Ved?

I was watching Top gear and it featured a Ferrari Daytona, RPA 64L, I thought I'd look and see if it was still on the road, I was surprised to see it listed as £230 even though it is older than 40...

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