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Ford Escort Head gasket

What's a reasonable price to pay for a new head gasket for a V-reg Ford Escort?

Sun Visor for Fiat Punto Grande

Hi all - wonder if you can help. One of the clips on the sun visor has snapped off. Have tried blue tac to keep it in together but it keeps falling off and landed in my lap!!! - Any suggestions and if...

abilicious

car speakers

what speakers are suitable for a stereo with 45watt output? how does the stereo output relate to speaker specification

Berkhof

Unmarked Police Vehicles

Can anyone tell me if there are any regulations with regards to the use of unmarked police cars on 'A' roads ? I have noticed that several roads have signs giving prior warning that these vehicles are...

gsr600

insurance ncb

Hi all. last September my sons car was hit in the rear at a roundabout, it is all repaired, the other driver admitted liability & was first to inform his insurance company etc, however my sons...

tinkerbell23

how much petrol per distance

simple answers please haha!! im not good with this type of thing im planning to make trip from glasgow to bristol which is just over 350miles...any idea howmuch petrol that would cost in a mini...

gina32

peugeot 306

please can anyone tell me what the dial i the middle of the screen is on a peugeot, it says off, min and max, its in the middle of the rev counter many thanks

gaoler

Zafira Roof Bars

Can any of you help. My girlfriend and i had a 06 Zafira and bought the vauxhall roof bars so we could use our roof box when going camping. We now have a 09 Zafira, and before any one thinks we're...

spencer45

mondeo tdci not well

my mondeo 2.0 tdci has just started smoking and a loss of power as if turbo has been turned off, (the smoke is dence as if to much diesel is being burned) please help

derekpara

MOT or service first ?

Which should come first ,MOT or a full service ?

Glidr

My wife is hopeless!!!!

FFS I feel like punching her in the f*cking head. I'm sorry for that but I'm so angry and frustrated with her. I'm busy modding my car. I've spent ?1000 on alloy wheels and she's kerbed all of them....

oilrig

Lost bike insurance

Is there any way of finding out who l am insured with using my reg or postcode?

lawsanass

mercedes sprinter van problems

Hi, this really is a last ditch hope of a solution !! my husband has a mercedes sprinter van on x plate. It starts fine but as soon as you try to move off in gear the engine dies. The computer has...

coz-bob

volvo automatic gear??

Hi, does anyone know where i might be able to buy a volvo 850 series automatic gear stick from? also, it's got to have a wooden look! would greatly appreciate any help! thanks :)

looobylooo

urgent - car bodyshop repair garages ...?

hi, im asking this on behalf of my dad, can anyone recommend a car bodyshop repair garage in the rugby area please? thanks

hibeeslass

ford cd player

Hiya i was on a few weeks ago asking how i went about getting the pin code for my CD player in my Ford when the battery packed up and reset it. Well, good news the place where got the car from got me...

alun257

Engine noise on start up

Hi I have a Vauxhall corsa 1999 when it starts up it sounds rough for a few seconds then it sounds better, don't know if it's the oil pump or cam chain tenchanier . Someone said it could be the...

Booldawg

Car starting troubles

For the last 2 mornings my car has started OK, but after the switching the engine off after about 5 minutes driving (to nip into the shop etc) It wont start again. Last morning it started after about...