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Car manual

I have just purchased a Rover 75 2.5 Connoissuer, but the previous owner had lost the user manual.The car has got so many buttons I am completely lost.Does anyone know where I could purchase/ download...

spaced

How do I find out....

....if one of our company drivers has been banned from driving? We are under the suspsicion that he is and there are reports of him drink driving. We cannot locate a copy of his licenc and he has been...

chris2007

my astra turbo

i may have blow my turbo on my astra 2l dti i was at 4k revs in 3rd gear and sunnely the rev counter shot up2 6k then stayed there i stoped and reved th car and lots off smoke came out exorste then i...

badgerchops

Ford Ka - worth getting repaired before selling?

My sister has a 1999 V Reg Ford Ka 1.3 in Black. She wants to sell it next month and buy a beetle. Anyway, she learnt to drive in this car and hence there are two small dents on either side of the...

scoobysoo

Emergency Stop In Driving Test

What's the emergency stop procedure for an automatic car? I know in a manual you have to put it into neutral and put the handbrake on, but what about in an auto?

manutd2465

mpv

I have about ?9000 to spend and want a MPV, what is the best type to get?

Andy008

20-month driving ban

Apart from drink-driving, are there any other driving offences resulting in a 20-month ban?

stuartw

mondeo 1.8td themistat

can anyone tell me where the thermistat is as i think is not working as the temp gauge is reading very low and my heater is not very hot i think it is stuck open

chaotica

Model of a 1970s lagonda

Does anyone know where i could obtain a scale model of the 1970s Aston Martin Lagonda?

flip-flop

My cycle to work this morning.

When I cycle to work in this miserable weather I have flashing red lights on the back of my bike and on my rucksack, I also have my front light on and a light on my helmet miner style together with a...

ladorada

bus roof window

What's the name of the small window in the roof of a bus? I am thinking of the old types and not of the modern roof windows which function automatically. They were used especially for letting air...

crazygirly

car cutting out

my 1.3 ford escort keeps cutting out at junctions. i have had a new battery on it and the fan belt tightened. i have also had a battery and alternator check, everything is fine so why is my car still...

WendyS

Against Government's Road Pricing Scheme?

If you are against the government's current proposal to introduce Pay As You Drive, make sure you sign the 10 Downing Street website petition: . petitions.pm.gov.uk This proposal will badly impact on...

saintsbavers

sat nav

planning to get my first sat nav, a tomTom ONE V2 Europe. does anyone recomend it ?

TEAK36

car tax

I have just purchased a second hand car, but it has no tax disc.It has a valid MOT, and I have just sorted out my insurance online, but I wont get the cover note until tomorrow so cannot get a tax...

noselittle

Tracking or alignment?

I clipped a kerb earlier trying to make space for someone coming the other way up a narrow street. Since then 've noticed the car drifting to the left. Is this an alignment or a tracking problem and...

nik1971

renault scenic door wont open!

ok so i put the child lock on the back door of my 02 regrenault scenic and now the bloody thing wont open from inside or outside?! whats wrong with it?! very annoying as im a childminder and for...

bricro1

Automatic cars

Is it wise to change from manual to automatic at the age of 76?

tracez

sounds like fuse shorting

pleese need help can anyone tell me what to do i hapunto 51 plate when i drive or switch wipers on or headlights i hear a noise like a fuse shorting near the clocks in dash had a mechanic do...

astraman

timing belts

I have an 1999 astra which has been making a whining noise from the engine compartment.The noise seems to be coming from the timing belt area although i cant be a hundred percent sure.I know it is due...

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