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Over heating Nissan Primera 1999 Is the thermostat in behind the radiator hose? My son is having trouble with over heating and firstly I will replace the thermostat. Need advice though as to what you think the cause is. It over heated quite badly two days ago and is losing water, but I t... |
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Slide outs in caravans. We are looking at buying a new or near new caravan. The models with the slide outs look great. Has anyone heard of any problems with them. E.g leaking or sticking when they getting older? The slide outs that is. |
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HELP CVT SHUDDER 2004 Honda Fit 1.3 engine cvt trans,has started shuddering changing gears. what sort of oil should i use and what additive if any can i put in cvt. car is White if that helps and has done about 80,000kms. |
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E bike expo Wigram ChCH took a couple of these for a ride today and quite impressed, as it was against the notorious CHCH easterly, If I got one it would only be used on cycleways Seems like mid drive systems are the way to go as the motor can make use of the back wh |
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Buy a car Privately I never bought a car privately before, I have always got my cars from a sales yard. What do I need to look out for when I buy privately? Also, what is best process to use when transferring vehicle ownership privately? You feedback |
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Bringing in a vehicle from US Hi I am potentially looking at bringing in a car from the us. Can anyone who has done it recommend anyone to contact for organising the freight component and roughly how much did it cost to do so.Many thanks in advance |
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Here's a nice trusted car dealer for you. Thompson has at least 140 convictions, mostly for fraud in both New Zealand and Australia. |
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1991 mazda 121 front radiator support panel / crossmember . are they a bolt on / in item ? i have got a small amount of rust in mine . so if its bolt in its keep the car if not history . the thing is the wreckers dont seem to have any / to old for us is word . |
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Supercars on Free to air TV, Prime 6pm Sat-Sunday So if you guys do not have Sky, you can watch it from 6pm till 7.30pm both days. Auckland Supersprint from Pukekohe Raceway. I watched the two practices on Friday and Mclaughlan did very good times in both. ???????? |
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Sleeping / being in car drunk - illegal ? If you are parked on the road in you car (with the keys, but the car is not running), can you be done for DUI / DIC ? Sleeping or otherwise. |
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Toyota Vitz 07 how to remove radio to install Band expander ? Without breaking the plastic dash |
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Car Inspection / PPI Hi, Who do you guys recommend to do a PPI these days? Just a basic 2007 Nissan, in Auckland. In the past I have used Car Inspection Services several times and been happy with them. Do they still have a good name? Thanks! |
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Wheel people please. How do I measure the stud pattern on my car wheels? I've done the google thing and come up with quite a few different ways. I just need something simple. I thought one measured the distance from centre of the hub to the centre of a stud hole, then t |
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Mercedes spare parts Some nice soul has broken my right tail light glass but of course I need to replace the whole unit apparently. Mercedes want an arm and a leg to replace the unit. Can anyone suggest an alternative to them? |
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Toyota Vitz 2012, Mazda Demio 2011, Honda Fit 2010 Here are the cars basic specs: Toyota Vitz 2012 996cc engine with about 71000km Mazda Demio 2011 1300cc engine with about 56000km Honda Fit 2010 1300cc engine with about 63000km If you had pick between these cars which |
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Kaz. I'm kinda looking at a red '07 Toyota Rumion (wink wink) Are they cvt or no? |
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Noisy Subaru 1.6 2013 ? Tried one today and was surprised by the amount of mechanical noise, probably the ctv ? is that a common thing with them ? |
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A dodgy car dealer It is guys like this who give car dealers a bad name. http://tinyurl.com/ya7erlk4 ". Thompson has at least 140 convictions, mostly for fra |
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Cook Strait Ferries For a poor sailor/car lover what line and ship is the best? |
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Is this the dreaded D4 engine http://australiancar.reviews/_pdfs/Toyota-1KDFTV-Euro4-cracked-piston.pdf |
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Lower road toll, stop self drive tourists Simulator for overseas tourist drivers (could probably check the nz (rental car hire) drivers too) |
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Happy customer,,,, NOT! Friday afternoon special |
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Sudden steering failure Anyone had experience with the loss of steering suddenly? Partner was on her way to work this arvo in her 96 rav4. Driving along a straight at about 60-70kmh when she lost steering to the right wheel so instantly sent it into a spin and the in |
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Ford cortina 2.3 v6 1982 worth fixing? I know they're not overly sort after but it's been in the family since new,and has been parked up a few years with a suspected blown head gasket.Its pristine body wise and a nice two tone blue done 74000kms. Never liked the engine and auto cause as |
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Germans are waking up to the fact . It all starts with that Al Gore . how much money has this prick made eh ? he should have his balls whipped off ! lots of interesting feedback at the end of the report basically, I don't see the systems for making ' green ' energy, |
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