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Caravan/ motorhome inspections For caravans/ motorhomes are there any people who specialise in the pre-sale inspection of these items? or Is it better to take a caravan to a caravan renovator etc to check it out? |
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Cruise control I have a late model Holden Cruze. In cruise control it wont hold its speed down hill. It simply disengages cruise control on the steeper slopes and feels like its then free wheeling, picking up speed. I have discussed this with the dealer who tells me it ... |
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DX Oxy bottles. Got a couple of these BOC. say they will 'dispose' of them, does anyone buy these still or will I add them to the boat mooring! |
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96 falcon exhaust Question Have one of these and the exhaust pipe has snapped clean off at the join into the front face of the rear muffler. It makes no difference to the noise level of the car at all. Can I just straight pipe it out without having to get another muffler unit? Or i... |
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Cyclists and LED strobe lights Should cars be permitted to have forward facing white strobe lights, or do they protect vulnerable cyclists from harm's way so only cyclists should have them? Go! |
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Moped rego can anyone tell me what the current rego cost is for a 49cc moped for 3 months and what it is going to be after the 1st of July? just wondering how much cheaper it will be if any. |
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Soaking pistons Any pointers to what is effective in removing carbon build up from pistons? I don't expect them to be bad but I do want to make sure the ring grooves are nice and clean and theres no unnecessary buildup on the pistons before they go back in. I had a hunt ... |
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D21 V6 Terrano Blew Radiator to pieces Hey guys, My brothers Terrano overheated the other day after being out 4wding. I believe the cause was due to the radiator being completely packed full of Mud. It managed to blow a big piece out of the top of the radiator ( Plastic topped ) after a few km... |
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Pioneer saws . value im looking at selling my old pioneer saws. got a 600,1 x620 and 2x650s. only the 600 runs.goes real well too. the rest are complete but either don't run or poorly. what do you guys think the value would be for them? the 600 is in good cond with good paint... |
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The choices are hurting my head. $10k to spend and i don't know where to start. SWMBO wants a newer car and her instructions to me were. Mazda 3 / Axella size, '06 up, prefer hatchback, manual and would like a towbar. Oh, and NOT red. So as you can see she's narrowed it down plenty. pfff... |
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BMW 330i M FactoryRadio I am going to replace the above. What's a good head unit for around the $250 mark that will fit nicely in space. Cheers |
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ONLY 297 MR2's left in NZ There aren't many of this model left in the world and even less in NZ. quite a classic and lovely little sports car. Still a reasonable priced car to collect. In a few years the price will soar. |
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Overdrive problem, nissan march hi there ive just brought a 2003 nissan march from auckland (i live in palmerston north) and the overdrive light dosent seem to work but it seems to change into top gear ok, is this a problem? |
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Holden vectra engine light any ideas on why engine light comes on while idling,and will go off when driving.when light comes on it idles rough.it will start and idle fine in park.if i use handbrake at lights to hold car engine light dosn't come on, but it dose with footbrake.is it ... |
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H.I.D headlights Any suggestions on who to try for new replacement H.I.D headlights for a 2004 Mazda MPV . have tried new. too expensive and X Japan. Braxtons can only supply one. Second hand ones are rocking horse crap and poor quality. cheers. |
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Here's a Toyota Ad You Won't See on TV here! The Germans have a great sense of humor as evidenced by this clever Toyota ad http://adsoftheworld.com/media/online/toyota_aygo_crazy |
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1UZ-FE non-interference? Is the Toyota 1UZ-FE V8 engine, non-interference? I am pretty sure it is, but just thought I would check on here. Thanks! |
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Car Jam report - matched security interest I purchased a report for a vehicle which states the following. 'There is a matched security interest registered for this vehicle. Although, there is a data match, please check carefully the details of the vehicle security (collateral) such as make, model,... |
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Importing Parts. Evening all. Just wondering if you have to pay duty/tax on car parts. Sorry I've tried to understand customs website but cant seem to understand it. Thanks in advance! |
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Icecream Many years ago during the 70's , there was a novelty ice cream, that was packaged in a tennis ball shaped and sized plastic tub. When they were empty they were often put onto car tow balls as a cover. I found one in the shed and was rocking it on my Angli... |
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I bought a battery for my 2003 Allroad The guy asked " you dont want us to replace that for you?"I said, no I can do it. He says "good luck with that" he smiles and I walk away. I now understand his humor it took the best part of 2 hours to extract the battery and put the replacement in. I now... |
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You have $5,000 to spend . On a smallish car - what would you buy and why? |
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Rav4 j/l On a toyota rav 4 what dose the L or the J mean |
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Hilux problem hi my 93 hilux tipped over 200000 kms the other day and the tbelt light came on the dash,now ive not long ago done the timingbelt,, so how do i turn off the light? |
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Motorhome sellers I have been searching for a motorhome for a long time. A lot of wasted hours having to email sellers basic questions like ~ how many kms~ service history etc. Listed is a pic of a couch,bed,microwave but nothing about the body, insulation, mechanical info... |
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