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Toyota corolla station wagon. Strange noises! My corolla was sitting for 2 years, and was driving well after I got it going again, but last night with two people in the back every bump in the road caused a severe thud from the back wheel area, first on one side then the other. The springs have not be... |
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Slipping CVT? I have just been in a 1.3L 2005 Toyota Vitz and at first I thought the auto was slipping as it was winding up but then would have a delay like a slip and it was like it then engaged the next gear. The other strange thing was that taking off just normally ... |
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Mondeo 2.0l Diesel Turbo? The wife is interested in a late model Mondeo diesel turbo station wagon. I don't really know a lot about these. We have driven one and they are a nice car to drive and seem to be very economical. Is there anything mechanically we should be aware of or lo... |
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What do you think the future will be like Will it be like in back to the future movie when biff ruled the world or like robocop when the cars tell you " you are! experiencing a accident" it sure looks like mercedes seem to go in to this direction design wise. No arguments please your allowed to h... |
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Vehicle Manual for 2009 Mazda Demio Where could I find one? Preferably free lol ;-) |
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91 or 95 for a Toyota Estima 2006 What is best for a Toyota Estima to use, 91 or 95. I've just purchased a Toyota and have been advised 95, but my old vehicle used 91. People I've spoken with thought it should be 91? Thanks. |
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Colour of diesel? crazy question I know but does anyone here know the colour of Z's Diesel fuel? the young fulla took his petrol ute in early this morning and chucked $20 in his tank, went to pay for it and they told him it was diesel, now although I wouldnt put it past hi... |
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Motor Bike GPS? Have a south Island tour coming up in March. As we will be using the back roads or those deemed more interesting. I thought that a GPS would come in handy. Tomtom and Garmin have options for $800+ but wondered if others had used Google Maps on a smartphon... |
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27ltrs/100km Ford escape 3.0ltr .Just realised how much its costing to go to work ,about 60$ a week only about 110km and most of it is open road. Anyone else had poor fuel/kms from a ford escape? |
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Towing with the adventra. Springs are soft. ideas? 07 adventra. Chucked cherry picker on the back and it sits quite low. What do I add to prop it back up? Do I get those air bag kits? Or should I just upgrade the springs? |
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Mechanical warranty I have been offered a mechanical warranty by the car yard i am looking at buying a car from but the vehicle has only done 69,000 ks so do you think it would be neccessary as its usually mechanical stuff that will go wrong isnt it? TIA |
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Trouble with car dealer. What do you think? Apparently he was given the choice but refused, and used the original car as leverage to back out of the deal. If it is as she says she will win the case in the D T. He hasn't honoured the CGA. The only conflict will be if the original car was part of the... |
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GRL NEEDING HELP PLZZZ I HAVE A Subaru impressa and on the dashboard there is a engine lite tht comes on when im drivn and stays there for awhile then goes off can any one help as im heading to chch sn and dnt want to be breaking dwn somewhere |
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Nissan Wingroad boot cigarette lighter socket If pluged fridge into it would it still work when key turned off |
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Anyone know anything about car audio? I had a friend try and install some new front speakers into my car and it appears he has damaged the head unit. We are now getting no sound at all from the left front speaker - new or old speakers. Tested everything, rear and right front still work fine. ... |
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Darwin Award. Should be in general, but I would get taken to in there lol http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11386890 |
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Vc valiant radiotor pressure cap / what max poundage would be best / and for that matter whats the lowest you could get away with ? thanks |
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All Aussie Car Day 2015 Hey guys our 4th annual All Aussie Car Day is being held at Manfeild park Feilding on Saturday the 7th of February from 10 - 1pm. All Australian built cars welcome Ford,Holden,Chrysler,Leyland etc. As always 100% of the profit from the show goes to the St... |
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Ridiculous price to courier one tyre? Hi, anyone couriered one tyre recently from Auckland? I want a tyre sent from Auckland to Levin, a simple 165-14 tyre which matches the ones I have, but couriers/shipmytrade want $70. Pass the parcel don't do tyres. surely I would have thought about $20? ... |
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Good first cars? I'm not going to be getting a car for a while but I'd like a Mazda MX-5 for my first. What else would make a fun but good and cheap first car? |
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New headunit Static Hi, I purchased a new double din dvd gps type headunit to replace the japanese system on my new import. I have wired the unit properly using solder and shrink tube and it works fine except for one issue. The sound going to the rear speakers is very quiet ... |
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Toyota Aurion v Mark x v Accord, 2008ish Thinking of updating me Honda this year so starting to look now, I never hurry these things. Is the Aurion made on the same platform as the Camry, i:e suspension wise? They look abit nicer than the camry but seem to share a fair bit. I see they have a 3.5... |
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Not all V8 conversions look good. http://www.britishv8.org/Articles/Images-V22-1/PhilMcConnell-Spitfire-V8.jpg |
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Seatbelt question Hiya. The seatbelt buckle on the 2003 Colt front passenger side has given up the ghost. Can I just replace the buckle and stalk (bit attached to the seat) or do I need to replace the other end as well ie. are they are specific matching pair? I'm guessing ... |
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Police on private property inspecting a vehicle What is the relevance of that question to the situation brought up in the OP, were the cops snooping around looking thru the windows at night, thought not. |
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