Cars & Transportation - 26 July 2006

Does diesel engines have more engine parts than gasoline engines? This is why diesel's maintaining costs is higher?

2006-07-26 14:46:25 · 8 answers · asked by MercedesActross2000 2 in Volkswagen

2006-07-26 14:46:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pontiac

2006-07-26 14:43:23 · 2 answers · asked by RWLake 5 in Buying & Selling

2001 Toyota Echo, red, automatic transmission, CD/casette/AM/FM, A/C.

- 106,000 miles.

- Minor wear-and-tear, including a few chips in the paint on the hood and a very small dent or two from incidents involving shopping carts.

- Major accident in 2001: Rear-ended by an SUV. $4,000.00 in damage, all of which was professionally repaired. You can't tell unless you give it a thorough look-over, but since the repairs, the trunk has leaked slightly in very, very heavy rain. It may just be the weatherstripping.

- Extremely minor accident in 2005. Rear-ended at literally 1-2 miles per hour, resulting in chipped paint. No other damage.

- A/C is currently not working, but it's never been recharged, so it may just need freon.

- Interior is quite clean. Mostly normal wear-and-tear.

- Mechanically sound as far as I know. Regular oil changes, etc.

Serious replies only, please... I've heard enough responses on the order of "nothing" and "$1.99."

2006-07-26 14:43:11 · 11 answers · asked by geriatricstrike 1 in Buying & Selling

I was wondering if two people can fit on a sportbike like this:

http://www.apriliausa.com/modelli/road/modello.asp?id=108#

or is this for only one person. Would it say if it was designed for two?

2006-07-26 14:40:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

2006-07-26 14:39:54 · 5 answers · asked by John M 1 in Insurance & Registration

When the truck get's up to operating temperature it starts to leak coolant from the left top corner of the valve cover; really from the intake. And when I turn on the A/C, it doesn't blow cold; the truck is not drivable (to anyone with some sense), and I'm frightened to take it to Cadillac. Have a field day folks...let me know what to do.

2006-07-26 14:39:39 · 5 answers · asked by Apple Sauce Stevens 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

1994 car to a 1984 blazer both have a 700 r

2006-07-26 14:39:30 · 7 answers · asked by mccloud7805 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-07-26 14:39:26 · 2 answers · asked by John M 1 in Insurance & Registration

used.... average miles, average car , average color..

2006-07-26 14:38:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pontiac

and i found from website(http://www.fl-sprinter.com/Why/efficiency.html) its this true in reality?

2006-07-26 14:34:51 · 6 answers · asked by MercedesActross2000 2 in Dodge

I am looking to buy a Toyota Prius either in Southern CA or Las Vegas in the next month or so...is there anything i should know?

Is there currently a waiting list? If so how long?
Do dealerships sell them whatever the MSRP is or do they increase the cost?
What is the exact cost for a new 2006?

2006-07-26 14:34:02 · 11 answers · asked by JJ C 2 in Toyota

the heat is causing them to occur more frequently

2006-07-26 14:31:54 · 5 answers · asked by mephizmodman 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am going to buy a car soon & i want to know which company to buy from.

2006-07-26 14:30:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Buying & Selling

2006-07-26 14:28:11 · 13 answers · asked by nea_11 2 in Buying & Selling

1964 to 1969 Cougars and Mustangs both looked great but which do you think looked the best?

2006-07-26 14:26:23 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Ford

I need to know for a go-cart I am building with my brothers. I need help.

2006-07-26 14:25:52 · 15 answers · asked by smarty_pants 3 in Other - Cars & Transportation

I will need a dependable car to go to work (about 90miles round trip. I am looking at a 1999 vw new beatle, and also a 1996 mazda miata. They both have around 106,000 miles. Which one would be the better choice? Also they both cost the same

2006-07-26 14:09:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mazda

what speed can i max out on if i chip it?

2006-07-26 13:53:33 · 4 answers · asked by prinz 1 in Motorcycles

My car was @ a garage for a 2nd opinion as to why it quit. I am a loyal customer to this mechanic. There isn't any sign in his business saying you must pick up your car in so many days. He called a salvage yard and had my car took away. He did not notify me of this!!This was after I paid him to install a transmission last year that cost me $1,200.00. !! and various other repairs.

2006-07-26 13:51:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have always wanted to know this....My "guess" was it stood for twin turbo but have no idea.

2006-07-26 13:49:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Audi

it sounds like a car w/a huge pipe, but worse. NO power, have to floor it for a few seconds to get any RPM's or it will die.

2006-07-26 13:49:05 · 3 answers · asked by amberpie 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-07-26 13:48:40 · 2 answers · asked by burt 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Ok.....I took my car to the car dealership to get the motor mounts changed on Monday..........(Cavalier....2000) When I got it back my Anti-Lock Breaks light popped on after the place closed.........Could this have happened because of something that they might have done or is it because it wore out..........
I don't want to be charged for something that they might have done if it is something that they may have caused when pulling the motor up alittle to replace the mounts.........
what do you think?.....

2006-07-26 13:48:19 · 3 answers · asked by snuggels102 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

My Haynes book said the flasher was in a compartment behind a panel in the glove box. There was no compartment.

I found a block behind the fuse box (near the driver's left knee) that had 2 cylindrical and 1 rectangular module (one is the "hazard" flasher). When I removed them all, the turn signal lights still came on, so I assume none of those was the signal flasher.

The autozone guy said to look near the steering column, under the dashboard, above the kickplate. I don't see anything remotely like the new flasher I bought that is supposed to fit this car.

At a car repair Q&A website, some guy said he found the flasher "on the end of a wire, not connected to anything, just hung over a heater hose". There were some heater/cooler ducts under the dash but I saw nothing like that and no wires I pulled seemed to be unhooked at either end.

I would appreciate any ideas, even crazy ones.

2006-07-26 13:43:42 · 4 answers · asked by enginerd 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

I just saved a bunch of money by switching to geico! No, seriously!

2006-07-26 13:41:43 · 6 answers · asked by kl0wnie 3 in Insurance & Registration

I have a 1994 Suzuki Sidekick with 116,000 miles on it. It has a 16 valve 4cylinder engine with a 3spd auto with overdrive. I replaced the sparkplugs, cylinderhead gasket, and sparkplug wires. When i start it, the engine fires but doesn't start. Sometimes it backfires a little on me.

2006-07-26 13:35:40 · 3 answers · asked by Nick C 1 in Suzuki

2006-07-26 13:26:39 · 2 answers · asked by ian0203 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Install instructions for a 1998 Mustang Gt Conv. 1 Piece application

2006-07-26 13:26:10 · 4 answers · asked by bishrob345 1 in Ford

2006-07-26 13:25:57 · 1 answers · asked by Domino's Mom 5 in Safety