Cars & Transportation - 28 August 2006

My 1990 maxima has an oem flex hose leading into the exhaust manifold. the flex part of it ripped open in one of the flexes. What I am wondering is if I pull the whole exhaust off and take the flex hose out and replace it with a non flex exhaust pipe if it will just snap from the movement from the engine or if i try to patch and plate it will it just start leaking again from the movement restriction. A new y exhaust flex is going to run about 120.00 and i cant see putting that much money into it. I need to get another year out of it. Any thought with the exception of replacing it

2006-08-28 07:46:39 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-28 07:40:28 · 5 answers · asked by Tevon auto 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

I am looking for a bus company that is going to Atlantic City to charter for senior citizens living in westchester county. Sometime in the next month.

2006-08-28 07:39:27 · 1 answers · asked by marty729 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

2006-08-28 07:33:40 · 1 answers · asked by t-bone 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Are they good cars? Your opinion, PLEASE!!!!
Looking for a supermini - used -price £3000-£4000

2006-08-28 07:29:25 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Buying & Selling

2006-08-28 07:28:12 · 3 answers · asked by Ian B 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-28 07:27:24 · 2 answers · asked by roscoe 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-28 07:22:38 · 4 answers · asked by Motor H 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

the car is a 1988 honda civic dx hatchback a/t

2006-08-28 07:21:53 · 10 answers · asked by mattishere2006 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have been wanting to get a mercury cougar(1999-2002). Right now I have a honda civic that is green and it's got 17 inch yellow rims. I have a few other things done to it but that's it. People around where I live call me the john deere girl. What do you all think of a new car.

2006-08-28 07:16:27 · 10 answers · asked by megan 2 in Buying & Selling

I'm in the market for a smaller SUV, but don't want to give up my luxury. I no longer need that 3rd row seat, but like I said, I still want to ride in style. I don't want the hybrid, because have heard they're lots of trouble... Would like any input on this you all have.

2006-08-28 07:15:18 · 3 answers · asked by K S 2 in Buying & Selling

I love to travel, and have taken flights quite a bit. but every time i get major anxiety and panic. it's almost as if i don't put my whole weight on the plane so it won't crash!! i know it's absurd, but i don't know what else to do. every time there's a little bit of turbulence, i panick.
in my mind i think like this "if the plane is flying through the air, then there should be no "bumps"". but when it is bumpy, i panic.

thanks for your advice everyone.

2006-08-28 07:11:11 · 19 answers · asked by chapped lips 5 in Aircraft

Im in college & my parents are making me choose i want both but I can only have one what should i choose?

2006-08-28 07:08:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cars & Transportation

2006-08-28 07:06:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Volvo

The vehicles are primarily a year old and have lots of miles on them.

2006-08-28 07:06:54 · 15 answers · asked by everyonesdoingit 1 in Buying & Selling

Does anybody know the make and where they were made of a front and rear wheel drive 2 wheeled trail bike made in the 60's?
They had a many sectioned drive shaft to the front wheel. I don't remember if the rear wheel was driven by a shaft or a chain.
They were advertised in the popular hunting/fishing magazines of that era.

2006-08-28 07:05:26 · 6 answers · asked by expatmt 5 in Motorcycles

what are the problems

2006-08-28 07:04:06 · 13 answers · asked by curious 1 2 in Other - Cars & Transportation

I live in Michigan, can anyone tell me what I am getting into here for expenses, just a estimate. winterize, summerize, storage, fuel, tax, fuel, dock slip, etc etc, how much a year to own something like this. its a 1990 model

2006-08-28 07:03:38 · 6 answers · asked by den o 1 in Boats & Boating

2006-08-28 07:03:03 · 4 answers · asked by tdzin82045 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-28 07:02:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mercedes-Benz

I like the new Mazda6 Sport sedans...any other thoughts out there?

2006-08-28 07:00:57 · 8 answers · asked by surrealistjb 2 in Buying & Selling

2006-08-28 06:59:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I was in an auto accident and it has been determined that my car was totalled. I checked online for the blue book value and came up with 3 different amounts ranging from 1,700 to 5,000. Which one is it? What amount will the insurance company go by? The vehicle is a 2000 Chevrolet Malibu and the miles are over 100,000.

2006-08-28 06:57:59 · 6 answers · asked by SG 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

2006-08-28 06:55:04 · 3 answers · asked by jeffman79 1 in Motorcycles

Ok I got it off just cant get it out!!

2006-08-28 06:54:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Ford

I rear-ended somebody in the middle of June. There was a very minor scratch on his bumper. I gave him my information and offered to pay for the repairs out of pocket. About a month passed before he called me with an estimate. At that time, I told him to call me when the repairs were done, and I would meet him at the body shop when he wanted to pick up his car, and I would pay for the work at that time. He called a week or two later, on a Monday, and we agreed to go on Tuesday morning. I asked him to call me Tuesday morning with the address of the body shop, but he never did. The following week I didn't hear from him, and the week after that, the same thing happened. We planned to meet, he was supposed to call me, and he never did. Then the same thing happened a third time, last week.

At what point do you think I no longer have an obligation here? I feel like I've gone out of my way to try to work with this guy, but he hasn't been trying very hard to get this taken care of.

2006-08-28 06:52:44 · 8 answers · asked by smeltzer2003 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

i have a 1998 ford f-150 4wd and last winter i acidently switched the knob into 4Lo and drove a bout 70 on the highway :( now it doesnt switch into and 4wd gear and doesnt do anything i am quite confident that the 4wd motor is broken but i know somwthing else is ruined cuz after i realized it last winter i pulled into a parking lot and put it back into 2wd and it made a horrible clancking sound! how much would it cost to replace the 4wd lo and hi gears and motor? or any other suggestions ppl can help with as to why its not switching or doing nethign at all when i flip the switch???

2006-08-28 06:48:53 · 4 answers · asked by apachemh60 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-28 06:47:23 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Safety

Car: BMW 330i 4 dr sedan E46
Weight: 3280 lbs
Distribution: 50/50 front to rear

I have modified the car as follows:

Increased diameter of front and rear anti roll bars to 27 mm front and 24 mm rear (they are adjustable and both front and rear are set to full soft settings - least stiff)
I have added front and rear strut tower connector bars
I have added Bilstein Heavy Duty Gas shocks (automatically adjustable; no user adjustments)

Tires

I use stock sizes: 225/45/17 front and 245/40/17 rear Continental Sport Contact 2s
The manufacturer recommends the following pressures: 30 psi front and 35 psi rear
I am running 32 psi front and rear

Question:

I want handling that is as close to pure neutral as possible
There are 3 settings on the rear anti roll bar. Should I adjust the rear to the medium setting? What will be the most likely affect? If it's close to neutral now, will this push the car towards oversteer?

2006-08-28 06:46:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cars & Transportation

Im thinking of getting two 12'' kicker cvx's 2ohm version and I know one of them handles 750watts max. I was wondering should i go with there zx750.1 mono channel amp to power both subs. That amp says it can do 750watts by 1 at 2ohms any suggestions?

2006-08-28 06:46:10 · 4 answers · asked by ? 4 in Car Audio