Cars & Transportation - 4 March 2007

I had a wreck the other day where I ended up fishtailing for awhile, spinning in a few circles and hitting a barrier. Thank God no one was injured. I hit on the back passenger side right by the rear wheel. The bumper ended up getting knocked off, and I had to have it towed because the steering kept pulling when I tried to drive it. The tower said the rear steering stabilizer was broken. It was still drivable, just not something I'd want to be doing. No other damage was visible other than a dent. I know nothing of cars and was curious as to what this means/how much it should cost. It is a 99 Nissan Altima.

2007-03-04 18:57:40 · 2 answers · asked by Bill 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

ive currently got a Yaris, which still works very well, but its too slow for me now....and noisy.....

2007-03-04 18:54:39 · 7 answers · asked by Keeliewheeliebin 2 in Buying & Selling

i turn on the ignition, new battery, it turns over but wont start. i got no dash lights or blinkers, but the headlights and radio works. no battery light or seatbelt light in dash panel when i turn it over. but every once in a while these lights come on and the car will start right up no problem. i used to have to turn the key on and off again 15 to 20 times to get these lights to come on so it would start. but they wont come on at all anymore. please help

2007-03-04 18:51:01 · 8 answers · asked by eck0man 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

what is acura?

2007-03-04 18:48:56 · 13 answers · asked by Kenji 1 in Honda

im 13 and i like cars, what is the age requirement for CA? once, i can drive, should i get a mitsubishi eclipse, nissan 350z, or something else? im really into tuners, so i would want a good tuner car. what car??

2007-03-04 18:48:24 · 2 answers · asked by cyberduelist2 2 in Buying & Selling

2007-03-04 18:47:57 · 2 answers · asked by JR1234 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a blown head gasket the car has 115 thousand miles new clutch and rebuilt trans . Is it better to get a rebuilt engine or just replace the gasket?

2007-03-04 18:41:52 · 4 answers · asked by steve f 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

Neither have I!

2007-03-04 18:37:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

i only want to buy one. 2 door

2007-03-04 18:34:34 · 2 answers · asked by Schismatic 1 in Buying & Selling

I'm planning on buying a used car and I've done most of the research already. I know that the salesman is going to sneak his price in somehow, but I was thinking that if I could get him to lower the price on the car, I was thinking he would try to make his profit by cheating me in the finance department. I was planning on getting a private loan from my bank and not let him know so that I could spring it on the salesman once he's got the price lowered on the car. So I was asking for suggestions on the best way to get him to lower the price on the car itself

2007-03-04 18:32:49 · 4 answers · asked by Mista TKO 3 in Buying & Selling

The line just stays at E.

2007-03-04 18:28:03 · 8 answers · asked by Carrino 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I was hit by a car in the rear, myself and passenger taken to hospital, no serious injuries besides whiplash. Accident was ruled other driver's fault. My insurance agent told me to take it to a guy he knew so I did, was told it would take several weeks and over $7k to fix. My agent said they wouldn't pay for a rental and I needed transportation asap so I took it someplace else and got it fixed for $650.00 in one day! Now I get a letter from my insurange agent saying that I stated I wanted to pursue the party that hit me so they were not going to cover any repair costs. I called his supervisor and told him I never stated anything to my agent, he was very upset with me for some reason, I suspect they were getting kickbacks from the garage who wanted so much money. What should I do? I feel like both insurance companies are working against me now. Can I sue my insurance company and the individual who hit me? Please advise.

Thank You!

2007-03-04 18:20:06 · 6 answers · asked by JamesGlo215 1 in Insurance & Registration

I just realized tonight that my driver's license expired yesterday.
I have to go to work tomorrow morning and the DMV wont be open. The is no way that I can get a ride or anything like that . So does anyone know what would happen if I do have to drive and a cop does happen to stop me?

2007-03-04 18:20:05 · 4 answers · asked by hunnybunny0324 1 in Insurance & Registration

2007-03-04 18:17:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Honda

Everyone has reccomended this bike to me, but I'm worried that 250 wont be enough power. Our highway speeds are 70 miles per hour, and I'd still like to be able to overtake easily. Will this bike handle that?

2007-03-04 18:12:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

I recently bought a 1985 chevy silverado from a guy who said it was all original. This truck is very very nice. To me it does look all original. He said he has never had any problems with it. After I purchased it I was about 1 hour away from his state and the truck started backfiring. Going up a hill it sounds like its backfiring under the hood. Going down hill it backfires fron the tail pipe. I made it home(7 hour drive) with out any other problems. I called him and asked him about it and he said it never did that to him. He said I probably but in "cheap gas". Well today I took it out for a cruise, and it was running fine till I hit about 47mph and it backfired under the hood so hard it sounded like the engine got ripped out. Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this. Will I ruin the truck if I keep driving it like this?
Sorry for the long post I just wanted to give details.
Thanks in advance.

2007-03-04 18:06:57 · 4 answers · asked by mtsosie78 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-04 18:03:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Buying & Selling

Okay, i've been seeing alot of test lately that seem to fly in the face of what I was taught years ago. Metalic pads are good and messy, semi metalic are better and can be given additives to help with heat, noise, dusting, etc., and the man made pads are capable of just about whatever we want them to do since they are designer made materials. Then there are ceramic pads which are very good at dissipating heat and run very clean but don't have the same grab as say a good semi or man made. Now I'm seeing test results from the semi's that out perform everything else. So this will probably get alot of different responses but let's hear it ... which is better and why?

2007-03-04 18:03:41 · 3 answers · asked by bigtjeeper 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-04 18:03:25 · 5 answers · asked by pedokristo 1 in Ford

This is probably due in part to the fact that I am an American living in a semi-rural town outside of any major public transportation, but I have no real idea why trains are numbered. Any trainspotters out there that can help a guy out?

2007-03-04 17:57:17 · 9 answers · asked by Walt 1 in Rail

The packaging says the amp is 1800 Watts Max 900Wx 2 @ 2 ohms) RMS and 300(RMS) 300 W X 1@ 4 ohms....300 (RMS) 150 X 2 @ 4 ohms

2007-03-04 17:50:07 · 8 answers · asked by westsida 1 in Car Audio

I'm ready to pay 15lacs for it but i want to know what are the procedures & rules for importing it in pune? Can anyone send me the details for the same.....plz guys help me out.

2007-03-04 17:49:35 · 2 answers · asked by atul r 1 in Motorcycles

I work in the oil field and on our transfer pumps, which are pumps that carry the underground water to a aboveground holding tank, sometimes are exposed to the salt water which, when the water evaps, it leaves a flaky coating of salt over whatever it contacts.....and since there is electrical componets on the pumps, wondered what would be good and not so good...such as vinegar? Good or Bad or useless...Wondered what some of you boaters use to clean salt water engines with?

2007-03-04 17:47:11 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

This is my wifes company car and I'm thinking of buying it for my daughter. The Ford dealership just replaced the waterpump and thermostat. Because my wife noticed the car gets hot on the freeway. I put a new radiator in it based on the dealer saying it had a blockage and her company wouldn't pay for that since we are buying it cheap.... It still seems to get hot on the freeway. Also the electric fans are running at idle like its hot? This car is in perfect shape otherwise. I'm thinking it's a cylinder head sensor or one blog I saw said it is the plastic thermostat housing. Any ford guys with answers would be great... Thx

2007-03-04 17:42:00 · 5 answers · asked by Ricoshay 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

i still owe money on the car i use and am moving to canada in a few months but then i won't have paid it off, it's a 2006 camry, and can't afford to pay it off. am worried about ruining my reputation, what can i do?

2007-03-04 17:39:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Insurance & Registration

I am looking to buy a 1989 Mustang with a 2.3L in it. I want to drive it around until I can put a 5.0 in it. Has anyone had any problems with the 2.3L engine that I should know about before I buy it? Rather it be good or bad. Also instead of the 5.0 can you put a newer engine like a 4.6L in it?

2007-03-04 17:37:23 · 5 answers · asked by inraged2002 1 in Ford

Do you guys love your Matrix? I love mine. I'm 18 and in college, and i love my Matrix

2007-03-04 17:35:05 · 1 answers · asked by sk8rnsuperman 2 in Toyota

I've looked everywhere and i cant find one in the houston, texas area at all..i have $7,000 to spend on my first car and I've wanted that car since i was a little kid haha..anybody know anywhere to look??

2007-03-04 17:30:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cars & Transportation

2007-03-04 17:30:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-04 17:24:35 · 3 answers · asked by blkndn24 2 in Other - Car Makes