Cars & Transportation - 9 August 2007

My daughters friend wanted to buy a car from us. He agrees on a price of £120 (its an old car) but can only pay £50 at that time and agrees to bring the other £70 when he gets paid. I got him to sign the registration document but i never posted it. He went to london in it and never came back to pay the rest. We went to his flat and his friends gave us the key to the car and said take it back, the car has been broken into and the lock on the door is damaged and the steering colum is broke. Anyway we got it back and his girlfreind is demanding the £50 back. Were do we stand legally if we refuse to give it back because of the damage to the car. It is still registered in my hubbys name but the kid did sign the registration document. Are we still the legal owner or is the kid??? Need advice urgently. Thanx.

2007-08-09 23:58:13 · 8 answers · asked by bevsthe1 2 in Insurance & Registration

i have a 1995 camaro that the key got burn from the other car and the resistor or transistor from the key melted and the car wont start because the sensor. is their any other way that i can resolved this prolem.

2007-08-09 22:42:25 · 3 answers · asked by tis 1 in Chevrolet

2007-08-09 22:20:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cars & Transportation

2007-08-09 22:12:44 · 12 answers · asked by mimi 5 in Other - Cars & Transportation

I have been having problems with my transmission lurching forward on my Jaguar S Type 2003. They have flashed the transmission control module 6 times, changed the transmission and now they tell me its an anti knock sensor. The car lurches forward violently when switching gears. Its an automatic. My question is what is an anti knock sensor and how will it stop the car from lurching?

2007-08-09 22:12:18 · 2 answers · asked by Trevor J 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

hey, I just turned 18 not to long ago and i want to buy a car thats 10k. I have a pretty good job and im pretty sure i can pay the monthly payments per month but i was wondering if theres ANYWAY i can get this car without a co-signer. I don't know my credit score but im pretty sure it can't be bad because i don't have any bills besides insurance. I can put like close to 2k down payment on the car but i don't know if theres anyway i can get it. Please post and give me some advice. = )

2007-08-09 22:09:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Buying & Selling

Me & the other half brought a car from a garage about 2 weeks ago, the guy said he'd put it through it's m.o.t,and we were given a m.o.t certificate. however, we've since put it in to a trusted mechanic and he's told us that there is no way the car should have passed it's m.o.t with the state the brakes were in along with other things and we were lucky it hadn't done us some serious damage! i'm fuming! what can i do?
thanks for you help! :)

2007-08-09 22:00:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Buying & Selling

from a lizzard to cave men,Says a lot about GEICO, i dropped them.

2007-08-09 21:53:34 · 6 answers · asked by good_fatrabbit 3 in Insurance & Registration

Again, I have a 1992 toyota celica gt. I always see these cherry bombs and air intakes and all this other stuff at pep boys that i know is supposed to make you car run faster and better. thats pretty much all i know about them. Can somone tell me these different things are and what they do?

2007-08-09 21:50:19 · 4 answers · asked by slowhand6780 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I just got my license and I am planning to buy a toyota or a honda type of car. I want to know how much would car insurence would cost if i do get one and which company would give me a great coverage and a great deal. I need numbers and name people!!!

2007-08-09 21:41:33 · 6 answers · asked by molly dude 1 in Insurance & Registration

I have a 1992 Toyota Celica GT and I'm wondering how often to do the tune up. The last tune up was in late January.

2007-08-09 21:29:00 · 2 answers · asked by slowhand6780 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-09 21:19:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

be totally free of the car and take the bus,train etc to work/school .there should be a law to enforce this, would you break this law??

2007-08-09 21:18:11 · 26 answers · asked by damnfineguy 1 in Commuting

2007-08-09 21:09:35 · 9 answers · asked by pokerfaced2006 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

Does manual shifts wear out the transmission more than full automatic mode? Is it better to leave it at automatic mode?

I have a 2000 e46 328i and I enjoy up/down shifts using my steptronic transmission while I drive. Full automatic mode either under D or S just does not suit me.

I've been driving my car for the past 7 years, and would like to protect the tranny as much as I can.

2007-08-09 20:58:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in BMW

i have a TMA amp made by jl audio its the t360.2 model it claims to put out 360 watts x 1 at 4 ohms when bridged.....when i run a single 12" alpine type r to it it pushes the alpine good if its bridged but the amp gets very hot pretty quick and eventually will shut down...why is this? i was told that when you bridge it the amp sees a 2 ohm load...but the amp is not stable bridged to 2 ohms right? the sub is wired to 4 ohms i know it is and its useless to not bridge it because it only puts out 110 watts unbridged....what do i do or is there just no way around this?

2007-08-09 20:53:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Car Audio

After years of usage, my headliner is falling off at certain areas making them look like balloons. I believe the glue has oxidized due to aging or sun. What can be done about it? I would like to stay away from having to purchase a brand new unit, which I know will be very expensive. Thanks for your suggestions.

2007-08-09 20:47:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in BMW

i love my v8s,but i dont mind turbos as long as there on a holden,i hate jap crap,rice burners!!!!

2007-08-09 20:46:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Car Makes

I backed out of a parking spot and started driving forward and heard a noise that sounded like i ran over a piece of plastic or fiberglass. I drove the car about a hundred yards and parked it to figure out what was going on. When i got out of the car i saw a trail of oil and when i looked under the car i saw what appeared to be all of my valvoline running out onto the ground. The oil plug is still in and the filter is fine, and the area around it is dry, so i dont think its the oil pressure sending unit, but i cant really get a good look at it as i cant get the car in the air right now. the motor is still running smooth, so my original fears that i broke a connecting rod have passed, but i have no idea what it could be.The oil appears to be coming from the front side of the motor, below the exaust manifold. there is still a little oil left, just not enough to read on the dip stick. I actually drove the car a couple blocks to get it home, it hitched a couple times but otherwise ran fine

2007-08-09 20:43:26 · 6 answers · asked by teamcartman 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

i have a 91 holden VN.
and every time i do laps of the main of stop in traffic, the temp goes up, i know that the auto fan that is ment to kick in when the engine fan stops (something like that), and this doesn't happen,
is there anything i can do or do i have to take it to a pro?
or could it be something different all together?

2007-08-09 20:39:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

98 Dodge 3500, 2wd, 5 speed man., 24 valve diesel. 265k miles. I am having problems with it not starting after I shut it off. It just cranks and cranks, and it is like someone shut the fuel off. It started about 1 month ago. It used to start within 1/2 sec of cranking. Then it started taking up to 5 sec before firing up. Now, sometimes it starts, delayed, and others it does not start at all. The only way to start it is to use a little starting fluid in the air intake. I don't like doing this, but it is the only way. Once started, it runs perfect, idles great, plenty of power, no problems at all, until I shut it off. The fuel pump seems ok, it is not lagging the engine. Fuel is getting through the filter ok. Air filter is clean. Batteries are good. I do have a cracked exhaust manifold. The local Dodge people sucked, and did not know what it was. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

2007-08-09 20:30:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dodge

2007-08-09 19:53:36 · 2 answers · asked by Onyekachi N 1 in BMW

2007-08-09 19:38:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Boats & Boating

2007-08-09 19:24:27 · 6 answers · asked by heavymetal1972 1 in Rail

I need to know if I have to transfer the car title me my name before trading in my car. My parent like far away so it's hard for them to get here when I purchase the car.

2007-08-09 19:22:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Insurance & Registration

I have read on many european sites that the new automatic CVT bike will go into production for Europe sometime in 2008 and Japan late this year or early 2008. But no discussions on anything for the US.
the following is a web site where you can see this awesome bike
http://www.webbikeworld.com/Motorcycle-news/honda-dn-01.htm

2007-08-09 19:11:42 · 4 answers · asked by catmankiki 1 in Motorcycles

I really want a 240sx. But is it a good car? I think I can get one for cheap 3,000 canadian in inspection passing shape. Is this the right car? I want to drift with a tuner and also have room for subwoofers and a snowboard in the winter. Im not sure but im quite stuck on this Nissan.

2007-08-09 18:29:24 · 4 answers · asked by Veleno 3 in Nissan

I was off from work today and was changing lanes to another freeway in a major city. The traffic was not too fast since it's rush-hour, but the lane I switched into was in a complete stop about 10 cars ahead. I slammed my brake and seconds later I hit the guy in front of me.

I felt the bump but both cars only had minor scraches. The other driver was complaining about headache and neck/shoulder pain but denies in need for medical care to the police.

We exchanged insurance info, but I thought he would just let it go since it's just so minor and his car is quite old.

But I got a call from him complaining that his rear door knobs are "stuck" that he can't open them.

So he offered us to settle on our own after he brings the car to a machanics tomorrow. He also said that he'll see if the pain feels better in the morning.

I'm just wondering if this is the best way to do it since we both don't get our insurance rate raised.

Assuming this is that a flaud, is settling it on our own th

2007-08-09 18:28:01 · 4 answers · asked by hippo_11 1 in Insurance & Registration

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2007-08-09 18:18:06 · 3 answers · asked by J C 2 in Other - Cars & Transportation

first off i was wondering if the size of truck (1500,2500,etc.) has anything to do with the actual metal body of the truck bed. for ex. would a 1500 bed work on a 2500 truck ( if the beds were same size)? my other question, i would like to put a thiner 8 ft. bed, with wheel wells on the outside, on my full size 8ft. bed with wheel wells on the inside. can you do this?

2007-08-09 18:16:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs