Cars & Transportation - 13 August 2007

i have a policy which allows me third party insurance cover to drive a car ,not owned by myself ......my daughter has a car kept off road for the time being as she doesnt have the money to insure it...my question is can i drive it ,using my insurance cover.......i read somewhere the problem is ...when i get out of the car it is no longer insured.so therefor i cant drive it ,but if i drive it and end my journey off road then is it covered

2007-08-13 10:07:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Insurance & Registration

I have a early 70's (model 40EL75C) Johnson outboard motor. I mixed the fuel/oil ratio with too much oil (50:1) and ran it about 2 hours that way and it started to miss and stall. Will this hurt anything? How can I fix this myself?

2007-08-13 10:04:55 · 18 answers · asked by jefflp11 1 in Boats & Boating

When I come to a stop, my car will put and sort of sputter. I begin to think that it will go out on me so I keep my foot on the accelerator to prevent that.

Once I get going again, I press on the gas extremely hard (where the RPMs are on about 4 or 5) but it takes me forever to gain speed.

The last time I drove it, it did this again and when I came to a stop in the parking lot, the car began to smoke from under the hood and the smell of gasoline was faint.

What's happening??

2007-08-13 09:57:29 · 5 answers · asked by Ms. Smith 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

if ur driving with a permit and u dont have a licensed driver with you, but you DO have a passenger (say two 16 year olds)

what happens to the passanger if a cop stops the driver and finds out hes driving illegally?

will he get arrested/fined or anything like that?

2007-08-13 09:53:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cars & Transportation

2007-08-13 09:50:43 · 1 answers · asked by wiganbanff 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

i got to return my license plates, due to an accident; what happens when i do this? do i get money back? do i HAVE to return them; if i dont, what happens?

2007-08-13 09:50:22 · 2 answers · asked by happypants 3 in Insurance & Registration

i am looking to buy my daughter a convertible 2007 a mustang or a sebring which is better? cant go with a foriegn car as i am a retired union person. foreigners dont give a damn about american auto workers.

2007-08-13 09:47:09 · 6 answers · asked by Robert Z no1 3 in Buying & Selling

I've just done an oil change on my vauxhall corsa. I used 10w 40 and the manual recommends a max of 5w40 - is this to much of a problem? Plus anyone know what the grades mean? I know it has something to do with viscocity, but what?

2007-08-13 09:44:47 · 10 answers · asked by Ian_pullen 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2003 jeep wrangler sport a/c is messed up only works when u give it gas and barely works then it worked fine till today i know basically everything about jeeps but i have no clue about an a/c so help me out if you can

2007-08-13 09:37:07 · 4 answers · asked by Nathan H 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

What is the good, the bad, and the ugly about the 2007 Toyota Camry?

2007-08-13 09:33:07 · 6 answers · asked by evoandojo 2 in Toyota

I am being kicked out of the house that I am living in and I have a 7 year old daughter. I can't live on the streets with a little girl]

2007-08-13 09:31:03 · 3 answers · asked by pawlz 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

I have a Polo GTi 2000 plate and the gearbox started making funny noises then all of a sudden i have no 4th gear the rest of the gears work but are very noisey. Also in reverse it seems to go in ok but when you start rolling backwards it jerks like its half in half out or missing some teeth. Will i need a new gearbox????

2007-08-13 09:30:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-13 09:24:35 · 7 answers · asked by Jase 2 in Ford

2007-08-13 09:19:53 · 15 answers · asked by Joe 6 in Other - Cars & Transportation

2007-08-13 09:18:02 · 5 answers · asked by Joe 6 in Other - Car Makes

i have a 1986 camaro with a 5.7 350 carburator engine, what r the best spark plugs for it????

2007-08-13 09:13:58 · 6 answers · asked by bony811 2 in Chevrolet

i'm starting driver's training in a few days and i'm kind of scared. what do the instructors ask you? what are you supposed to talk about with them FOR 2 HOURS?! i usually don't like talking to adults especially if i feel intimidated. are you able to choose your instructor?

2007-08-13 09:11:31 · 7 answers · asked by kayleighhh 1 in Safety

I am currently leasing a Honda Pilot 04 ... I am thinking about buying it.. does any know how to go about it???

2007-08-13 09:11:23 · 6 answers · asked by Justasking 1 in Buying & Selling

I am 17 and I live with my boyfriend...not with my mom... I have a car and I want to get it insured so I can drive it to take my drivers license test.... how can I do this??

2007-08-13 09:10:25 · 5 answers · asked by choirgirl_sarah 2 in Insurance & Registration

2007-08-13 09:05:52 · 12 answers · asked by faron_jns 1 in Mitsubishi

car runs but skips,one owner wants $1750.00

2007-08-13 09:03:50 · 6 answers · asked by peace4u2meus 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I need a step by step tutorial on where the bolts are so I can change out the old for the new. Picture by picture would be great. thanks

2007-08-13 09:03:19 · 3 answers · asked by james W 1 in Ford

I am really looking for one picture in particular, It is a pretty dramatic shot of a kamikaze plane breaking up in a fireball with only the front fuselage and left wing still attached, just feet from the deck, where parked aircraft sit. There's also a crew member in the bottom right of the pic with his hand up.

Has anybody seen this picture?

2007-08-13 09:02:55 · 4 answers · asked by Fox 7 in Aircraft

2007-08-13 08:57:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cars & Transportation

When the conductor of a train yells "All aboard!" is it supposed to be a command for everyone to get aboard, or a statement that everyone is already aboard? I like trains so I've been railroad parks and everyone's walking around yelling "all aboard" but they don't seem like they actually know what they're doing.

2007-08-13 08:51:31 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rail

Besides the local bank, are there any reputable online companies that can help people with bad credit/no credit get a loan for a new or used car? I realize the payments would be somewhat higher than for someone with good credit, but a place that wouldn't necessarily rip me a new one? And ixnay on roadloans.com.

2007-08-13 08:41:03 · 1 answers · asked by squishy 7 in Buying & Selling

School is about to start in a few days and I will be driving myself there for the first time. I am a little nervous about it..I am not nervous when I drive with someone but I will be alone and I need some good tips or something.

2007-08-13 08:40:15 · 5 answers · asked by what? 3 in Safety

2007-08-13 08:35:04 · 2 answers · asked by John M 1 in Boats & Boating

2007-08-13 08:28:11 · 11 answers · asked by MATHEW 1 in Other - Car Makes

I have a 2002 Mercedes Benz CLK320 with a V6 engine, and I would like to know if it's OK to use 87 octane gas to save some money. My owner's manual says that the minimum fuel octane I have to use is supposed to be 91, but considering today's gas prices I'd like to use the cheap gas if I can get away with it without damaging the motor. It makes sense to me if the manufacturer tuned the engine in the factory to get the best performance on 91 octane. But to my understanding, modern car engines come with knock sensors that automatically detect if there's any engine knocking due to low octane fuel, and will automatically retard the timing to make it run smoothly so how can the cheap gas possibly cause any damage? I'm pretty sure there's no difference in actual quality or purity between different octane fuels, so it's not like it would gum up my engine. I have a feeling that engineers are too conservative on paper and that it would probably be OK, although I might just lose some power.

2007-08-13 08:27:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs