Cars & Transportation - 20 August 2007

2007-08-20 12:52:25 · 4 answers · asked by inosantos2002 1 in Motorcycles

It happened recently. I was driving to school yesterday and when I got on the interstate, and sped up to meet the speed limit (70 mph) my car started to jerk very bad. I tried to put it in cruise, but it still did it. WHen I slow down to about 60 mph, that car does not jerk anymore. What the heck is wrong with my car? :(

2007-08-20 12:50:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Ford

the battery light on my 1992 sunbird and the abs brake just came on, i replaced the battery and it still stayed on any ideas why one would come on and then another one?

2007-08-20 12:44:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

The other day I was out running errands and I saw the strangest looking vehicle I'd seen in years. It was tiny, carried only two people, and had only one front wheel like a tricycle, but was running on gasoline. I would like to know if anyone knows what this vehicle was, if they are capable of highway speeds, if the law allows them on highways, and where I might acquire one. The thing was dorky looking as anything, so I imagine they must be cheap, and it was tiny so it should be fuel efficient. The reason I ask is that I am on disability with a very fixed income and am in need of a fuel efficient form of transportation. I considered a scooter, but you can't use them when it gets cold or rains. If I could find one of theses things for sale, it would solve so many of my problems. Can somone help me out?

2007-08-20 12:44:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Buying & Selling

2007-08-20 12:35:45 · 3 answers · asked by fidel209 2 in GMC

Vehicle is a F-150 short bed, and I live in TN.
I was thinking about Rhino Liner, or Line X

2007-08-20 12:32:53 · 8 answers · asked by BM31 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

this street legal atv is beautiful.......but at 60,000 dollars,,i can think of a lot better things to spend my money on,,,what do you think?????http://www.lazareth.org/triazuma.htm

2007-08-20 12:32:11 · 7 answers · asked by € h ë m ‡€ ã L 3 in Motorcycles

how can i lesson the effects of wash board,
I had my shocks looked at and they are fine, i tried over 100 pounds of sand in the back of the pickup and still super jaring.
Is this just how these small trucks handle. My whife hates it and thinks we are going to fly of the road. Driving faster is a bit smother, but dangerous and going slow is real bad unless i keep it around 5mph....are ther special shocks out there, or is is like they say Slow and Steady Wins the Race...

Thanks

2007-08-20 12:28:16 · 6 answers · asked by moeD 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

i am looking to buy 2 sets of rims with tires from a guy. what should i look for in the tires? how can i check the treads if the tires and the condition? what else should i be looking for? thanks!

2007-08-20 12:23:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

is it alright to use synthetic motor oil in my 2006 pontiac montana sv6 i need anwers quick

2007-08-20 12:23:01 · 5 answers · asked by kristin t 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm considering buying it and it has 80k miles on it. Is this a good deal you think? I know what edmunds.com and the like say but I'm looking for opinions. Also, what should be my first counter-offer?

2007-08-20 12:20:53 · 6 answers · asked by Matt 1 in Mitsubishi

Heres the situation....my '97 Altima broke down so I called my mechanic friend who always works on my car. He took off my distributor and told me to get a new one...but he was going out of town. So I towed the veh to the dealer, all prepared to pay them to put on a distributor...but the dealer told me that the distributor wasnt the problem....I need a new fuel pump. So the cost to me is $1000 parts & labor for the distributor and another $800+ for the fuel pump. And my "mechanic friend"(who is certified and works in a garage) refuses to acknowledge any responsibility. And yes even though we are friends I still had to pay him for working on my car. So Im suing him for the cost & labor of the distributor. Am I wrong??

2007-08-20 12:15:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Mine sort of looks like this...
http://pics.hoobly.com/full/787f47cf06a88b0b6433407c7f9c3a6a.jpg

2007-08-20 12:09:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Ford

starter fluid was a no go. Main relay is working as well as the fuel pump when key is turned. what could be the problem?

2007-08-20 12:09:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I am buying a new car, I dont have Car insurance this is my first car! Can I have someone else drive it home for me. that has Insurance

2007-08-20 12:03:57 · 15 answers · asked by trina? 1 in Insurance & Registration

2007-08-20 12:03:46 · 0 answers · asked by C.H. 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

My car is a 2006 Lexus IS 350 pearl red with only 6,000 miles on it. Lexus told me when I purchased the car and paid additional for Perma Paint (I know its only a layer of wax) to bring the car in at 6 months for another coat. When I dropped off the car and my advisor did the walk through and there were no problems but a few days later they called me to come and look at the car. It was covered on the hood, roof and trunk with mini white spots some all the way through the paint. They tried to blame rock chipping and I have taken the car to another paint shop and came to the conclusion it was some type of acid (battery, wet cement etc...) Now my claim with Lexus has been denied because they call it "Impact damage" and that they took pictures of the circle and it has cracks leading away. I can file a claim with the BAR but thats only a ding to the dealership. Can anyone recommend a lawyer or another course of action? The estimate to repaint which depreciates the car will be aprox. $5000

2007-08-20 11:58:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

When I bought my car, the sale manager at the dealer suggest me to buy this plan. He said anything happen to my car (hit and run, accident..) they will make sure my car look like new again without any deductible. But 2 weeks ago, I packed my car on a street and someone cracked my front bumper. I called Honda protection plan unit and they told me it's not covered. Suck! I learned my lesson the hard way. Never trust anyone at the dealer :((

2007-08-20 11:56:23 · 2 answers · asked by Wondering 1 in Honda

Just need the basic steps, and i may need to change the seals, they have a leak (2004 crf250r)

2007-08-20 11:53:47 · 3 answers · asked by Subconscious point of view 2 in Motorcycles

I live in Califnornia. My boyfriend was driving my car, and has a suspended lisence. My insurance has lapsed, and I haven't gotten new insurance yet. Today he was in an accident, him and the driver exchanged info, etc.

I'm wondering if the insurance company for the lady he hit is going to go after him or go after me for the damages - because I am the registered owner. My boyfriend tells me that they will go after him because he was driving, but my parents have told me that they will go after me because the vehicle is mine - my name, my car, my responsibility, etc.

I am confused by it all, and would just like to know what's going to happen!

2007-08-20 11:49:55 · 19 answers · asked by Meggin M 2 in Insurance & Registration

2007-08-20 11:40:47 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Boats & Boating

2007-08-20 11:34:56 · 5 answers · asked by leadfoot 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-20 11:34:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I am trying to get an honest estimate for tune up job for my 2004 Toyota RAV4. It has 91000 miles on it. Any suggestion on auto shop for tune up job?

Any help would be greatly appriciated.

2007-08-20 11:32:46 · 5 answers · asked by happy 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a '68 Porsche 912 Targa in my garage; the vinyll dash is in excellent condition but very dirty... does anyone know what I can use to clean the old dash without ruining it?

2007-08-20 11:32:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

So I need help. Here is my situation. I purchase a dodge stratus 03, 2.4L 4 cylinder, 76000 miles about a month ago. Great car drives nice, yeahda yeahda yeahda. Well yesterday as i drove home the car started to buckle then stop. Shoot!!!!. I got out of the car looked at the engine, but i konw nothing about cars so i had a friend help me push it to the side of the road and park it. I then called the dealership the next morning to have it towed their. later they called me a few hours ago informing me that the oil pan had a whole in it and that I needed a new engine for 2500, well that seemed fishy so i asked my wifes mechanic what he thought and he said that seemed not right. so now we are going tommarow to check it out. The dealership told me that the warrenty dosent cover it cause something like a rock cause it to leek the warrenty dosent say it wont cover anything like that so my family is all telling me that they have to fix it cause its under warrenty, are they right?

2007-08-20 11:32:28 · 3 answers · asked by indians3452 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a 96 Saturn (SL). The a/c is going hay-wire. Sometimes it will work and sometimes it won't. We can be going down the road and all of a sudden the a/c quits. We cut it off and wait a little while before turning it back on. It will work for a spell and quit again !!!I have a toddler in the car and a/c is needed !! I've put freon in and stop leak for car a/c 's. What can I do.. I know several people that are having the same problem and they each have a different type of car?

2007-08-20 11:29:52 · 3 answers · asked by ? 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-20 11:29:46 · 2 answers · asked by Guru 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Hi, I was wondering, is it legal to install blue blinker/turn signal lights in the front and back of your car?
Also, same thing for the license plate lights?
i am getting mixed answers for these two

2007-08-20 11:22:55 · 5 answers · asked by Tomas M 2 in Other - Cars & Transportation

2007-08-20 11:21:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs