Cars & Transportation - 21 December 2007

2007-12-21 08:38:11 · 6 answers · asked by kenny_burnet 1 in Subaru

does turbo charging a 4 cylinder engine make the gas mileage get worse?

2007-12-21 08:22:30 · 7 answers · asked by Philip Augustus 3 in Other - Car Makes

I have a problem with my Odyssey (1999 3.5 v tec) when ever you are driving and come to a stop the temperature rises almost to the H on the temp gauge. This happens almost every time you come to a stop... not so much at short stops unless you have been driving for maybe 15-20 minutes the temp will go down if you start moving or rev it a little.. I also think it is warming up faster than before. The temp rises and falls rapidly that why I was thinking maybe the sensor is going bad, but more likely it is a problem with the water pump or water pump clutch. Have any of you had a problem like this? and if i need to replace the water pump or clutch how much would i expect to pay for it?

2007-12-21 08:16:03 · 3 answers · asked by Joey G 3 in Honda

My husband was involved in an auto accident almost 9 months ago which totaled his truck, but he luckily made it out alive. We found an attorney to handle his case and it's coming close to the end. The uninsured driver hit and ran, but was caught. He has been receiving medical treatment for his back injury including injections, rhizotomies, chiropractor appts., serious meds (now the morphine patch). He hasn't been back to work since. Worker's comp has been paying the medical bills, but my husband still cannot return to work and it has been the worst first year of marriage I could imagine. He's miserable and it's making our life miserable. The woman who hit him was uninsured, but her parents insurance is picking up the claim. Since he cannot return to work and there is no surgery to "fix" the problem and we've been disgustingly miserable due to pain ever since, does anyone have a rough idea of what kind of $ amount we would expect? There's structural damage to my husband's back.

2007-12-21 08:10:51 · 6 answers · asked by kowalski 1 in Insurance & Registration

Help!!! My bike won't start - so I took the Carb off to see if it was gunked up. To my suprise it was very clean... In the process the float valve needle fell in the bowl - so im not sure how it goes back in - i think it goes under the float bracket with point down? Does it? Also Spark plug is wet so I replaced it and still no go!!! It seems to be flooding - need to get runnning for xmas present!!

2007-12-21 07:58:11 · 6 answers · asked by Stan 2 in Motorcycles

we were in an apartment complax behing 3 cars sitting at a stop sign a guy was in his parking space, and saw the other 2 cars go ahead of us and he backed out and hit the front drivers side bumper, my boyfriend beeped his horn 4 times but couldnt back up quick enough bc he drives a stick. the guy got out and so did we and we all traded info and we told him not to leave and he was fighting wtih my boyfriend so we called our insurance filled a claim and called his to. the guy from his insurance came out to look at the damage, and then called back today and said the guy who hit us is denying that he did, and she basically said that in the state of va you have to have a witness other than the one who was in your car, and that if thats true then there going to deny my boyfriends claim and he will have to egt his car fixed and pay for it himself!

is there anyhting we can do?

p.s if it helps we live in va!

2007-12-21 07:52:54 · 10 answers · asked by ii love him xo 4 in Insurance & Registration

I have a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It has a remote starter that I would like to remove because I believe that it is causing some electrical problems. How can this be done?

OR...could I just disconnect the power to it or something? Would that hurt the engine or electical system at all?

2007-12-21 07:50:28 · 4 answers · asked by Yoi_55 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-21 07:33:41 · 11 answers · asked by neddy2345 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

the maker of the car contacted me and asked me what they could do to make up for the inconvinence? They also offered me a car. What and how much should i ask for?

2007-12-21 07:28:05 · 9 answers · asked by summerrosesmom23 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-21 07:25:13 · 6 answers · asked by Hosko Da GREAT 1 in Buying & Selling

and is there any chance that it can be taken from the ocean. and if its taken who will have ownership over it.

2007-12-21 07:24:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Boats & Boating

I raced my friend today and he beat be twice in his lincoln town car. I was driving a 1997 Honda Prelude VTEC. Im just wondering who should win in this situation. I started to feel like my car was F-ED up cause it couldnt beat a lincoln. I went home and did some research, the lincoln has a damn V-8 and is rear wheel drive.

Id say the race was about 1/8 mile and i only got up to about 55 each time. He beat me by 1/2 a car length and then by 1 car length. My lude only has an AEM cold air intake and his town car is bone stock. Is this normal for a prelude to lose to lincoln like this?

2007-12-21 07:23:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Honda

96 toyota Tercel 2DR Maroon Automatic
I just rebuilt the motor and transmission and it was was a total loss. A deer ran out in front of me I have full coverage. They only want to give me 1500. The motor has 600 in it and the transmission I put another 675 not 6 months ago it the thing was running fine before the wreck. I drove it 50 miles a day it got really good gas miliege.

2007-12-21 07:20:44 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Toyota

just got digial clocks that has oil temp alarm would like to have this set up as i dont have standard oil cooler on ? but require what to set oil temp at ? Thanks for looking in.

2007-12-21 07:19:37 · 3 answers · asked by spadger 1 in Motorcycles

iam a driving instuctor.yesterday one of my pupils failed a test for not responding to a green filter light at a junction controled by traffic lights.but today a different examiner let one of pupils off for doing the same thing(and passed).overall i would say the 1st driver was the better of the two and had a better chance of passings.have you anymore of these stories please,like hitting the kerb and passing....etc(any examiners out there who would like to reply plz)

2007-12-21 07:16:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Insurance & Registration

I have to get the perfect gift for a special person (see a previous question I posted). I heard the Corvair is a very unsafe car, and often explodes into a fireball without warning. This sounds like the ideal car.

I haven’t had much luck finding one yet. What other cars have been known to just blow up??

2007-12-21 07:05:37 · 9 answers · asked by MLA 6 in Safety

I am planning on purchasing one. I am a girl and have no idea what to look for when purchasing a car. Please HELP!!

2007-12-21 07:03:40 · 11 answers · asked by Chrissy 1 in Mazda

2007-12-21 06:30:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Safety

well it didn't exactly fly - pulled in front of me, I noticed sticker on the back "Please drive carefully - children on board". Now this mother was well over speed limit, driving with one hand cos she was talking on her mobile with one child in the car. My question is - Do I have to drive carefully to subsidise her carelessness or should her sticker have read something else? What do you think it should have read?
Sorry about long question but couldn't think how to word this best.

2007-12-21 06:29:12 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Safety

I bought this car from a local dealer shop about 10 months ago..it went really well. After maybe 3 or 4 months, I noticed the light for "low coolant" that came on on certain times, i thought it was something that pertains to a/c,i took it to les schwab,and they told me that it has nothing to do with the a/c, in fact the a/c dont work..so anyways, I had taken this car at least 5 times already to get it serviced whenever "low oil" appeared..then a couple of weeks ago, when I was on my work, I sensed something really horrible, like burned rubber, it didn't show until one day i came to a red light and all i could see was smoke coming out of the hood..i pulled over to see what it was, it was the smoke coming thru and out of the engine..not to mention really cold nights driving home after school/work, and had the heater on, it blew out nothing but smoke..what could be the main problem? Would appreciate any suggestions and reccomendations..

2007-12-21 06:16:32 · 9 answers · asked by poly08 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I finish college in a semester and I'll have a degree, after that I plan to take a full year off of school until I decide if I need another degree. I make about $1,200 a month working 37 hours a week and my rent after everything is about $500. After school I want to pick up a part time job because I'll be bored without school. My question is, do you think I should just invest in a brand new car between the price of $15,000-$20,000 or should I just hope I can find a good used one. I figure a new car would last 10 years and have no problems, but would insurance or interest kill me?

2007-12-21 06:11:54 · 12 answers · asked by draggingalake 2 in Buying & Selling

I have a 2003 Jetta, and its got quite a few things going on with it-----

*cracked windshield
*bump on the side
*needs engine temperature thing (got engine light check but i just have not fixed it)

Now..... should i fork up the money BEFORE I go and try to sell/trade it in, or should I just sell it for some money less so the other person can fix it themselves?

ALSO :) another thing. I would really really love to trade it in for a used Saab at a dealership BUT would'nt I get a better deal for my car if I sold it first and then used that money to buy the Saab? Or are most dealerships pretty fair when it comes to trade-in prices?

Lots of questions... aghhhh :) .... Thanks.

2007-12-21 06:00:37 · 9 answers · asked by trojangirl8 2 in Buying & Selling

I am fighting with my insurance company regarding fixing my motor on my boat. The insurance company already denied my claim. So now, I asked them for a second opinion and was told by the claims representative that I would have to pay for the second adjuster to come out. However, her boss did not tell me that I would have to pay out of my pocket for a second adjuster to come out and look at my boat. So I was wondering how much will it (might) cost me to have the second adjuster to come out.

2007-12-21 05:50:36 · 10 answers · asked by sestud69 4 in Insurance & Registration

Smelling a lite burning rubber from the rear wheel of my jeep grand cherokee 2002 -- any suggestions -- looked around nothing seems to be rubbing against anything...

2007-12-21 05:46:31 · 7 answers · asked by Chuck K 1 in Jeep

i got in it and turned it on and stuff
and when i went to back up the gas petel is not working
whats wrong with it and i doing somthing wrong

2007-12-21 05:36:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a 97 chevy lumina and i was driving when all of the sudden my radio quits. then about a 1/4 mile down the road my car dies....i pull it off and have someone jump the car figuring it was the battery...the car starts but i smell burning rubber coming from the belt....i couldnt tell if the alternator was spinning or not....so i went to restart the car and wouldnt start but the person who jumped me said that the alternator was twitching....any possible idea what could possibly be the problem?

2007-12-21 05:31:12 · 6 answers · asked by Ray 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I failed my driving test today and feel so rubbish about it.

I got 3 fatal mistakes (too close to parked cars, pulled out wrong time at a juntion, and in the wrong lane)

other than that I did O.K but second test will be different manouvers and different roads.

I've booked another test but I feel so down about it (got it 29th january) should I just keep going. or is there a stop point

2007-12-21 05:28:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cars & Transportation

2007-12-21 05:21:23 · 7 answers · asked by Lean on Me 4 in Safety

has anyone bought a car from a repo auction?
any tips?

2007-12-21 05:20:30 · 8 answers · asked by banana 2 in Buying & Selling

2007-12-21 04:58:27 · 4 answers · asked by sideshow 1 in Maintenance & Repairs