Other - Cars & Transportation - October 2007

Considering that the maximum national speed limit in the UK is 70mph why do people buy cars that can travel at 130, 140,150mph+?

Is it a case of my car is better than yours or what?

I drive a vauxhaull corsa. OK its not bit, its not powerful but it does the job for me. It gets me from A to B and will quite happily sit at 70mph all day.

2007-10-12 23:13:24 · 10 answers · asked by Colin H 3

how would they have travelled to los angeles from texas at that time?

2007-10-12 16:33:40 · 7 answers · asked by Rose 1

I just got my first job today as a Field Engineer with duties including picking up parts from central office, delivering it to customers and if required installing these parts. The job will run for 2 months, after which I may or may not be asked to stay on.

As happy as I am to have got the job, I am now having problems because I have been told that I will need to use my own van when doing this job.
I am really confused about what to do now, I don't have a van and don't really want to buy a van just in case I am told that I can't stay on after the 2 months.

I have just had a quick look at some van hire companies on the net and the cheapest I could find for a 2 month period is £1600(not sure if this includes insurance).

The job itself only pays £300-£400 per week, its also in central London so the added hassle of £8 daily congestion charge.

Any advice or suggestions about what I could do to afford this job would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Ergun

2007-10-12 15:33:46 · 5 answers · asked by TED 1

My right eye has a permanent scarred tissue which make my right eye blurry, but my left eye is fine. If I cover my right eye, I won't be able to read anything, but still see blurred colors, but if i don't cover it, it's perfectly fine and i can see just like any other person(wearing glasses). Will I still be able to get a regular permit/license? because when i take the vision test won't they ask me to cover one eye?

2007-10-12 12:18:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-12 12:04:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Last 2 weeks of September - October 2007. Car hit by truck. Injuries.
Went to hospital.

2007-10-12 11:54:58 · 2 answers · asked by poetsong 1

Hi, I bought a manual car about 7 months ago, thinking I would be able to get my manual licence. However, I failed the test 3 times, and had been learning how to drive a manual 18 months before I took the test. I find that I make many more mistakes when driving under the stress of test conditions, and made hardly any when in the relaxed atmosphere of a lesson. I then realized that normal driving could get just as stressful as a test, and that an automatic would be the best option for me in terms of confidence and safety. Now the problem is - I have a rather nice Daihatsu Sirion (2003 model), that has done just 30,000 kms. My question is - is it possible to buy (from a wrecker or spare parts business) an automatic transmission of the same make and model as my current car, and replace the manual transmission? Or should I just trade my current car in for an automatic? I'd prefer the cheaper (and safer) option, as trading my car in would most likely involve me needing a loan from the bank.

2007-10-12 10:59:54 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you convert to liters?

2007-10-12 10:50:37 · 3 answers · asked by john m 6

Okay, so I saw the strangest thing the other day. It was a Toyota Prius hybrid car that had a two hitch on the back. Now, it wasn't towing anything. I found it strange that it had one at all.

What could a hybrid car tow? I can't imagine that if it did tow anything that it'd go very fast.

2007-10-12 09:30:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

When you drive up to the gas station
and there's (4) pumps to choose from
REG, PLUS, SUPER, and Diesel
is the plus and super considered UNLEADED?
[there wasn't a label that said so, however all stations here had the same thing]
So I asked some guy and he said yes [he was foreign but spoke English, so I trusted he was right and put 18$ in the tank]
Now I'm at home stranded because the "battery light" came on this car [my husbands]

PLEASE HELP
[and please no mean answers, I was just in an accident because of a deer at night, don't need sympathy just no sarcastic answers I'm gonna get yelled at as it is I bet and don't know how to resolve this b4 he gets home, + I have to take a taxi to my other job :-(
thanks

2007-10-12 06:48:50 · 7 answers · asked by Auntie Marie SueB 3

Well I'm about to tow a Jeep to the scrapyard and I do not have the key so I cannot get it out of neutral. How do I disconnect the drive axle? I will be using a tow dolly.

2007-10-12 05:53:27 · 1 answers · asked by paintballkido13 1

why do indirect injection diesel engines require preheating devices

2007-10-12 04:59:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 2000 Ford Taurus EFI Sedan, 4 door. The gas meter seems to be broken, I think.

It has read Full for the past 5 days. Today it went to E, then slowly crept up to about a quarter of of tank, which is about right for the amount of gas I put in last night.

Do you think the meter on the dashboard is broken or the float in the fuel tank? (please also tell me the correct names for these products so I am able to tell the people what I need when I call- thanks!.)

And upon that determination, do you think I could get this part from a place such as AutoZone, or go directly to the dealership?

Any help is appreciated! Thank you!

2007-10-12 03:52:01 · 9 answers · asked by teri is ambience 5

2007-10-12 02:53:24 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous

I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO ARGUE, LOL

2007-10-11 23:58:33 · 10 answers · asked by 1969 Impala SS 2

2007-10-11 22:46:16 · 7 answers · asked by longshanks52 1

I have a drivers license, Can I drive in a different state if that state has a different license? I am fully licensed but everyone keeps telling me that I can't drive anywhere out side of the state on the license that I have. I need to know as I'm driving to vegas tomorrow. I don't want the cops to pull me over and arest me.

2007-10-11 21:18:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to move an RV tomorrow ASAP. Can someone tell me where I can rent a truck with a fifth wheel answer

2007-10-11 18:57:07 · 5 answers · asked by enano 3

2007-10-11 18:53:53 · 15 answers · asked by Porcelain Doll 6

I am planning to apply at the car shop,but require to have more knowledge and pashion on cars.

2007-10-11 18:48:38 · 4 answers · asked by Jennifer A 1

1.what is airbag?
2.what is wheelbase
3.what is torque?
4.what is cylinder?
5.what is bhp?
6.what is cc?
7.what is amp?

2007-10-11 17:40:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My kids were playing in front of the house earlier this week, when a man pulled over, got out of his truck, opened the door & was trying to get them to go inside, go with him.

They were smart. They ran in to dad who called the police.

But, now, we're trying to help the police find him, so that he doesn't prey on another kid who might not be so lucky or so smart.

They both agree that it was a dark blue pickup truck. But, they are 6 & 7 & not very familiar with different kinds of vehicles. It may be some other kind of truck, but they don't have the right words to describe it.

Here's how my son describes it, though - it was square in front, with a fence around the back. The fence was metal on the bottom, but has wood on the sides.

He drew me a picture. It shows a rectangle in front, with the driver sitting right over the front wheels. There is no engine sticking out front, it's flat in front of the driver & he says that that is how it was - flat in front, no engine.

2007-10-11 14:20:51 · 2 answers · asked by Maureen 7

Pros and Cons would help. Thank you!

2007-10-11 11:52:31 · 5 answers · asked by eljeanne 3

2007-10-11 08:57:08 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

If someone leaves a leaflet or note under the windscreen wiper of your car is this actually legal, do they have the right to touch/move parts of your vehicle in that way?

2007-10-11 07:42:50 · 10 answers · asked by rainbow_x_girl 1

im spending way too much money on gas. its about $100 bucks a week. let me tell you my daily schedule. girlfriend is off work so we wake up to take her 4 year old son to go to school. but first we have to stop over her sisters house to pick up her kids to drop them off. now its on the way so no big deal. according to mapquest, thats a 20 min , 6 mile drive. considering the fact that its in philadelphia and all the traffic lights, add more minutes to that. then we go back home. then we have to go back out so my girl can take me to work. thats 22 min, 8.82 miles. then she takes car back home. runs her errands. take has to go pick up son from school. then goes back home. then comes back out to pick me up from work. then we go back home. is all this driving what is causing me to use up $100 worth of gas a week.

2007-10-11 06:49:08 · 12 answers · asked by daboywonder2002 1

2007-10-11 06:42:16 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I always wonder this when on a train. Trains take so long to slow down, sometimes a mile away from the station, how do they know the point to pick so they get into the station without over-shooting? Has anyone known a train to overshoot its station? What happens then, surely it cannot reverse!

2007-10-11 06:23:15 · 17 answers · asked by ene 2

I know its kind of a stupid question. But Im buyin a Chevy Blazer and I want a really good name for her. Shes red :)

2007-10-11 03:59:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any suggestions? Nothing violent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

2007-10-11 03:56:04 · 9 answers · asked by sandraplay1 1