How you can save fuel and the environment
Sat, 23 May 2009 08:03:25 -0700 (PDT)
Driving and Car Maintenance Transportation accounts for 66% of U.S.
oil use -mainly in the form of gasoline. Luckily, there are plenty of
ways to improve gas mileage.
Driving Tips:- Idling gets you 0 miles per gallon. The best way to
warm up a vehicle is to drive it. No more than 30 seconds of idling
on
winter ...
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Secondhand car prices?
Sat, 23 May 2009 15:39:43 +0100
I was just looking at autotrader and musing about possibly getting a
secondhand Focus. We need an automatic, and there are hundreds to choose
from within a reasonable distance. I was interested to see that there are
low mileage examples (under 40k) about 4-5 years old for ¡ê3k-4k, with nearly
all being offered ...
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small MPV & flat floor/boot???
Wed, 20 May 2009 21:00:15 +0100
Can anyone advise on what small MPV - Mazda2, Vauxhall Meriva etc has seats
that will fold perfectly flat?
I know the Picasso goes flat BUT only if you take the seats out and anyway a
Pic is too big for me.
Any thoughts on the relative merits of these 2 or any alternatives pls?
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What is ISLAM ? Who is MUHAMMED P.B.U.H ?
Tue, 12 May 2009 06:35:37 -0700 (PDT)
these are materials PDF about Islam and Great Prophet Muhammed P.B.U.H
find out more . . . . . .
1-Amazing Quran - Dr. Gary Miller
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?njmgavimkwi
2-Islam in brief - Yasser Gabr
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jddm2imj5hj
3-This is MUHAMMED P.B.UH
http://www ...
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"Paint sealant systems" - brilliant or bull?
Mon, 11 May 2009 01:16:19 -0700 (PDT)
Buying a new focus, and wondering about splashing ¡ê300
on one of these:
http://www.carcare-mvs.co.uk/sealent%20systems/paint_sealant_systems.htm
Any opinions welcome.
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Re: car washing
Mon, 11 May 2009 07:59:59 +0100
"Doki" <mrdoki@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "ChelseaTractorMan" <mr.c.tractor@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:hpu7055v9tba8s74abu9fv8590k6babmlk@4ax.com...
>> hozelock portable car wash
>>
>> its like a plant sprayer for cars, anybody used one?
>>
>> I' ...
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"Mileage remaining" on Fords
Mon, 11 May 2009 00:32:50 GMT
I've had Volvos and a Saab which had a "mileage remaining" display, and
found these tolerably accurate.
Recently bought a used Mondeo, and find its mileage remaining wildly
erratic. For example, I can do a short trip (3 miles, say), with the
initial reading showing 220 miles. Starting up for the return journey, ...
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Re: Isofix For 52 2002 Focus Estate
Sun, 10 May 2009 21:37:57 +0100
Jim wrote:
> Can Isofix fittings be fitted to this car - I know that they can from
> 2005 onwards, but can't find much on these ones.
>
> Thanks
Put your hand down between the rear seat and back cushions. Slide
towards the edge of the seat; do you feel a 'U' shaped bracket
protruding from the frame of the ...
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Re: Anybody want a Merc Sprinter?
Sun, 10 May 2009 17:42:29 +0100
"GB" <NOTsomeone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Adrian wrote:
>
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>> Then there's the small detail that few vans get used for short cold-
>> engine runs.
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>> Yep, the 2.9 5-pot in the pre-CDI sprinter is the same lump as the
>> E290D W210.
>>
>> Wonde ...
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Re: Anybody want a Merc Sprinter?
Sun, 10 May 2009 17:39:20 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:5056e47b65dave@davenoise.co.uk...
> In article <gtq5tc$5u2$1@news.motzarella.org>,
> Which car uses and identical engine to the Sprinter? Might be the case
> with small vans etc though. But they don't tend to do the same sort of
> mileage as ...
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