Archive for the 'Maintenance & Repairs' Category

What to do when a car repair shop do unauthorized repairs to your car and will not release it?

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
cmickeygirl asked:


I have been with out my car for more than 2.5 months the repair shop keep doing a miss and miss, cause to call it a hit and miss would be lying. To this day the car is not running. Now to release my car it will cost me over $600 for repairs I didn’t tell them to make on my car. Since I have a new car I really don’t care if it sits there for a lifetime, but can they sale my car parts without having title to the car? And I am responsible for the repair cost that I didn’t authorized them to do?
I have been with out my car for more than 2.5 months the repair shop keep doing a miss and miss, cause to call it a hit and miss would be lying. To this day the car is not running. Now to release my car it will cost me over $600 for repairs I didn’t tell them to make on my car. Since I have a new car I really don’t care if it sits there for a lifetime, but can they sale my car parts without having title to the car? And I am responsible for the repair cost that I didn’t authorized them to do?
I live in Louisiana.

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What car company has a good reputation for having parts for old autos made by them?

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
qaz asked:


I heard it’s good to have a car from a good car company that after time will still have parts for your old car. Does anyone know which car company is the best in this standard? I think local mechanics would know best. I plan on getting a car and stick with it for a long time.
Thank you in advance for your help

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What is the difference between auto spray paint guns and auto spray cans? Can I paint a whole car using cans?

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Chris asked:


I’m trying to figure out what’s best, since I don’t have an auto paint spray gun. I really want to paint my car but I am thinking about using spray cans (for automobiles, of course, not those cheap cans that cost $1-4) Either way, I’m willing to sand the surface to even out some textures. Thanks!!!
It is red and I want to paint it gray in a whole majority of the car. the red paint is in very good condition, no scrapes or fading. Any suggestions?

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My home ac is set on auto and at 75 degrees. This morning it was 69 inside. Why is auto not shutting off?

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Amber B asked:


The air conditioning was still running and pouring out cold air. The auto finction did not shut off the fan outside. Any ideas what the issue may be?
I have tried to set the thermostat at different degrees. Slightly higher and lower than what the current temp was. The fan does not stop. It continues to cool and drop in temp!

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Does the car battery completely drain if the car is not used for 3 months?

Monday, July 19th, 2010
Kris asked:


I will be out of town for about three months. I was wondering what to do with my car. Someone told me that the car battery will completely drain and I need to get a replacement when I come back. Any comments?
BTW my car is 2000 toyota camry v6.

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What kind of car should a college guy like me upgrade to?

Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Denzel asked:


Am thinking of upgrading from a 04 nissan sentra to Lexus IS 350, because of its luxury and hp. Does anyone know of mid luxuries cars? a car that cost around 40k, with all the good luxury features that the lexus IS 350 has or better, with parkin assistant, with 300hp or more, with navigation system, all wheeled drive, sun roofed, with a great braking system, with great safety features, with lots of room in the interior n trunk ( i mean leg room, just like d rav4(2007) Can someone tell me what a transmission is? wat does people mean by 6speed trans
basically am asking 4 suggestion of luxury cars with all these great features or more and cost around 40k.

ps. i need at least 5 different type of cars that i can choose from. it must be a manly car not girly. also a car that will not cost me g’s to repair. one more thing it has to have a great mileage.

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My car won’t start, the lights and horn work, but the starter (I think) just makes a clicking sound?

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Alan C asked:


I drive a 92 protege. I was giving a standard driving lesson, when, after a stall, the car wouldn’t start again. The battery was not holding a full charge, so I replaced it and the posts. I now get a much louder clicking sound, but the car still won’t start. I have successfully push-started the car, and checked the fuses. The car is old, but was running fine before the lesson, and gave no indication of trouble to come. Is the starter the only possibility, or does anyone know of another possible explanation?

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Friday, July 16th, 2010
rebellion_t asked:


how do you change the interior of your car? where do you get all those color parts from the inside?

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What would cause a car to act strangely after leaving a car wash?

Friday, July 16th, 2010
John G asked:


My girlfriend has a 2002 Hyundai Accent with about 130,000 miles. We took it to a car wash. After leaving the car wash, the check engine light started flashing and the engine shook. After about 15 minutes the shaking stopped and the car drove normally again. This happened about 3 weeks ago and there have been no issues since then. What would cause her car to do this?

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Can i jump start car by taking off someone elses battery?

Thursday, July 15th, 2010
OlympicChamp asked:


Here is the problem. In about few days I should be receiving my car that has bad battery. The thing is that it will be coming on a big truck that usually has 3-4 cars on the bottom and about same on top. When truck gets here I need to be able to start battery to get car down to the ground. This is the reason I cannot simply jump start from another car.

So I was wondering I can take battery off my friend’s car and use it to jump start it that way? After I do that, will it work on his car?

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