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  1. mikem

    what is it worth?

    My misses says that my 2001 SE exec has to go. MOT til Dec, it is structurally sound having all underside rust welded up. The outside is tatty but solid and it has spot lights, a spoiler with brake lights, mud flaps, beko wind deflectors, Nuvi hard wired sat nav and is wired for front and rear...
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    sport?

    been looking at a car advertised as "Honda accord 2.0i VTEC sport"" what makes it Sport?
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    gearbox worries

    Last week the engine light came on and I took it in to be diagnosed as a "faulty transmission Module" light off no problem. today did it again, into limp mode and light stayed on. same diagnostic. But it had stopped limping and even with light on went like normal. Light off again and it behaves...
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    Car cutting out

    Have a problem that has now happened 3 times! The car stutters and dies, for all the world out of fuel. After restarting and a bit of revving up it goes again without a problem. It has happened 3 times and always on the day after putting petrol in? I filled up yesterday from half full to full...
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    Fob question

    There is a 6th gen hatchback, type v on epay and curiously has 2 button fobs. Do they not have a boot release on them?
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    2 ltr verses 2.3 ltr

    Will there be much difference in performance between the 2 ltr engine and the 2.3 in a 15 year old car, or will the only difference be when you insure it or fill it up with petrol?
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    Type v

    Still looking for a type v series 6 but cannot work out wether the 2 ltr one was made in a facelift or not? Can only find 2 ltr in 2000 year, pre facelift?
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    Type v

    Been looking at type v 6 gen and cannot work out if passenger seat is also heated? Anyone got one and can tell me, thanks?
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    fob woes

    How can something so small cause so much grief? Opened car this morning with fob , drove to supermarket and it would not lock, Tried all doors and NOTHING! Tried madame's fob and she locked up. Got new batteries and NOTHING! Tried several times to reprogramme, NOTHING! Took it to pieces ...
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    keeper madness or not

    my car is a 2001 SE exec accord auto saloon with only 80000 on the clock. My last MOT was a pass but I was warned that the next one would require some serious welding. I started to look for a replacement but unless I spend silly money cannot find anything as good. So I took it in for a preMOT...
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    boot drain hole

    Hi so was just checking the spare, now Winter is coming, and there is a little water in the well, only 5mm or so. Not enough to worry about the source but I could not locate a drain hole anywhere? There is a 2" inch disc of what appears to be steel at the lowest point and channels that go under...
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    windscreen washers

    Hi, windscreen washers have died. No motor/pump sound and cannot work out which fuse it may be? cannot even see where it is? any advise welcome. Had a look ont'net and it looks like the pump is on the bottom part of the storage bottle?
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    seat belt warning light

    Only had the car 3 years but noticed today that there does not appear to be a non fastened seat belt warning light. Bit of a surprise! or is it somewhere not obvious?
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    green light on CC switch

    My cruise control is working fine and the green light on the speedo is working but the green light on the switch has packed up. Is replacing this as big a ball ache as i imagine? Does it involve dismantleing the dash?
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    ROAD ANGEL OPTIONS

    Following my being slammed up the ar5e last week at a traffic light , i have had a hire car. This thing has SatNav and whilst not a big fan, I do like the warnings of speed cameras approaching! Had a quick look at what might do that and found Road Angel but was amazed to see how much that costs...
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    "v" type

    Came across a 2 litre V type accord - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201401030782011/sort/default/usedcars/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/price-from/1500/transmission/automatic/price-to/3000/page/1/make/honda/postcode/pr73hx/radius/1500/keywords/s%20type?logcode=p What is...
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    engine cutting out

    My 6th gen se exec has developed a strange problem. Started about 4 weeks ago when at the end of our culdesac it appeared to stutter and stall. For several turnovers it would not fire and then it went OK. 2 days later it would not start on the drive so called AA who arrived shortly thereafter...
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    MOT today

    Well pleased with todays result. Full service, MOT and 2 new Dunlop tyres to front (being the only failure) and got change out of £300
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    condensation in headlights

    Noticed that there is a lot of water condensed on the inside of the glass and wondered if the glass can be removed from the front or are they a sealed unit? There appear to be grey clips on the top of the glass but am scared to prize them off without knowing the answer.
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    Reverse sensors

    New gremlin today the reverse sensors are stuck on all the time that reverse is engaged. I ***ume that they are located in the discs on the back bumper and guess one or more is stuck on. Question do they 1. operate horn with power on and proximity switch or 2. does proximity break circuit to...
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