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My car needs some body work. It is a Tidewater Blue Honda Fit Sport 2008. It is just taking a bunch of knocks. what I would like to find is someone who will find the parts in salvage instead of from the dealer, to save money. I need a rear bumper and a driver side front door. the work does not have to be done all at once; I know it takes time to find ...
Read Answers 1 Honda Fit owner, Lisa, asked Patty on Feb 21st
The first time I fueled up my gas tank of my 2001 Ford Escape, I noticed my emmission light stays on.Sometimes it feels as if the car is swaying front to back or vice versa.What could be causing this?
Read Answers 1 Ford Edge owner, Lorraine, asked Patty on Feb 19th
told my exaust leak is in the front flex exaust pipe. any way i can patch it?
Read Answers 1 Nissan Altima owner, Kate, asked Patty on Feb 18th
I need new tires, but I can not afford to buy all four, so I planned on buying two now and two next month. My mechanic tells me that if I do that, to make sure the new tires go on the back wheels. Why is that? That will leave the balding tires on the front for another month and I don not know if I want to do that. Should I take his advice?
Read Answers 3 Kia Rio owner, April Gardner, asked Patty on Feb 17th
I have a Saturn SC1 with over 276,000 miles on the car. I would like to give the car to my wife but I would like to know if it would be worth it to give her the car to use. Would it cost much to have it checked out at a female friendly dealer? I have owned the car since it was new. Thank you for any advice that you could give me. I haven not had very many ...
Read Answers 3 Saturn Astra 3 Door owner, Roy, asked Patty on Feb 11th
I was charged 58% MARKUP on parts for car repair. Also, was told I would be getting new starter, turns out to be re-manufactured . Should I raise hell?
Read Answers 3 Kia Sportage owner, Leslie, asked Patty on Feb 8th
Please help me! I purchased a used car from (business name removed). I was told that when I purchased the car I was also purchasing a "gold" warranty package. The only paperwork I remember signing was the actual contract that has Serv. Cont. and a price. 6 Weeks later I received my warranty package and it was for the "bronze" warranty. I have been fighting ...
Read Answers 6 Ford Crown Victoria owner, Melanie Adams, asked Patty on Feb 7th

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