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I own a Porsche Boxster (1998). I was leaving the auto repair place after having new tires put on. It was a nice day thought I*d put down the top. I had used it the day I left if for tires. Well, nothing happened. I could hear the motor working but nothing happened. The light that indicates that the top is down is now lite all the time. The sensors ...
Read Answers 2 Porsche Boxster owner, Kristin Cawood, asked Patty on Mar 2nd
I bought a 1999 Pontiac Sunfire in July of 2006. On February 7, 2007 the was parked outside of my residence and was destroyed in a fire that was caused in electrical system. Pontiac denies responsibility. They claim that after investigating my vehicle it was impossible to determine if it was due to a factory defect because the car had been destroyed by ...
Read Answers 4 Pontiac Sunfire owner, Rachel Koch, asked Patty on Mar 2nd
My car is leaking transmission fluid-1999 Ford Escort. I put in Lucas, that seemed to help, but I might have to take out the engine and have the mechanics replace the seal. Do you think I should attempt that, or should I wait and see if Lucas works? Thank you. Sharon
Read Answers 2 Ford Escort owner, Sharon, asked Patty on Mar 2nd
I*m looking to buy a 2007 VW Rabbit. I*m a little concerned with the reliability of VW*s in general. What are you feelings regarding this model? Thanks Gale
Read Answers 3 Volkswagen Rabbit owner, Gale, asked Patty on Mar 1st
Hi, I have a 2001 VW Jetta with 75,000 miles. It's a turbo "fully loaded", and a standard, which I love. Though, I love this car in nearly every way, I'm concerned that I'm not making the most economical decision to keep it. I'm trying to compare annual repair/maintanance costs to weigh out if I'm better off selling this car and replacing it with ...
Read Answers 2 Toyota Corolla owner, Adrian Schlesinger, asked Patty on Mar 1st
My 2004 Chevrolet Aveo just recently died while my husband was driving it. He had it towed to the dealership where they told him the clutch was totally shot. The car is not quite three years old, only has 45,000KM on it, and has been driven with care. Nobody has learned to drive standard with it or anything like that. Is this normal that a clutch would ...
Read Answers 1 Chevrolet Aveo owner, Sarah Wormsley, asked Patty on Feb 28th
I DRIVE A 91 HONDA ACCORD.ON TAKE OFF THE RPM GOES TO 3 BEFORE THE CAR EVEN GETS GOING.I DO NOT HEAR THE GEAR SHIFITNG WHILE DRIVING
Read Answers 1 Honda Accord owner, Simone, asked Patty on Feb 28th

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