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    Hidden Mud Traps

    Does your car have any mud traps that can hold mud or leaves, and hence increase the risk of rusting? If so do you clean them out regularly?
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    Spares or Repair

    Have you ever bought a car for spares or repair? What did you do with the shell or remains of the car after you had taken off it all of the parts that you needed to?
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    Your First Drive

    When you were a youngster, did your dad ever let you drive the car? On private land perhaps, where the laws regarding licenses did not apply?
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    Driver Training for Young Kids

    I know in some countries, it's possible to get driving training for younger kids-from 11, 12 or 13 years old. It does not in any way enable them to go on the road-they are still too young. But it's legal, private, off road training that helps prepare them for when it's time, and helps to curb...
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    Dealing With Sun Glare

    How do you cope with the sun on a bright day, when it is low in the sky. Say, morning and evening times-it can dazzle and be dangerous.
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    Seat Lose

    My new car, the seat moves forward and back on it's frame a few millimeters in use. I hate it, and I fear the safety. How big a job is it, for a shop to do? Pennies are tight.
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    Minor Dent Repair

    Someone knocked my car with a shopping cart, and it's left a real small dent. The paint is intact, but how would I go about repairing it?
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    Strength in the Car Skin

    I would assume that the majority of the strength in a car is provided by the frame. How much difference to the strength of a car does the metal panelling make?
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    Calming Teen Driving

    Teenagers are at such high risk of accidents when they drive. How can we decrease the risks? Do you think that enough is currently being done?
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    Benefits of Wax

    Other than making the car look shiny and making water bead, what benefits does wax give to your car? If you wash it regularly, does not waxing it damage the paint?
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    Oil/Petrol Treatments

    I've heard these referred to as 'snake oil' and yet, I've had some success with using these treatments. What do you think-do they have any benefit or are they just BS?
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    Tiny Rust Spot

    A stone chip on my partner's car has bubbled. We should have painted it, I know. How can we now treat the rust that is underneath there?
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    Used Car Advice

    I'm looking for a used car. I test drove one yesterday and there was a sloshing sound in the engine when I started driving. I'm concerned about this. What are the likely causes? The guy is clueless, said he overfilled the radiator with water. Could it be an air lock in the radiator from...
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