I have a honda accord 1998-99 bose sound system(standard).
I cannot find ANYWHERE an adaptor that will suit my new head unit which i got for xmas.
There seems to be no problem getting an adaptor 'without a bose unit' or non-Bose systems for this car.

Thanks for your time.
Riccardo Read more

Apologies for the vague details so far but I am intrigued by the following:

My friends had an accident in France in summer. A car side swiped them on autoroute, their car somersaulted, hospitalised, holiday ruined etc. They gave statements to the police and insurance companies, as did other witnesses who stopped to this effect but all reports are now in and police have been unable to trace other driver, no CCTV etc so is going to have to go down as a claim against his own insurance.

Now this was obviously not the outcome they expected or wanted, as they had hoped to be able to claim off the other driver for compensation for injuries, time off work, etc etc.

They have now been advised, (and this is where the vagueness comes in as I am unsure as to its source), that as he was driving, his wife, his daughter and daughter's friend who were all in the car can claim against him and his insurance for the compensation.

Is this correct? Especially as they have all given written statements saying that it was caused by another car hitting them and therefore not his fault?

Anyone got any knowledge on this subject?
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Over the last few days I have read in various daily papers, as well as Auto Express, articles that are saying that people who have cars on PCP deals are going to get "hammered".

With a PCP deal, you pay a smaller monthly amount compared to regular finance, but at the end of the period you need to make a "balloon" payment to keep the car. Now the reports are stating that in most cases, these balloon payments are more than the car is worth and therefore the owners are faced with paying this high amount or handing car back.

This is being written from the "how unfair on these punters is this" angle.

However, I see this from the total opposite angle. Yes, OK, it is unfortunate that the car's value has plummeted due to the current economic climate. But, I for one, would love to be able to just hand the car back knowing that I had taken advantage of lower monthly payments and that I could now go out and buy a car for money that was nearer the car's value!

Am I missing the point here or are the journalists? Read more

A week before Christmas I unfortunately pranged my Volvo 480 which I brought a month earlier.
To cut a long story short i smacked it against a brick wall, bending the lower suspension arm rendering it undrivable, not to mention a new bumper, indicator lense etc is needed for repair.

As it's currently on the driveway looking unwashed & sorry for itself I've been trying to figure out what to do next, whether to get it fixed which will involved it having to be towed to the garage (which is extra money to pay out as im only TP F&T), or sell it on ebay as accident damaged?

The car is in good condition otherwise despite it could do with a wash & waxoyling too. Read more

Have recently bought this car, no problems up till now.

When driving home on motorway the glowplug light came on a few times briefly, today it comes on all the time.

According to the manual it indicates an electrical fault?

Anyone any ideas please? Can i keep using it safely?

Also just changed the cambelt/tensioners, have read it is important to change the waterpump also due to causing belt failure, is this a common fatal occurance? as i have not heard this before.

Any help/advice is welcome, many thanks. Read more