Stivino

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    Comdensers are always the main suspect, they have a horrible life stuck at the front of the car, exposed to everything. Have a good look at the "corrosion" on the compressor.
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    I've just this minute finished fitting new air con pipes to a Peugeot RCZ. I fitted an aftermarket condenser which was about £35. How does he know that the compressor is kaput?
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    The myth about the name?
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    Incorrect. No va means "it doesn't go" or it's not going. The literal tranlation is, no it goes. Va = it goes. No va = no it goes. (it's not going, it doesn't go)
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    Could it be either? Have a look under you car and you'll see what's on it.
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    Wikipedia says; Mitsubishi says "Starion" is a contraction of "Star of Arion" — and refers to both a star and the mythical horse, Arion.
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    Hi Caitlin, welcome to the club. This is an old topic but you might be lucky and get a response.
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    That's why bills should be itemised.
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    Easy, the car is already in the workshop and up on the ramp.
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    I know that I can buy decent pads for you car for £30 for the whole car. So, even if they charged £60 for all the pads and an hour labour for fitting, the still charged you double what the job is worth. Always get a price before giving the go ahead.
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    My local garage charges only £40/hr. I would ask them to break the bill down for you as, it's imho, it's a total rip off.
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    Sorry I didn't read it properly. If they are making contact, first you need to find out why. There must be something amiss. It should have been spotted when you were fitting them.
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    There's no point fitting new backplates of the it's the discs that are fouling them.
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    It will probably be caused by corrosion of the drum/disc on the edge that "mates" with the backplate.
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    How did they break down the fitting of the pads on the bill? i.e. How much were the parts? How much was the labour?
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    I posted a link showing how it's done on the 14th of this month. It's not for your specific car but it will be as near as dammit the same.
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    The original exhaust on My Avensis is twelve years old. I can't imagine any aftermarket system lasting that long.
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    Original or aftermarket it's got value, they're taking it.
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    RAV4 2.2 diesel

    Stivino replied to Deakin's topic in Rav 4 Club

    Since there are many more Lexus's using this engine than there are Toyotas, I have found the Lexus forums a very good place to find out about this engine.
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    I don't have turbo lag. It will pull in any gear from 1,400 or 1,500 revs but the pull is much stronger as it nears 2,000.
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    Of course there is a difference and, yes we really care. After all, isn't that the whole point of this topic? If nobody cared, this wouldn't be the 63rd reply in this thread. I take it from your reply that, you don't know the difference between spelling and pronunciation.
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    You have written the words but, how are you proposing that they pronounced?
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    Do you mean eh, or ee?
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    This is a cross reference of the pads that fit your car.