Top Gear vs Fifith Gear.?

Question 1
Top Gear vs Fifith Gear.?...  Whats your favourite?

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1)   Top Gear best for entertainment.
Fifth gear better for more down to earth cars and Vicki Butler Henderson.

They are two different types of programme united by the fact that for part of them they deal with cars. I do not see them as competitors, just different. Not even on at the same time. On UK Gold they are often on one after the other! - Timbo is here

2)   Top Gear by a country mile. - bob m

3)   Top gear is my favourite car magazine. Don't know much about fifth gear. - ANITA S

4)   There are bits I like in both programmes and I find it difficult to make a realistic choice. TopGear has started to annoy me because of the boring interaction between the three presenters for it is the cars I want to see not them. - roger.williams20@btinternet.com

5)   Top Gear - they give 'information' about cars in a fun way. My Mum can follow what's going on.

Fifth Gear is dry and very very very boring. - k

6)   Top Gear all the way funny and up front,love it. - bobbage

7)   Top Gear FTW! - djaca70

8)   fifth gear all the wayyyyyy, top gear hey just mess around, fifth gear actually informs you - lambo11293


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Question 2
How to find a good mechanic?...  I have had the same mechanic for years. I have a Volkswagen and that is what he solely worked on. I thought he was fairly reasonable price wise but I learned he had been ripping me off. I then went to another that was recommended to me, but they seemed a little out of it as well and there were several problems with their service to say the least. It's hard because I don't trust a lot of people with my car because Volkswagen's are backwards. Anyhow how can I find a good mechanic I can trust?

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1)   hmm u should just look around your area and google some places read some reviews before you actually go. - Scribbles and juicy

2)   Get a free estimate from the dealer and compare it to what the different garages tell you.

You are right to be leary, car maintenance is one of the biggest scams out there. - rayo_ca

3)   Talk to other VW owners. You may want to join a forum like VW vortex, and ask the same question. VWs are not "backwards," they are just engineered better than a dime a dozen GM product. - djaca70

4)   Talk to other VW owners.
Dealers tend to be pretty good.
Go ask an insurance or road side assistance agency, they might be able to help.

One tip I can personally give you for sure, the best cars will require the best mechanics.
Which means the best VW in your area, will more than likely be only worked on by a few selected good mechanics. So go hunt down a r32 or a heavily modified GTI that is babied.

My GTI 337 edition is my love and I take her to Clarkdale Volkswagen in Vancouver where Rob and ONLY Rob gets to work on or drive my car, no one else. For performance and aftermarket stuff I bring it back to Kinetic's Motorsports in Surrey, and the normal stuff I do all on my own, including water pump and timing belt. I AM the technician I trust the most and I can tell you that for a fact. - Rdwong

5)   That's the same as asking how to find a good husband. Its often a matter of seeding out the obviously bad ones, doing some research on the rest, and then trying out the surviors on small tasks before you opt on the final choice.

Check with your friends or, since it is a VW, check with other VW owners that you meet or know.. dont forget that, even if they can not tell you about GOOD mechanics they often can tell you about BAD ones and that narrows your search down if you accept their review.

Bottom line.. you try and trust.. a little at a time.

Oh.. and for the guy (?) that said to get a fFREE estimate at the dealer,.. you and I obviously do not live in the same world, because around here (California) dealer estimates run from $25 to $50 which will be applied to your repair IF you choose to pay their rates. - ca_surveyor


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Question 3
What is the Kelly blue book value of a 82 VW Rabbit?...  Ok so I am looking for the Kelly blue book value of a fuel injected 2 door 1982 volkswagen Rabbit in fair condition. I really need some help here. Does anyone know?

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1)   your car is too old for KBB!!!
depends how many miles it has on it and what "fair" condition means to you. Probably no more than like $800. - Viktor D

2)   Fair condition? Probably $500-1000, aim towards the low side. Rabbits aren't worth much unfortunately (ask me how I know, haha). - Red

3)   nothing - crystal

4)   The two on autotrader are $500 and $4000 - the cheaper one needs work and the other has 37000 miles and is one owner; your falls inbetween these - not 2 B fooled


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Question 4
What Are Good Lowering Springs For a Volkswagen Rabbit?...  2006-2009

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1)   H&R, Eibach, FK,

you are going to want to do upgraded shocks at the same time, as your new lowering springs will prematurely wear out your stock ones.

or you can go with a coil over kit which comes with adjustable ride height. People have been having good luck with the FK's and Vmaxx on those and they are reasonably priced. sub $600 - edizzle

2)   from my experience H&R CUP KITS give a great performance increase over stock and don't ruin the ride quality very much.

http://www.namotorsports.net/detail.cfm/part_cd/HR31043-3

and by the way it's worth it to get a nice suspension system. your car will feel a lot more stable and you will be able to take corners faster. whatever you do don't chop your stock springs. - Viktor D

3)   I have had bad experiences with Eibach springs because they tend to take a "set" and you end up with coil binding which translates into a harsh ride. As far as the shocks wearing out prematurely,wear is not accurate,damage is. Because you have lowered the car without changing the shocks they are now in a position where they can bottom out easily. If your shocks bottom out before hitting any kind of bumper or stop,even one time, they will suffer valve damage and will be rendered useless. Proper shocks for lowered suspensions repositions the shock piston in the bore so this will not occur. Very few aftermarket companies manufacture their own springs,the operation is cost prohibitive,so they use spring manufacturers to manufacture springs for them. I would check with the companies you may be interested in and see who the manufacturer of their springs are,Rockwell is the number 1 manufacturer of top quality springs in the world,all US automotive and truck manufacturers use Rockwell springs,and for a reason,they have no peer. - wilson h

4)   Eibach are ..... good from what i hear people say......
I'd never get Eibach, hows that.

Get something german.
H&R are pretty good.
Bilstein I love.
Neuspeed I also love.

I suppose Eibach, the good good stuff, is good, but they sell mostly the cheap springs that just lower your car and not good for any performances.... So its just for looks.... but if your car is built for looks, wouldn't you want those yellow and blue and red shocks and all that from the other companies rather than plain old black?



H&R is definitely a company I've never heard bad things about. Remember, you get what you pay for.


Keep in mind, no matter what you do to your suspension, your car is only as good as the co-efficient of friction between your tires and the ground you are on, also known as traction. - Rdwong


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Question 5
what is the right spark plug gap for a 2.0L 1999 vw beetle?...  

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1)   you shouldnt have to gap your plugs they come pre-gapped - mirrpr96

2)   autozone.com

and look it up ? - martinmm

3)   The platinum plug required for this engine comes pre gapped. - pbleek

4)   from what i remember when working on my friends mark III 2.slow liter the gap was 0.8mm. however you might wanna google it as im not 100% sure. - Viktor D


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