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    i am currently the owner of a ghost car,in which i mean i have a car that doesnt start for me in the morning but when i bring it to the mechanic to have a look at it,hot and cold,it starts.i have brought it to the mechanic 6times,two different mechanics,they have checked everything temp sensor,fuel pump,fuses,spark.strenght of spark as i thought it would be a weak spark,crank angle sensor,plugs,leads,checked diagnostics literally everthing,when i leave to go to work at 6am it wont start but if i leave to say 10am it starts it driving me so mad all i can do is laugh.any help or if anybody has experince this before would unbelievable

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    so when you say it won't start at 6am, but will at 10, have you spent the time between 6 and 10 cranking it?

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    My old Hyundai Excel used to do that!!! Took 6 bloody months to find the fault!

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    lol don't really know. The last time it happened I call RACV out and he couldn't find it. Wriggled a couple of plugs on the coil and it started. Never did it again!

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    Do what i do when my car shits me, Threaten to burn it, She always seems to come good after that

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    mine used to do this, and i would open the bonnet move the battery terminals a bit and then it would start.
    solution: new battery terminals

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    sorry i never even mention wat car it is,its a berlina 91,happemed again this morning tried to start it and once again nothing,it turns over alrite but doesnt kick in,this is driving me crazy,it only happens on cold mornings HELP ME PLEASE

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    sometimes a motor not wanting to start when in cold weather can be a simple case of weak spark. that is where i would start anyway
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