Philj

Do you have an ETA on the rugby shirts ? I was hoping to have mine before I go on holiday...

I had the same problem also. I have registered, but it won't let me logon. GMUD - click the Union Jack to get it in english!

Had to sell the Disco as I was putting £350+ of diesel in a month to get to work. Have bought a Punto 1.2 and an old series III to replace it, but SWMBO is already nagging me to get rid of the series(12mpg + no belts for the kids)

One of the supermarkets (ALDI/NETTO can't remember which one) has one on offer this week for a tenner - no idea how good there are, SWMBO is picking one up for me tomorrow. Also (sorry, I am about to hijack your thread!), I have heard people say they have had theirs calibrated - how is this done ?

The same thing happened to me on the way home from work in my disco, took the AA 3 trucks and 5 hours to get me the remaining 35 miles home. 1st truck took 40minutes getting there (from a depot 5miles away), and wasn´t even a AA truck, it was a clapped old thing from Egerton's. The PTO wouldn´t work, so he had to ring his mate. 2nd Truck arrived, another clapped out one from Egerton's with no seat belts! After setting off, the driver informs me he can only take me to place of safety and drops me at service station 5miles up the motorway. 3rd Truck (proper one from the AA) arrives 2 hrs later!

Similar thing happened on my wifes cmax the other month, turned out I had booted the fuse box which is in the passenger footwell. The connector was not seated right, gave it a push in and all was ok again.

It looks like the add was a scam (ebay - what a surprise!), thought the price was to good to be true.

Thanks - the guy still hasn't rung me back, so I don't even know if I can view it yet

I will also be travelling up to Scotland(Perth) and back from the Wirral. The first weekend in May, if anyone needs something shifting - nothing to big/oily, will be in the wifes cmax. Phil

Well, I knew it was cracked something! Thanks - will check oil breather.

Hi, I am hoping to go and see a Series 2 with a 2.5td engine tonight, with a view to buying it. I have heard these engines commonly get cracked heads - is this true ? Also, is there any way spot one that is about to go (without stripping the engine!). The owner reckons the engine had done about 120k before it was put in the S2. Thanks in advance, Phil

Hi, I thought I would throw my 2p worth in. I think the standard of moderation is great - although I only have a low post count I have had a lot of use out of this forum - both through general reading, people responding to my questions and generous offers of help from people (sometimes at the other end of the country). I think the current moderation will help stop the forum becoming a victim of its own success. Also, I don't think an off-topic section is a good idea. If you look at the the 'other' forums with an off-topic section, you tend to see less contributions to the technical/members vehicles threads. I think strong moderation and no off topic section are the key to keeping the excellent signal/noise ratio this board has. Thanks, (esp. to the mods who keep the forum going) Phil

Yes, that would great! Cheers, Phil

ORLY? What price is it ?

Thanks for all the replies, I guess 2.25 is not suitable for commuting. I had thought about LPG, its just finding a vehicle that has had a decent conversion.