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Tell them that the extra wonga means that you can't afford the car and will have to cancel the deal. I'm sure they'd sooner see the car gone with you than back on their forecourt! Like I said, CAB first, then Trading Standards.

Mmmm... nice! I suppose we'll have to make do with Niraj's PhotoShopped chrome for now!

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Had an email back. As I guessed, the extra tenner gets swallowed up in eBay fees! Still, happy bunny.

Just filled in an enquiry form. Will have to make sure the insurance company don't get arsey about it, though. What do the dealers make of it?

They could try, but I don't think they'll win. Try Citizens Advice Bureau. Trading Standards might also be interested in their tactics.

Mk.1 has 3 speed + overdrive. Mk.2 has 5 speed box, no overdrive. Don't know the difference between an overdrive and a 4th gear, though. Anyone?

Just ordered a K&N Typhoon. Bought on eBay, then spotted it almost a tenner cheaper on his website. Bugger!

Now aren't you annoyed that you shelled out fifteen quid in the first place? :D

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How much of a problem is the oil on the K&N (namely it fouling the sensor)? I'd rather use an Apexi (dry) filter on the end of a pipe similar to that found in the K&N kit, does anyone know of anyone selling the pipe separately?

Read the tutorial here and download the software here.

Bugger, will be in Weymouth from 3rd to 10th, smack between two meets!

Thin metal spring things, sometimes riveted to the pad, sometimes separate, sometimes a bit too stiff, causing the brakes to bind.

Like a splinter!

Yum. Wouldn't mind taking that for a ride, bet she goes like hell. Car's nice, too.

Love the avatar, squarehead! Put a meter across your battery terminals (set it to VOLTS not AMPS, otherwise you'll nuke the meter and burn your hands on its cables), you should be getting at least 12 volts without the engine running. For every 2 volts you're down, that's probably a knackered cell (pop off the cell caps and look for buckled plates). Dead cells are likely to be doubly bad because if, for example, you've got two cells that are effectively short-circuited, you're charging an 8 volt battery from a charging circuit meant for 12 volts, and the cells won't like that at all. If the battery explodes, you won't like it either.

<yawn> Only kidding! Never knew that, Bazza. Learn something new every day. LOC - more combined knowledge than Wikipedia! Spotted one of those Figaros a few weeks back, didn't know they were by Nissan. At first glance you think "hey, that's in good nick for an old banger", then it's "hang on - why's that car H-reg?"

You were lucky. Golfs and coppers don't mix well, this BBC News article tells the tale of an officer who wasn't so lucky. And here's something really spooky: the incident happened on 2nd August, 2003, today (Tuesday)'s the second anniversary.

Lumber mode, does that mean that you'll sleep like a log? :D

Sounds like your battery's got two dead cells. Go buy a new one before it leaves you stranded.

I'd find another one. If he wants the cheque made out in someone else's name, who's to say he's called Patrick at all? Walk away. They start at £2,500 on AutoTrader. Closest one to you is at Clark Commercials (about 8-10 miles away from you), priced at £4,185. Take the missus to see it, then tell this alleged "Patrick" that he can f'cough.

Bugger, I'll be in Weymouth again. Never mind, I'll just have to burn my gob out down there instead!