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These are the guys that quoted me £425 and I then found them offering the same service for £295 (or offer!) on ebay which is a bit off?
Having said that I may use them as they offer the guarantee and so potentially a less risky option.
Keep the suggestions going though please everyone ... I had missed the other one Ian found.
I think the contact that I gave you via PM can repair these Paul
Wasn't aware of that, has to be cheaper that your friendly stealership if nothing else.
Totally agree ... I have a few options now. Let's hope it's not the module. Bet it is though!
The glass is half full!
Didn't know you were in that area. I lived in Bear Flat for a while. The Main Dealer was then called John Tallis and were very good. After "the great reorganisation" they were forced out so they moved on with most of the staff and set up as an independent. See About Tallis of Bath
If you get fed up with the main dealer you could give them a whirl.
I'm watching your thread with interest, Paul, and I fear I may have a bit of this to come, having bought another one two weeks ago! At the moment, all seems good, but I need to replace the front brakes and check out some suspension knocks, and I'm not hands on like you!
I don't have the temperament to mess with cars! I remember as a teenager replacing the wishbone of a Vauxhall Cresta without a spring compressor or warm clothing, and the puddle I kept rolling into had frozen to ice by the time I'd got the job done. Ever since then, I've found if things can go wrong that wouldn't normally go wrong, it would happen to me. Enjoy your weekend!
Don't want to hijack, but since you ask! It's a 98 Special Edition 500, one of 75 in Designo Vario blue/green (code 017). Not one of the best ones, to be honest, but I've been having a few niggles with my 96 150k 500, and I'd rather spend money on a more interesting car than my green/black standard model which I've had for ten years. It's still in a workshop with a difficult to trace electrical fault (see first paragraph!), and I'll decide what to do with in when it gets a clean bill of health.
Meanwhile, the new addition has been the plaything of several (7, to be precise) previous owners, and here it is with the pano roof off!
Hijack away, never a problem!
Now that is very nice ... My type of car and makes perfect sense to spend on that. Very envious indeed.
By coincidence when I worked at Autotrader I knew a lottery winner who bought one of those new at the time from one of the dealers I looked after. The colour is unusual for sure and can see why you went for it. Let us know how you get on with it.
Slightly off subject I had already been thinking about finding another rarer / unusual / high spec car than this one as I am so impressed with it. Having said that I like it so much I probably can't move on too easily. I might get it finished, enjoy it and then have a think though. I really fancy a SL600 in a nice colour. Or a Silver Arrow or Mille Miglia ... There is also amazing designo wood (might be stone?) colour out there that is pretty rare ... It is amazing ... Sort of looking at a fire opal. That would press my buttons if I can find one.
Thanks guys. It was one of five cars in the household, and it shared a lovely garage with three of them. A brand new (14 plate) M5, an 03 Porsche 911 (stripped for racing) and a Lancia Integrale! Out of 75 cars, what are the odds of me having a lottery winner's car?! Don't tell me - 75-1?
Years ago, I did a bit of work as an agent for Autotrader, and remember speeding up to the office in Southampton with all the ads and polaroid pics in time for the deadline.
I'm going back to the early 80s.
Just looking at the service history, and the first three stamps are Jim Russell, dealer 098, followed by Rivervale in Reading.
Congrats on your purchase! Looks great!
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