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  1. J

    Wheel balancing place, recomendation? Preston-ish.

    Rosco tyres in St Helens is the best tyre place I have ever ussed. Looks like a shack but their knowledge is second to none. Bit of a drive but well worth it and they are stupidly cheap!
  2. J

    The hunt is on for a winter hack

    Have you just bought the blue one from Glasgow? Seen it on the IFA yahoo forum :)
  3. J

    The hunt is on for a winter hack

    Common misconception that, the shell is steel and the body panels are duroplast. Done better in crash tests than some 80s and 90s hatches :) Still, depends if you don't mind the attention!
  4. J

    The hunt is on for a winter hack

    Enjoy lol This car get's the most amount of attention I have ever had in a car, people have actually pointed and laughed I **** you not lol
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    The hunt is on for a winter hack

    You are all going to laugh here but for this years winter driver I bought a 1965 Trabant! The 2 stroke engine is bullet proof and it's got an addded bonus of having 4 brand new winter tyres fitted! It cost me £550 but it's tax exempt, insurance is a whopping £80 for a year and I'm likely to...
  6. J

    Your most satisfying DIY car maintenance / repair

    Bought a Astra Coupe Turbo for buttons because it was running like crap. Plugged in the MAF that was tucked away for some reasons and sold it 8 hours later on ebay for trebble :) Happy days!
  7. J

    Plumbing advice....

    This will be the accunilation of gunk in the overflow, on the bath it will be better to remove the bath panel and take off the black overflow pipe and clean it out. Make sure you clean where there overflow is attached to the bath and the wastes too. The sink may be the same as the bath, if...
  8. J

    E320 Oil and filter change. HELP please

    Very sorry, that would help! It's a 1998 Petrol :)
  9. J

    E320 Oil and filter change. HELP please

    First of all, thanks to everybody who gave me advice on what oil to use on my w210. Today i have bought 10 litres of Mobil 1 and an new filter and I want to perform the oil change at the weekend. I would like to know where the oil filter is and how do I remove the old one? I have done...
  10. J

    Vauxhall Astra AMG??

    :eek:
  11. J

    Unusual W210 Lowrider

    That looks ****! Poor car!
  12. J

    Vauxhall Astra AMG??

    I've seen Astra coupes with Posrsche wheels!
  13. J

    Any young MB drivers care to point me to some decent insurance companies?

    bell.co.uk is good for me! Btw, bit of a typo on the VX group ;)
  14. J

    Parking - fair cop or travesty of justice

    If they knock your initial 'apeal' back do not hessitate to be a right pain in the **** over the issue! If you don't take no for an answer then they normally get bored and realise they are wasting too much time. If you appeal within the 14 days then the 'discount' period is extended until dealt...
  15. J

    Best oil for a 1998 w210 E320?

    Much obliged! :) Any good stockists?
  16. J

    W210 estate rust repairs.

    I hope mine is not that bad when I come to take a bumper off!
  17. J

    Road bike

    A bit like the traedmikll in the spare room come to think of it! LOL
  18. J

    Road bike

    I would buy a cheap bike and see how you go. I spend £280 on a muddyfox and have only had chance to use it once or twice!
  19. J

    How many miles on a full tank?

    Anybody got figures for a E320? A 96 to 00 type? :)
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