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you should look at the gear ratios, in the 5 speed 4th is 1 to 1, in the 8 speed 7 is 1to1, the later box may have 8 gears but thats only to fil in the spaces between the 5 speed to make changing even smother, the manual 6th gear is a lower gear...

Don't spend it all at once.

... A bit unhappy to find that the bonnet paintwork on the old P38 is a bit "rough". I had the car cleaned inside & out today and brought it home and the top on the bonnet is all gnarly and "pitted" feeling. :( There's "spots" on it too like the...

The Maldives daily news paper A government spokesman Mr Rekoj stated that a attempt to install a new reef one mile from Mali the capital has failed the coral pollops did not adhere to the vehicles thay where striped of all plastics all fluids...

If you were right then everybody would drive at the maximum speed on the highway in a lower gear than top gear. For example in your eight speed Range Rover you would shift down to seventh gear or even into sixth gear, for lower torque. No one...

Worth every penny of our taxes. Really makes me proud to be working!

Hello, Mate!!! Long time no see/read! How iz you?? :):):)

I have since bought a cheap metal detector. It has found quite a few bits and pieces and only take s a few minutes to assemble. But of course it is also better if I put a big tarp down under the vehicle.

Did you get the dimensions? Are you having to rivet on the tie down tabs? Someone with a 109 must have the dimensions. Is this what you mean?

Whichever it is, it's true 😂

Unfortunately not just your tyres. The roads in the uk are simply shocking! Even the relaid surfaces aren't flat or smooth and still take longer than ever to do!!!!

I spent 30 odd years doing diagnostics on euro crap and none of that covered everything either regardless of cost! I always swore not to own something I have to plug in to fix but here we are (doh!)

AFAIK, the Nanocom does not cover Sat-Nav or Radio.

'Tell you something I've found on my RRC (yes I know that's not a P38, but the same thinking could apply) in that tyre age can make a noticeable difference to the ride on tarmac. My '87 Vogue, on coils obviously, has General Grabber AT tyres that...

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.... lost my locking wheel nut socket thing on my gravel drive, big gravel so made it worse. I raked the gravel all over and back sifted through it, nowt. About 3 years later I was doing a job on the same car and looked around, there it was...

Is that it!! My old chassis makes that look brand new!

Should I remove this thread from my watched selection?

Flippin hot today again, not doing much.

Nanocom for diagnostic.

I fort it were aaan oxymoron, I'd berrer look it oop!! Edit, stoopid link no workee, but said "dichotomy is two separate things contradicting themselves, oxymoron = words or phrases that contradict themselves. " So one is words and tother is...

I am sure this will be no surprise but I seem to have random volume control on stereo from either unit dial or steering wheel controls but not necessarily the same result from both! The sat nav has a mind of it's own but at least the hvac seems...

Don't give other parts to replace!!!! 😉 Just finished to put the cubby box in, looks good with the matching front seats, well it will once I removed all the bits and pieces on the seats! Not bad for a lunch break. Dashboard removal next, after...

And never be your own customer!

I see. There is always a trick to every bit of gadgetry! Although I drive lots of different modern crap at work my present daily car is a 1977 daimler with the only electronic bit being a replacement distributor!!!

Where do you park yer horse lol

If you use just the rocker switch on its own you can only choose elevated, normal or access height. Pressing the lock ride height button first will then allow the highway ride height to be selectable.

Never count the expense unless it's a clients😜