I heard its a nice colour though.

Get underneath & wire brush/repaint

Some say 4.6's used the better cast blocks but others say they slightly labour in first because of the extra power. 4.6 ZF slightly stronger. I've had one of each (yes I'm a fool)... just go for whats in better nick, miniscule difference

Iced obviously. Can arrange some on a plate for a piccie if you want...

haha I'm sad but not sad enough for that, need to reverse so I can get out of the alley. thought I might as well get a pic with me phone seeing as it happens only once a decade donut!

loadsasnow in barnet!

If its not close to what he's described just walk away... which is why I'd never bid on one asking for immediate deposits! I got my 3.5 for 700 quid on ebay last year & its even got a good boot floor! Had to do the tappets and change the keyfob but touch wood its been pretty damn good. You can...

No it'll be much more reliable & the parts will cost 1/10 as much if my BM was anything to go by! :D

Cracked manifolds/gaskets can sound very metallicy... I'd have a listen through a hose. Any black soot is a dead give away. If no luck then I'd pull the cover and check the rocker arms. I just did the tappets on my 3.5 and it wasn't that hard a job (ended up returning the cam because my...

The little cups/pads can come loose on rocker arms and make tapping noises as well so I'd pull the covers off and have a look before splashing out on cams as well...

You 100% sure its not a manifold gasket?

Yeah, I've heard that- some mechanics are v.reluctant to change atf in case they have a customer coming back shouting "you wrecked my gearbox!". I guess if theres debri in the box it must be on its last legs anyway I'm still gonna do it but I think I'll do the filter first, that way I won't...

"One thing to note is that you will only be able to drain around 4 - 5 Litres when changing the Filter screen (4-5 Litres remains in the Torque Converter). Hence we recommend you change the filter, refill with fluid and drive the vehicle for 500 miles or so...

A lot of owners either can't be arsed or can't afford to maintain them properly & thats half the reason they've got a poor rep I bet a good 95% of EAS faults are because airbags have been left leaking for yonks- the compressor then wears out, system goes into hard fault, 35MPH message comes up...

Yeah, I know! ;) I have a disease for buying old cars though. My last one taught me an important lesson- never buy an old range rover from a pub landlord in muswell hill in the dark with money from a cashpoint. I basically bought a V8 colander. Stuck it on ebay a week later and made nearly a...

It'll be barrage of irritating leaks/bleeps/lights/symbols. You'll end up bald because you'll have ripped all your hair out. You'll go bankrupt. Your wife will leave and your childr... No seriously, neither of mine ever actually let me down but you have to be prepared for constant niggles...

Nah, don't break a solid 110 V8! I looked quite a while for one of those, gave up & got my disco instead. I broke an old beemer (a 635csi, was rotten before you shoot me!) last year, was a **** load of hassle & didn't get half as much dosh as people said it would (especially after the ebay...

Haha no, thought it was only 5 pages! Love my disco but I'm not gonna go mad buying bits for it 'cos I know I'm going to scratch the itch & get a defender some time... seen a couple of decent (yeah right I know!) V8's for under 2k See yers soon!

Hiya I'm up for that, haven't got recovery points but can sort it out by then Are AT's ok for the lanes you're doing? cheers!

Hiya, I'm in east barnet... green 3dr disco with bfg at's if you've seen it around? There's a V8 90 usually park on the parade that sounds the ballacks, anyone here? Would be cool to try a few lanes with you lot if yer don't mind, haven't got my disco muddy yet! Cheers