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It's nice to see the cav getting an airing, it's looking pretty good considering the inactivity. Looking at the to do list it doesn't seem much is needed for the mot, hopefully nothing too expensive to get you back on the road

Glasgow is heading the same way, all it will do is drive visitors away from the centre. The public transport is expensive, and makes the recent motorways to glasgow a bit pointless. I can drive there in 25 minutes, then won't be able to get into the centre. It's cheaper for me to drive in, includin...

It's fortunate they got decent weather for the show.

There are nine pages of pics here https://www.facebook.com/ScottishCarEnthusiasts that seem to have missed the mk 3's, at least they give a taste of the event.

I finally got a pass and should be picking the car up tomorrow. Here's the failure list :o Do not drive until repaired (dangerous defects): Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected inner wing...

I used to be told Klokkerholm panels were the best available, now i realise it's because they're almost the only ones out there. Looking at the website they boast "We love classic cars! Klokkerholm has a large selection of panels and other parts for restorations as well as rust and damage repai...

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Well that little bit of hope didn't last very long. The car failed it's mot. Not on the engine (i assume the emissions were tested) but for chassis rust, four or five areas including two inner sill. There's at least another five hundred quid, i hope i get more than six days driving with the latest i...

It's been ages and i'm still off the road-so far. What happened? Well the garage owner (who works on my car) sadly had a close family bereavement, understandably causing a backlog. In the meantime I bought a full head gasket set and bolts and a gallon of gunk, preparing for the worst but looking for...

It doesn't look tooo bad to me -i've seen worse though i'd prefer one colour, probably the light blue. Customisation can be marmite, each to their own.

Though taxed until next January it doesn't appear to have been submitted for an mot since 2012, I wonder what it's like under the skin.

I agree. It's not only rude it's demoralising, an email or text costs almost nothing compared to the days of paper, ink, envelope and postage. It only takes seconds to send a "sorry your application was unsuccessful" template letter. If these companies interviewers can't be sincere then pe...

An article on this popped up in my MS newsfeed. A bit too far for me .

https://www.rustival.co.uk/

Thanks for the input, I've bitten the bullet and am going with the head off option. It's unlikely I haven't bent valves given it's an interference engine so i've decided against the cost of further inspection, rebuild it is then. Just bought an Elring gasket set and a set of Elring bolts, £60 in tot...

It was three weeks before it was being changed, total bummer :cry:. It was being done at the same time as the mot, double bummer! I don't know what the word is for irrational justification but I suffer from it, i can't envisage me driving anything else, the car only has to outlast me. With that in m...

I picked the car up on Friday and all was good, much smoother, which wasn't surprising when I was shown the old filter. When he poured it into a jar lots of dark stuff came out, heavier than the petrol. I assumed rubber from the hoses due to ethanol but he says it was green, a colour I don't see wel...

Now that I know it's not just me and it's unlikely to be a virus I'll get used to it - eventually lol.

Wow. Nearly a year already! Now my crank sensor problem's been sorted it's time to address the mot due in the first week of February. I now have another fuel leak, bad enough to notice this time. I'll see if I can get this sorted tomorrow and get my new old-stock gm fuel filter fitted. The car isn't...

I've noticed since before christmas something strange with the viewing figures. I know the site is open to everyone but the figures seem unfeasibly high. I check in two or three times a day and they're jumping by hundreds and once over a thousand in a three hour period. I've searched for viruses and...

There are definitely more sensors on the XEV to tighten up emissions, hence the X prefix engine code. There is just one sensor (crank angle sensor) on the SPi NZ engines and MPi 8 valve NE and SEH engines. The XE kept things quite simple, but has the 16 valve interference engine block. Liked for it...

And why the xev was held in such low regard after the c20xe I thought it was because of more electronics, little ability to increase power and worst of all being an interference engine - i'd be happier without that feature! Apart from that I've been happy enough with the XEV for over twenty years r...

Good news! Got the car back just before christmas. as previously mentioned a hefty deposit (£500) was required to investigate the problem. I'm still no wiser as to the cause but it's running ok now, fitted with the kerr-nelson crankshaft sensor I supplied instead of the cambiare. There was also a ba...

As usual, my heart ruled my head. That's the nature of the enthusiast :lol:. I've only ever needed one car and every one i've owned was kept going as long as possible thinking I would drive it forever (apart from my first car, a 1600 mk1 cav saloon, that was crap!). I've justified it by comparing w...

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There's a speed sensor in the instrument cluster, it may be dampness has crept in at this time of year and affected it.

Merry Christmas everyone :santa I think it's a generational thing. My car occasionally gets complimented, mainly by 40 - 60 year olds who owned or had a dad or uncle who did. This generation has no emotional ties/fond memories like I and others have as a mk3 owner of 20+ years. Children are now bein...

Doesn't seem a bad price, even with the extra costs.
To have the car driving as it should, racking up miles without worry must be worth it

I got out to the car today to put the stuff i'd undone back together - my back finally felt mobile enough and it was a mild day. The battery had been off trickle charge for three days when fitted, to rule out the alternator first reading was with ignition off. https://i.postimg.cc/sX36XtDY/Battery-c...