Recent content by plmval

That will be a K12 USP Video disconnect then? :rolleyes:

Body shop repair @ £250 plus VAT per panel or DIY at marginal cost with U tube video help out to work out. Go for it?

Time to Say Goodbye, with a beautiful requiem to a 33K miles K11.

Perhaps we could also be more holistic, mature open & inclusive thinking of other normal road users as well as ourselves? :eek:

MOK 12 said, Quote; “loads of cars want to race me like m6 ttrs and stuff” M6 vehicles cost £60K plus & have road race set ups with upwards of 500 plus HP? Present strategy of ignoring such M6 idiots on the roads is a firm soundly proactive based plan for your longevity with your K12 SR...

K11 on 33K miles NATS Scrapped?? What a NATS Waste. :cry:

I don’t understand the attraction of the early Mk1 Mini, a now 60 year old design that is not safe or suitable as a daily runabout in congested modern traffic levels? :rolleyes:

Firstly, try starting it with its alternative spare chipped key. Additionally test sprinkle a few drops of fuel on the air filter to see if it fires with a little direct fuelling?

The UK takes twenty five or more years to talk about, plan & build a single power generating station & the “Not Me Gov.co.UK present administration (not responsible for anything) has its head so far up its own backside that it can’t see daylight, never mind future societal social...

Outlawing new vehicles with gas engines is proposed by 2035, subject to changing conditions & reviews in the meantime, & will not be retrospectively applied to pre-existing motors. The power generating & distribution grid could not cope with the energy demand of UK all electric vehicles...

Been running old banger Micras for 23 years on the cheapest multi grade I can find & two of them were on 156 K miles plus when I sold them on as good runners to the next punter. That’s the facts of my experience & suggests longevity is as much about how you treat & drive it as it was designed...

When it needs oil, I just top it up with cheap as chips 10/40 at £12/4 litres with no worries & get on with my life with no time wasting hassle messing about working on crud engines when still running ok. :D

Quote: "You know you want too" do what, in a Mini? Enjoy. ;) https://i.pinimg.com/236x/10/94/a1/1094a1d19b021c0921df665b547ba61e.jpg

Research the fault codes given above & results of multiple issues imply a ABS/ data coms can bus issue that requires logical assessment, inspection, testing & diagnosing sequence. Rare ECU failure is most unlikely unless exposed to water leaks. ;) References...

The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Car Buying! Quote: "previous owner of the Yaris sold me a bad car it had to have new brakes front & back new suspension all round track rods wheel bearings etc". I have always bought every car privately, as it stands with all its faults, for cash for the last...