Recent content by Soixantaine

It is a VW but that's all I know about it. S

Yanks Very envious, James, I'm sure you'll have a great time. Most Yanks are friendly, hospitable people (We're not all war mongers and gun nuts). Fair share of nutters to be sure but that's to be expected with over 250M population. Bring your woolies as I expect it'll be quite cool...

Massive SUV dwarfs my Micra. Okay for a drive across Texas, perhaps, but a tight squeeze around Nottingham. S

Kudos Kudos, pollyp, you seem absolutely fearless when it comes to getting stuck in and sorting out your Micra's various problems. I have learned a great deal about what to do, and, perhaps, what not to do when rebuilding an engine. Thanks for sticking with this thread and also to the other...

One way. S

Seventy-four and almost ready to stop driving? Well, hell, (potentally) that doesn't leave me a whole lot of time, then. The thing about getting old is, if you're lucky enough to remain healthy while it's happening, you dont' really think a lot about it. The milestone birthdays come and go...

A good read with excellent chapter on cam timing. S

Assume you mean the fronts, but which one? White or silver, or does it matter? If you are dead serious I can probably work something out. Neither car has been passed for trashing yet. Should be a matter of days. S

And a V reg is (doing the math on my fingers)? S

Actually laughing out loud. Some funny remarks on this one. S

Ouch! Pete, careful with that sort of talk. You'll have the WI, and all the oldies, after you. Thank you, Ems, it would indeed be discriminatory and apologies if I misread your initial post. (I don't think, however, your gran would be very happy about you preventing her from driving just as...

Point taken, Arnold, but you're probably more at risk by all the other drivers on their way to work than from pensioners. Examples might be: the school run mum on her mobile, the white collar worker in his Jag or BMW late for a meeting, the delivery driver with a schedule to keep to, etc.,etc...

...just arrived at my local. I'll have the throttle body off of the white one, please, and the flywheel from the silver one if I am correct in assuming that it's a couple of kilos lighter than my 1.3L one, and, that an Almera pressure plate will bolt right on to it.

Hue and Cry It's the hue and cry for the blanket re-testing of the elderly (everytime an incident like that one occurs) that gets my back up. We all have to pass a test to drive legally in this country, yet accidents still happen, caused by people of all ages. Will re-testing cut down on the...

Further to the above: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme3/olderdriversaliteraturerevie4770?page=12 S