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351.2 miles 33 litres 106.9 p/litre 84k miles on the clock My fuel consumption = 48.3 MPG 17.1 Km per litre 5.84 litre per 100Km Averaging 10 pence per mile 8 mpg up from last time I measured and this was more town driving than last time. I've been economy driving - like cruising up to...

I managed to get the driveshaft out of the hub, just couldn't manage to knock the CV joint off the driveshaft. Not enough space to swing at it and get enough momentum to get it off. I think I was being a bit wet though - I might have managed it if I'd been a lot rougher

It bugs me that I couldn't manage it without taking the driveshaft off. How high up did you have the car jacked?

Mine was 298 miles on 33.6 litres yesterday 8.9 miles per litre 40.3 miles per gallon (imperial) 33.5 miles per gallon (US) That was after a full service and driving a few short journeys through town/city and the rest 90 mph on motorway/A roads. * When I calculated the first time it...

Just got the bill out 1 scrap Manifold = 25.00. The garage charged the rest 1 Manifold Gasket = 4.44 Labour costs (1 hour) = 40.00 VAT = 7.77 Garage total = 52.21 With manifold it was £77.21 This was Dec 2005 in South Wales If I had the same problem today I would fit it...

What's the shield for on a manifold? What's it shielding? Mine's came off 2 years ago, same problem as johnsams - the manifold was cracked and replaced with one from the scrap yard. It came back from the garage without a shield

OK, you're showing off now. Also I think that might be illegal. I finished off the final bit of the servicing of my micra today (all done by me!). Took her for a spin and she sings like a bird. Still pulls to the left and the steering needs to be right about 2 deg to go in a straight line but...

ah. Like panel beating but on a larger scale? Reminds me, I've got a 3 inch long, 1/2 inch deep dent in my front offside wing, just as it goes around to the front of the car - which I was prepared to leave there forever until I found the ###### that did it, so I could rub his nose in it, but...

Come on, fess up - you're just making new terms up to confuse me

What's a stagger problem? I get alignment, castor and toe in/out but I've not heard of stagger

As in measure the rim-edge-to-door-gap on each side and comparing the lengths? Good method So is that what they do when they do it in a garage? Last time I had mine done it involved yellow sheets of metal being bolted on to the outside of the wheels. I didn't hang around to check out what...

So where does the "Twister" fit into this, like 1998 K11, 1.0 Micra Twister (if I'm threadjacking just ignore). And what was the change in mid 1998, or sometime in 1998?

If it's just an excel spreadsheet that you want people to download and use there are tons of free places to place the file (fileden.com is one I use for random stuff) If you want it hosted properly I've got tons lying around and not being fully used each month, you're welcome to some of it...

I'd be interested. It'd help motivate me to get out there and fix stuff if I know how much I'm saving., especially when the weather's cold.

mine too. The result of hitting too many curbs coming off roundabouts thinking I was Nigel Mansel taking the racing line and from running over a roundabout, nearside wheel first, which blew both front tyres. Ever since then it's pulled to the left if I let the steering wheel go. Also, the...