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200'!

Poor GazChap.

EXCITING ROVER UPDATE!

After 10k miles in it, i am used to it and now accept it.

Known issues (current):

Feels down on power. Noticeable if there is only 86 whorespowers to begin with. No funny colored smoke from exhaust, expansion tank only a bit oily. Mpg remains constant. Suspect underinflated tyres. Will change airfilter and redex it. Add air to tyres.

Chirping sound at higher revs when you come off throttle. No idea. Possibly needs oil. Will turn radio up because my love for the Tay Tay is strong today.

Heater now only goes from FULL HEAT to 1/4 HEAT. This is less of an issue now winter approaches. No action.

Fans only work on settings 3 and 4. Relabelling 3 and 4 as LO and HI.

Clock still buggared. It is 12:12 all the time.

Lost fuse box cover. Will find fuse box cover.

Battery still drains itself over 10 days due to alarm system. Then sounds alarm. Stupid.

Various dents and rust patches. Dents from a vauxhall, gatepost (twice), scratches from bins.

It would probably pass MOT

3 weeks in the Merc and it's probably already the best car I've owned. Not the most fun to drive certainly (after an RS Clio and a CTR it was never going to be the case), but a really nice place to be in.

For £1500 it feels like a real bargain.

Do you know if the fuel filter has ever been changed?

There is a full book of stamps, but i haven't in 10k miles. Good call. Will look into it.

My GTD is still making me smile every time I put my foot down, it's nice to have a decent amount of power when overtaking. Also, when accelerating in top gear, just as you think it's starting to lose a bit of power, the turbo kicks in and it screams forward faster again. I like that bit a lot. Wish I could find a long enough stretch of road to see how close to the top speed I can get it.

Have you tried driving in a circle?

Can't you go over the mountain like Hearthly does?

That might be a stretch too far. She's already said that she wants nothing to do with Hearthly even thought they live next door to each other or something?

I avoided any combination of the words 'Flis', 'hill' and 'over'

Turbo dump valve.

For your consideration Grim...
For the money involved, you'll need to win the lottery, but imagine it, especially if you could get a two door.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/la ... 017-review

I do, twice a day But corners and other cars hinder my progress. It's handles well but it can't go round bends at 120. I get round 1 at 85ish but that's the best I can do.

I set off about 6:45am so have the benefit of the road being quiet, once you get to 'normal commute time' it's just a case of sitting in the flow of traffic at the prevailing speed really.

Brandish is good for about 115mph when they haven't got the stupid temporary 60 limit in place.

Well, shit. I'll start saving.

That's awesome. Pricey though.

Fans of the Nay thread will be pleased to learn that I am legal again. The 13 year old French tank passed it's test with flying colours. Phew!

Woo!

Hurrah!

My colleague has informed me that the "exhaust is throwing out huge lumps of crap".

Hmm.

Lumps? Not clouds?

Lumps.

Oh.

Any more detail? Like corroded flakes, oily clumps, squirrels?

Bits of exhaust from the silencers?

Either way, it's time to drop £800 on a full stainless system.

It'll pay for itself, you know you'll be keeping the car for another 10 years.

If it is more that £387, i might as well buy a 75 diesel for £550 as the £162 is saving on fuel.

Only pulling your piston. Price up a new OEM backbox (would CAT innards be able to make their way through?). Like Wookie says, it's probably bit's of exhaust innards that have corroded away and are being pushed through.

"new OEM" is pretty difficult for a rover I imagine.

Why would you buy another Rover? Jesus Christ dude

To annoy MrsA. She thinks there is a long game,here. There isn't.

Park it facing up a steep hill, rev the nuts off it and get someone to kick the exhaust until all the bits have fallen out.

Handbrake doesn't work

Oh. Well in that case just set fire to it.

Yes it does! Was only an advisory on MoT

Or cut the back box off and replace it with a straight piece of pipe that pokes out under the rear bumper at a jaunty angle a la Subaru for PERFORMANCE INCREASE.

One amusing thing about the Forester is if you park it on a steep slope (my drive) and wash windows, the screen wash sipons itself out of the rear washer overnight.

The boot space requires a MASSIVE BRAIN to get camping stuff in.

Might buy a 1.4 VW Polo diesel. 114k on the clock, 50mpg and £1k.

That seems like a lot of money for such a high-milage car, but I've never looked at buying a VW, so maybe it's normal.

I think that's pretty good actually. And high mileage doesn't bother me. It means it won't need an early engine replacement, for example.

What year? TDi or SDi?

2004 TDI

Yeah, £1k is pretty good.

Up your budget a bit and you could drive away in this modern classic with only 13,800 miles on the clock!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... 4104279250

"It's not a metro, Lynn!"

My Dad had a 3-door metro for years. We went all over the country in that little shitty biscuit tin of a car. No rear seatbelts. 3 kids loose in the back. Queen's greatest hits on tape. The memories!

Wait, how do you know that?