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Lord.Vader said:
Alfa light has been off for the last few weeks after adjusting the seat, some fool in a Fiat 500 slammed on for no reason last night (too turn but obviously no indicator) and now it has returned, furious as MOT in 2 weeks!
Can a delecately placed piece of black tape cover it up? Adjusting the seat, potholes and swift roundabouts all seem to trigger the airbag light, seems to plague the PSA brands too.
Best was trying home from the MOT/Service and it flashed on after getting some G's on a roundabout.
I had the under seat connectors looked at by an car electrical tech, all looked fine but still goes off. Haven't tried swapping the connectors for direct contact
mondayo said:
W00DY said:
olly755 said:
Thanks Woody, although the one in the link isn’t mine
Sorry I saw it and couldn't resist
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-300SL-24-...
An MOT'd SL-24 for under £2k is definitely a bargain.
As one door closes, another (double glazed) one opens...
em177 said:
Northbrook said:
- What value an LS400 with 250+k miles on the clock, with reasonable MOT history and in decent-at-first-glance shape?
My LS430 with just under 230k miles is currently on eBay for what I think its worth with all the right mechanical bits done (well perhaps a little on the high side expecting some haggling). It’s amazing how many there are out there with that kind of mileage still going strong and how many (like mine) have a full Lexus history...Looks nice. Tell us more as we need a refresher..
S2r said:
So what are the suspension problems on the GS450h?
Asking for a friend obviously as when the half-a-barge Volvo goes I will be looking to replace it with something small and economical and not a GS450h, honest guv...
Do they have suspension issues? I have an early GS450h, everything works perfectly and it has never had anything apart from routine services and never so much as an MOT advisory but that may change as I am lending it to a mate who has lost his car due to being made redundant.Asking for a friend obviously as when the half-a-barge Volvo goes I will be looking to replace it with something small and economical and not a GS450h, honest guv...
BigBen said:
Macron said:
P38 4.6 with working rear VHS. Get in! Pricey at £3700 when not mint but has potential.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1151660
Am I the only one who sees "rear VHS" and all bets are off, I have to have that car.......https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1151660
Similar levels of want would apply to a 7 series with the fax machine option, which shows the level of the disease, it would even make me buy a BMW......
SlowV6 said:
em177 said:
Northbrook said:
- What value an LS400 with 250+k miles on the clock, with reasonable MOT history and in decent-at-first-glance shape?
My LS430 with just under 230k miles is currently on eBay for what I think its worth with all the right mechanical bits done (well perhaps a little on the high side expecting some haggling). It’s amazing how many there are out there with that kind of mileage still going strong and how many (like mine) have a full Lexus history...Looks nice. Tell us more as we need a refresher..
Very impressive service history.
SlowV6 said:
em177 said:
Northbrook said:
- What value an LS400 with 250+k miles on the clock, with reasonable MOT history and in decent-at-first-glance shape?
My LS430 with just under 230k miles is currently on eBay for what I think its worth with all the right mechanical bits done (well perhaps a little on the high side expecting some haggling). It’s amazing how many there are out there with that kind of mileage still going strong and how many (like mine) have a full Lexus history...Looks nice. Tell us more as we need a refresher..
I’ve just seen your PM and have sent you a quick reply. Thanks.
cornershop said:
2x SAAB 9-5 estates for your delectation
Top end and above budget but potentially justifiably so and nice colour combo: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
Near bottom budget: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
Really like these in estate form
About the first one, which insurance company would you need to speak to about the mods? Adrian Flux? Asking for a friend.Top end and above budget but potentially justifiably so and nice colour combo: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
Near bottom budget: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
Really like these in estate form
It's all gone very Lexus around here lately, hasn't it?
Fine looking 430 there, em177.
I'm a bit of a Lexus-biff, unfortunately. I've only had a brief waft or two in an LS400 and was mightily impressed with the comfort and silence.
How does the 430 stack up? I can't imagine they took a backwards step in this regard.
Fine looking 430 there, em177.
I'm a bit of a Lexus-biff, unfortunately. I've only had a brief waft or two in an LS400 and was mightily impressed with the comfort and silence.
How does the 430 stack up? I can't imagine they took a backwards step in this regard.
Johnny Raydome said:
It's all gone very Lexus around here lately, hasn't it?
Fine looking 430 there, em177.
I'm a bit of a Lexus-biff, unfortunately. I've only had a brief waft or two in an LS400 and was mightily impressed with the comfort and silence.
How does the 430 stack up? I can't imagine they took a backwards step in this regard.
Very much so! That 430 looks superb, however! What a steal it could be. Fine looking 430 there, em177.
I'm a bit of a Lexus-biff, unfortunately. I've only had a brief waft or two in an LS400 and was mightily impressed with the comfort and silence.
How does the 430 stack up? I can't imagine they took a backwards step in this regard.
Here's one we haven't seen in a while, a 3.2L petrol Phaeton
Crap photos, better description
Macron said:
cornershop said:
2x SAAB 9-5 estates for your delectation
Top end and above budget but potentially justifiably so and nice colour combo: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
Near bottom budget: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
Really like these in estate form
About the first one, which insurance company would you need to speak to about the mods? Adrian Flux? Asking for a friend.Top end and above budget but potentially justifiably so and nice colour combo: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
Near bottom budget: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
Really like these in estate form
South tdf said:
S2r said:
So what are the suspension problems on the GS450h?
Asking for a friend obviously as when the half-a-barge Volvo goes I will be looking to replace it with something small and economical and not a GS450h, honest guv...
Do they have suspension issues? I have an early GS450h, everything works perfectly and it has never had anything apart from routine services and never so much as an MOT advisory but that may change as I am lending it to a mate who has lost his car due to being made redundant.Asking for a friend obviously as when the half-a-barge Volvo goes I will be looking to replace it with something small and economical and not a GS450h, honest guv...
RicksAlfas said:
Easternlight said:
Cheap winter hack. Pretty tatty but it's got a years ticket and the MOT history doesn't even look too bad.
£1895 or offers!
What could possibily go wrong etc etc
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-Land-Rover-Range-R...
Still a handsome beast on sensible wheels and not-black paint.£1895 or offers!
What could possibily go wrong etc etc
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-Land-Rover-Range-R...
I see that the asking price has been reduced to £1,795 (although he told me that he would take £1,700), and that he has noted the steering angle sensor problem discovered on my test drive, but not the inoperative sunroof.
In case anyone is interested, the driver's seat trim missing in the ebay photo is in the adjacent door pocket.
rich12 said:
em177 said:
That’s the one!
I’ve just seen your PM and have sent you a quick reply. Thanks.
What's it like on fuel? You've done quite a lot of mileage since the mot in Jan so surely it can't be that bad right? I’ve just seen your PM and have sent you a quick reply. Thanks.
I would hasten to add however it wouldn't take much town mileage to bring this back down to reality mind.
em177 said:
rich12 said:
em177 said:
That’s the one!
I’ve just seen your PM and have sent you a quick reply. Thanks.
What's it like on fuel? You've done quite a lot of mileage since the mot in Jan so surely it can't be that bad right? I’ve just seen your PM and have sent you a quick reply. Thanks.
I would hasten to add however it wouldn't take much town mileage to bring this back down to reality mind.
But.....65mph to Scotland? Are you mad!? I'd be tanking it in an LS430
TyrannosauRoss Lex said:
em177 said:
rich12 said:
em177 said:
That’s the one!
I’ve just seen your PM and have sent you a quick reply. Thanks.
What's it like on fuel? You've done quite a lot of mileage since the mot in Jan so surely it can't be that bad right? I’ve just seen your PM and have sent you a quick reply. Thanks.
I would hasten to add however it wouldn't take much town mileage to bring this back down to reality mind.
But.....65mph to Scotland? Are you mad!? I'd be tanking it in an LS430
Unfortunately my job is dependant on having a clean licence... so it's very much waft mode for my long journeys. Which is part of the reason the LS suits my driving style so well.
Etypephil said:
RicksAlfas said:
Easternlight said:
Cheap winter hack. Pretty tatty but it's got a years ticket and the MOT history doesn't even look too bad.
£1895 or offers!
What could possibily go wrong etc etc
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-Land-Rover-Range-R...
Still a handsome beast on sensible wheels and not-black paint.£1895 or offers!
What could possibily go wrong etc etc
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-Land-Rover-Range-R...
I see that the asking price has been reduced to £1,795 (although he told me that he would take £1,700), and that he has noted the steering angle sensor problem discovered on my test drive, but not the inoperative sunroof.
In case anyone is interested, the driver's seat trim missing in the ebay photo is in the adjacent door pocket.
em177 said:
Mine is the 5-speed. I believe (happy to be corrected) that the 6-speed didn't come until the facelift.
Unfortunately my job is dependant on having a clean licence... so it's very much waft mode for my long journeys. Which is part of the reason the LS suits my driving style so well.
I think that's pretty good for the engine/weight. Unfortunately my job is dependant on having a clean licence... so it's very much waft mode for my long journeys. Which is part of the reason the LS suits my driving style so well.
My commute is 23 miles each way and 19 of that is the M1/dual carriage ways and my stty little 1.8t Saab is only doing 30mpg at normal speeds. (It's too slow to go fast)
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