steve930
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Yeah I remember you mentioning that !
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Can't be too harsh on him though, he's bibs secret dad
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Cluggers we love you ! C*CK
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This is the first correspondence I've had from vw, where the queens appointment logo is also used ? ?
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well it appears my van is affected !
The letter is now taking residence in my shredder
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That is one sharp looking car, well done patience does pay off!
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I wanted to but sadly I'm busy tomorrow
Double bump
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Unless it can be made law ( which obviously ain't gonna happen ) I'm guessing vw are either going to tug at the heart strings of the environmentally conscious owners,
Another nastier approach from vw might be to void warranties on the cars that owners don't return for the modifications
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Co2 issue may be sorted as VW have announced that some cars "Will require new Catalytic Converters to ensure other emissions are correct".
So basically your car won't be as fast or economical as it used to be because it's emissions are going to be tightened up.
well they won't be getting my caddy van back if I can help it! I bought the 140 bhp version purely for performance and nothing else
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I think Daniel has an earlier G car with glass tailgate so his engine cover won't get wet, unlike ours. So i don't think flocking is viable
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Sadly i can't blame him, that area of Bournemouth is a total pain to get at from all directions! Not helped by the building of the castlepoint shopping centre . I'd hate that as a daily commute.
Dammit! It's gonna cost me more money each time I visit, if the Mrs takes me she's gonna want to go to the bloody shopping centre
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So why have they parted ways ?
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Crikey, didn't know they were moving!
Whilst now closer its a pain in the a*se traffic wise to get there
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I've a friend with a monaro ( UK version ) if you get stuck
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Hi Mark and Steve,
You both have hit an interesting point. I bought my Evora last year from Stratstone and it said it had a FSH. When I went to see the car it was fully stamped but only had receipts from one dealer. Knowing that the other was a main dealer, I bought the car. Afterwards I contacted them and was able to get hold of all the previous bills, albeit I had to pay them £50 for the service but well worth it. At the end of the day they need to make money and they aren't a Lotus main dealer anymore so I wasn't about to use them again.
David
that was very helpful of the dealer Dave. I bought a BMW m3 for the mrs several years ago, like your evora it had fmdsh i spoke to the relevant dealers and our local dealer, none of them were interested in reproducing all the old receipts!
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I just renewed my home insurance and a fresh quote from the same company was £80.00 cheaper than the renewal quote ¡ I've changed companies though nevertheless, if they can't be loyal to us then why should we reciprocate, scumbags ?
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I fully agree with you Dave, but weirdly there seems to be plenty of people out there who just don't seem bothered, or they think the stamp in the book is the only important thing! , I've even come across plenty of people who see receipts as useless info IE they don't care if a belt or water pump etc was changed 15 years ago because it'll probably have been changed
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Hi Martin,
I also meant all supporting itemised bills not just a stamped book. If I bought a car with just a stamped book but no receipts, I would assume that it's not FSH and adjust price accordingly or even walk away from it. If the PO has gone to the trouble of having it serviced then can't produce the bills to support them then there's something odd going on.
Regards,
David Walters
I've just sold one of my vans. I gave the new owner the stamped service book, but no receipts, why? All the receipts are buried in the last 5 years worth of my business accounts, which I'll have to spend forever trawling through to retrieve them! . I gave the new owner the option of me sending them onto him but he wasn't bothered.
my point being, there isn't always something odd going on regarding a lack of receipts.
I appreciate its a van & not a lotus ( for which my esprit has 2x A4 folders of receipts ) but the point remains the same
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There was also Honda's involvement with triumph & rover producing several generic cars
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Thanks for sharing the info Dan, one of my seals has just started leaking again. My gearbox has now covered 130,000 miles so inevitably there is wear on the shafts.
I tried the twin seal method on an old lawnmower engine once with success, so I had wondered if I could do the same on the car!
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I can see where you are coming from but only 1 cambelt change in 20 years, that's like Russian roulette isn't it?
couldn't agree more about the cambelt, all my vehicles get a new one every 4 years
I was referring to fluid changes specifically
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Assuming I don't go over the lotus mileage threshold, I have mine serviced every other year . I use my car every week with the shortest journey being about 15 miles on national speed limit roads, suffice to say, all fluids in my car get up to operating temperature regularly so I don't believe the fluids in my car will be carrying a high moisture content etc.
I dounderstand concerns with the usual garage queen type cars though!
Maybe I'm in the wrong though?
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That would be the Renault Kangoo...
Some other examples from the past that come to mind: Ford Galaxy - VW Sharan, Ford Maverick - Nissan Terrano 2, Ford Fiesta/Mondeo - Mazda 121/626
On the other hand, I also remember reading that the Rover V8 was (somewhat) tested after casting and based on this the blocks would be used in different vehicles. So there could very well be differences in quality.
ah knew it was one of them
, just like cars, van snobbery islive and well with vw & merc being the elite. I feel sorry for all the citan owners who think they've boughtan actual Mercedes
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waiting to see if I get a letter!
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V8 sold at auction today
in Esprit Chat
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Don't think it's too much to panic about, just a bad day at the auction.
Case in point: my brother listed a boat on eBay 2 weeks ago ( which needs a total refit) the boat made £771.00 , winning bidder was a time waster.
He relisted the boat, auction ended on Monday & it made £451.00 this time !!