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Thanks for the info - interesting subject - I take it that the modern gasket kits for the morris minor do not leak?

I had no idea that you needed different oils for summer and winter in the old days. Also changing every 3,000 miles is a pain (as well as expensive). Do you still have to stick to this service interval using modern synthetic oil with the Minor? Modern oils are much better than the old ones:- recommended oil change intervals for my Minor were 3000 miles (using SAE 30 - and changing to a thinner oil for the winter) using the early 20W/50 multigrades it went to 6000 miles. The A series was notorious for condensation in the rocker cover - each oil change required scraping out the rocker cover emulsion, but the used oil was free flowing (though black). Modern oils are that much better (and more expensive!) that I wouldn't be surprised to find some manufacturers recommending 20 000 mile intervals... rather depends on how you use the car. Colin

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complete strip down and deep clean to get things back to normal?

surprised the engine hasn't seized or blown up after that long....

better to have these than for blokes coming out of pubs or footie matches pi$$ing all over the pavements

she was Tony - getting the geo done by you has probably saved me a set of tyres or two over the years!

If my Lexus iS300 of 14 years had to go it would break my heart. Really love that car....

Seats look really good - gonna be fun to drive in spring and summer when the weather gets better Whwere did you get that battery booster from Tony?

lol

Still noisy there from time to time - they use it for films now - Top Gear have used it and Leavsden studios use it for car chases and stunts. Apparently they did some tank scenes with Brad Pitt there a few years back!

I used to go there a lot - didn't realise it closed back in 2008!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFa-Th3PUO8 this is good as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHOE03Am2Bw Loved watching the banger racing when I was a kid - is there still much of this going on these days?

the crash tests in the USA, and especially California are way too stringent. it was always said that the tests were put in place to put non American cars at a disadvantage - a lot of American cars are huge and they breeze through while smaller European cars keep failing or even less! yeah I drove it and loved it. the one I tested had a BMW motorbike engine as a backup. pricey but well made, standard for BMW I guess

Just wasted loads of time watching electric car videos - this BMW i3 looks like a decent motor - not sure what the battery range is though... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8dIS6OA3TQ

To me the lorry is a lot more exciting than the roadster! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQvGSkTYJSE

Not just yet - I've driven quite a few recently and the deal breaker is cost and range on the battery. Try driving that Tesla in the lake district or west wales in sport mode in mid winter and I bet you'll be lucky to get 100 miles out of a full charge...

will they fit in the car easily?

are car seat rails a standard size then? would make life a lot easier if they were

they look pretty decent - where did you order from? will they be difficult to fit?

and it's not even new!

true, you'd be scared to drive it at a million quid

wow that is impressive

I just play the computer online - decent chess games free in the apple store