Sorry I can't supply a particular firm, but like already suggested, try a local motor factors. Not a nationwide chain, but a good independent.

When I wanted paint for my 1993 Polo, most factors didn't have my colour ready mixed and the Halfords paint mixer was 'experiencing problems'. So, as a last resort, I went to a motor shop in my town who mixed paints. They needed the code, but also needed the car itself as 'there are two shades mate', and thus needed to compare it to their colour chart . They had every paint colour you could think of, including obscure colours for things like HA Vivas etc.

Also, like blue_haddock says, bear in mind the colour difference, cos even after all of the above, it wasn?t a perfect match and you can see it quite clearly.

Look around if you can, some other independents may point you in the right direction.

It's worth investing in a good pressure gauge, such as the ones recommended by HJ:

www.international-tool.co.uk/

I would also recommend £30 quid's worth of compressor, as advertised in the national press and mail-order catalogues. They work off the cigarette lighter and are very compact. Their gauges may not be 100% accurate, although I check mine regularly against the International Tool gauge and it's never far out. Alternatively, what's wrong with a good old footpump? I gave up with forecourt airpumps years ago as they were never reliable and then they had the nerve to start charging for their use.

On the advice of an independent mechanic, I always treat the pressures on the inside of the fuel filler cap as being definitive; they sometimes differ from those in the handbook.

Lifes too short madf .

Its my company money thats paying for it and I'm just pleased that the problem is solved.

Thanks for that. I think I shall let the local dealer sort it, as it's still under warranty. Or at least try to.
If you look in the car handbook, it wants you to refer problems to a Ford dealer. Pity they say things like, 'we can't book it in until a week on Friday'.
I do like the car. It's just a pity it does these things.

My wife has a H reg model which we got with only 30k kms on the clock. We have been very pleased with it and having owned it for 18 months now have had no problems. There are numerous model variants of the Eunos so check if it has aircon, leather, nardi wooden steering wheel and gear lever knob, alloys, front spots and other toys. The floor mats sometimes have model details embroidered on them, eg V special. Otherwise it may be just the plainer cloth seats etc. Also check the tyres as the original japanese ones should have been changed. Also does it have a UK spec radio, CD etc and speedo reading in mph. These are easy enough to change if not. The fog light is a bit more problematic as one is needed for the MOT. Mine came with one of the reversing lights converted which is actually illegal but it got an MOT anyway. I changed it for a proper fog lamp before the next one, as a safety item I wanted the real thing and attached it via a bodged up bracket to the rear towing eye - not fallen off yet! I assume it is the 1.6 and not the more desirable 1.8. Colour is also important with metallics generally being more desirable but you cant go too far wrong with british racing green or maybe red. The price looks good to my eye, but check on autotrader and EBay as well for an up to date readout. Obviously the major problem with a jap import is the lack of any history and it is far from unknown for the clock to be rewound. Is there any original documentation relating to the importation which might support the speedo reading? There are some firms operating out of Japan that will guarantee the reading and independently certify it. There are numerous websites that a google search will pull out for you dealing with all aspects of imports and what to look out for. MX5 parts is a good source of spares with a very good website catalogue, but Sumo Auto parts in Nottingham can often be cheaper. Dont believe any main dealer talk about not getting spares etc, they are identical to the MX5 and plenty of spares available. As ever, price reflects condition, but at first glance this sounds encouraging, we certainly never regretted getting ours - good luck!

Cheers MGs