Some years ago I bought a 1964 998cc Mini Morris Cooper MK1 that was tarten red with a black roof in colour & was some what boy racer-ed up with alloys, bucket seats, engine modifications, roll cage, aftermarket mirrors etc etc.
Having bought it my father said it had surely been re painted as although there was a red and black one when new in 1964, the colour was a different shade. My father bought one new in the same year in almond green/old english white roof & wheels.
Due to this I contacted DVLA to find out for sure & at my enjoyment my father was right, but also the original colour was the exact same as the one he bought new all those years ago.
I set about totally stripping the car & revitalising it back to its original condition & specification. OK it took around 12 months & the rolling shell was at the paint shop for 4/5 months but is was worth it for the end result.
For the time afterwards it was a joy & pleasure to own & run but then the time had come where I wanted something more refined as well as larger.

This is where I made a BIG mistake.......LOL !

I put a for sale sign in the window & within days the car was sold to a guy who although had the funds to buy it, I later realised he new nothing of what he had bought, as in only a month later I saw the car back with big alloys, big aftermarket mirrors, a loud exhaust the bumpers replaced for later ones.
While some of those modifications could be returned back to standard, the mirrors could not as the original car had no mirrors fitted to the door side.

Some years have gone on & now & again I wonder if that car is still going now & if so what does it look like.

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Hullo.
We recently replaced the HCValve in my Fiesta as the engine was overheating. But since doing so the engine is showing a low and fluctuating operating temperature. It gets to the middle, then dips, then gets back up there... It doesn't move very fast but it doesn't stay still much either.

Any ideas why this might be happening? This is over the course of a 40 minute journey to work.
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Appreciate some advice on my situation. Went with daughter at weekend to local Ford dealer to but a new Ka which they are offering on PCP at 4.9%. Unfortunately daughter is refused finance due to (we think) problems she has several years ago at Uni. she has now been working two years and still paying these off.

So I offer to guarantee the deal-not accepted. The only way to proceed is for me to take the PCP out in my name which I am happy to do and she will pay me back monthly.

Now the problem is that I have to be the keeper on the V5 as terms of the finance. yet her insurance company will only insure her (she has 5 years ncb) if she is on the V5. So these are mutually exclusive conditions.

This cant be a unique situation so I would like to have some view on how we can proceed legally.

Many thanks

{title made non make/model specific as a PCP question could be for any make of car} Read more

I had engine management light come on and so had the fault codes read, it came up with 19586 egr system control range exceeded p3130 intermittent.
I had the egr valve removed and it was cleaned as the valve plunger area was coked up, valve was put back on and fault code removed from ecu. however it has come back on again with the same fault.

any ideas??

its a lovely car but this blooming engine light is annoying me, i want it to go away on a more permanent basis, to put it nicely. Read more

Joined the M67 (Denton-Hyde-Mottram Cheshire; only 5 bmiles long) from the M60 last night.
Old Polo in front (lady driver) decides to overtake car in front of it on the slip road but as it gets level with nearside car it slows down to the same speed. Result both lanes blocked. 300 metres later when there are 3 lanes I overtake Polo and then pull into N/S lane. Only doing 60mph. Polo about 55.
Watched her in my mirror. Motorway is a series of long bends. On LH bends she pulls into N/S lane. On right hand bends she pulls out and occupies the third (O/S, overtaking) lane. Fascinated I slowed a little to watch and yes on LH bends she drives in the N/S lane and on R/H bends the 3rd lane. Does anyone have an explanation for this?
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