Recent content by Splondike

Yes, I thought so. It's cost me a fair bit recently, had a new power steering pump and rack as well in the last couple of months.... I hope it behaves itself for a while now :)

Replaced with a new tank from Toyota in the end. Not cheap but I did not fancy a second hand one, and no more Diesel on the drive :)

Mine is leaking, actually started last week. Parked on incline full up facing backwards and the drive was covered in diesel. Tank is rusty :( Can you buy a pattern one or would I be best to get a second hand replacement ?

Ok so just replace the single earlier panel with the later seperate ones under the lights. I may look at this if I get my paintwork tidied up.

Thanks Brian. My boy play CS go with his school mates now too... nothing to do with me either ! Car is home and we had a nice long drive home to get used to it....will post up some pics at some point.

I have also found the gliptone / liquid leather stuff to be excellent, you would probably need their scuffmaster kit. I re-furbished a leather trim for a BMW with it that had been sitting outside in a breakers yard and it came up really nicely. I have got to do the same in mine. Gliptone will...

It's an old gaming tag that has followed me from back in the day :) Me and my mate used to play Counter-strike and we were Splondike and Chugnut :cool:

I think there is a variation though and obviously the standard of technicians and their understanding of certain models will vary from dealer to dealer... Otherwise what you are saying is that a full and complete service history counts for nothing and that "fred in a shed" is better... which...

Thanks for the info, I will get my man on it asap once it is home. He know his way around these things so will probably get straight on the case :)