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BMW (at least some models)what I can change the oil filter from ABOVE?
BMW (at least some models)what I can change the oil filter from ABOVE?
And modern Jags (anything with an Ingenium engine).BMW (at least some models)
BMW (at least some models)
And you'll want to be changing them frequently on an IngeniumAnd modern Jags (anything with an Ingenium engine).
Yep, I do!And you'll want to be changing them frequently on an Ingenium
Hopefully yours won't explode then!Yep, I do!
They have a crazy service interval of 21k miles or 2 years, on a Diesel!!!
I only do about 5k a year now but still have oil and filter done annually.
One can but hope!Hopefully yours won't explode then!
£250,000+ thereNot your usual Wednesday morning commute
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After the monthly classics meet, I saw a DB4 drophead being driven with a bit of verve and mentioned it to an MG (and Aston) restorer friend. 'Chucking around £400Ks worth of motor'. He said it was more like £800K.£250,000+ there
After the monthly classics meet, I saw a DB4 drophead being driven with a bit of verve and mentioned it to an MG (and Aston) restorer friend. 'Chucking around £400Ks worth of motor'. He said it was more like £800K.
Going back to my youf, gf's father had DBs..a 4, 5 and 6. Her first car was a Frog Eye and I gave her lessons in it. Then, after the Frog hit a taxi... It was replaced with a Spitfire. Had to do a bit of work on that, after it 'swing-axled' into a bank. Different days..
The obvious cure was the proper IRS set up on the GT6 later models. I drove one for a bit. In the days of the tunnel, A roads and no speed camaras, I averaged 75mph from Salisbury to Diss at night. Did notice a bit of chassis flex in the faster corners.Speedwell spring
On our way to Brands for some race in the 60's. In a friend's mothers Herald 12/50 convertable. I could do a couple of laps of the big roundabout with the rear end bumping up and down as the axle tucked and came back. Surprisingly controlable with little touches on the throttle. Watched Clarke in a Lotus Cortina, get in just ahead of a mustang, which I found was owned by a cousin. Mustang had problems in practice, so at back of grid. Charged through the others , but got stuck at a few lengths back from Clarke, who was trailing a thin stream of smoke at the end.I seem to recall a partial cure was to turn one of the leaves over in the spring, I can’t remember which one, but it changed the ride height & camber. I had a 1600 Vitesse many years ago, with the stiffer springing it wasn’t too bad, but I fitted an engine in a Herald for a friend, took it out to try it & had the dreaded tuck under on a bend with a funny camber, really horrible!
I thought that was a reference to the rear engined Chevrolet Corvair?.... 'Unsafe at any speed' by Ralf Nader killed the Beetle in the US....