You know, you are totally right. I have had the HEVAC alarm - cue loud groan and thoughts of offloading onto dealer - plus an intermittend rear boot look, which I simply cannot trace and even had an ABS fault one day. All of them are currently absent, but I'm sure they will return in force when...

This thread is nuts! I'm really proud of 8 pages though! Today I rediscoverd my Christmas spirit and helped a broken BWM. He was very grateful, and let me use his mobile phone before paying me in Charlie. Jock

I've learned alot about X5's tonight. Mainly that their owners are extremely sensitive and prone to over-reaction! It is worth remembering that the P38 is a very old vehicle in terms of design, and even comparing it to a vehicle like the X5 says a huge amount. And of course one of the main...

Haha... If terms like "residuals" "reliability" and "quality" have any importance to you, I'd stay well off a Land Rover! I've only had one beamer... a 635CSi... Lovely motor, but eventually it passed away from multiple organ failure. I thoroughly enjoy knocking other marques, it makes life...

High Wycombe, but could post. Make me an offer! Bear in miind I'll have to hack (sorry, carefully remove) the buggers and its brass monkeys.

I think that's the point: you get 4x4s and you get off-roaders. Off-roaders are usually also 4x4s. The Q7, the X5, the Cayenne are 4x4s. They are not off-roaders. In fact, I could be wrong but I don't think the rims on Cayenne will even take an off-road tread (recall it being said on TG) and I...

I've got a compressor and v/v block which is redundant since my spring kit. Should really ebay it. I had an intermittent problem with the rear offside deflating. I never fully diagnosed it because it was compounded with another issue, but I believe it was due to a sticky v/v in the block which...

Thanks for the comments... when he said it, I had images of applying a burst of throttle, and the chassis departing with the back axle left behind!!

It's a fact, the wide tyres act like "snow shoes" on snow, they float on the top and a tiny layer of melted snow acts as a perfect lubricant to remove any last vestige of grip. To compound it, the purely radial grips found on most low-profile road tyres don't provide any horizontal grip. The...

I've banged on in the forum about my tyres before. When my 55 profile Pirelli's wore out I decided instead of a straight replacement to go for an intermediate all-terrain tyre. In my opinion, the best value I found (i.e. a good quality brand tyre at a reasonable price) was the General Tyre...

I live on a serious hill and the snow is freezing down again... Range Rover + AT Grabbers = Da Bomb in this type of weather!!! Did a 3-point turn at the steepest part of the hill just cos I could!!! The high ratio box is superb for steep descents on snow/ice. On a serious note - I don't have a...

My rocker gaskets are leaking something terrible. They weren't really leaking at all, but I got out of the motor one day and could see smoke, plus it was absolutely reeking. Opened the bonnet in a state of mild alarm, to find oil trickling down from the back end of the rocker gasket onto the...

Thanks guys - I'll try the drain plug. If I touch the hose, something will break. Mind you, I'll probably manage to bugger the drain plug somehow too...

Really quick one guys: anyone advise the quickest way to drain the system on a '99 P38? Have no coolant so need to get it drained and filled asap before I get caught out with a cold snap! Thanks Jock

My brakes are as soft as ****e. So soft, when bombing down to a nearby roundabout on the motorway I have to double-press, the first to stiffen up the peddle and the second to brake. My pads are very worn (but not dangerously so) and I'm about to fit replacements. Do you reckon it's so soft...

It fitted fine, the hangers lined up, very secure, nothing messy at all. The pipe passes under the wheel well though, not over the top of the axle, but it's still above the axle so I don't think it affects the ground clearance. The only mod was cutting the rear skirt a bit - you need a...

It's a fair point. I will prob give em a call just for peace of mind. If they give me any trouble then I've just shot £500... I use Admiral (multicar) and when I reported the EAS conversion (HD coil springs) and the A-bar, they adjusted the premium by £14. Jock

I'll try and find the camcorder and see what I can do. But I can confirm it is definately not outrageously loud. It just sounds like a big fekkin V8. Jock

Yeah, stock 18" 255/60 Example: GENERAL TYRES / 4X4 / GENERAL GRABBER AT2 AT 2 - 255/60R18 112H XL TL :: £113.00 :: 4x4 Tyres - SUV Tyres - All Terrain Tyres - Off Road Tyres :: R18" - 255/60/18, 255/60 R 18 ::

Some cheap ones on ebay right now: BRAND NEW GENUINE SET OF 3 P38 BLEND MOTORS on eBay (end time 06-Aug-09 14:16:49 BST)