There was a time when everyone wanted diesels with the brilliant 200tdi making the much thirstier V8 much less appealing but in recent years with all the bad press surrounding diesels etc. the surviving V8's appear to have become much more popular and strong sellers.

Values aren't great at the moment but many keep saying they are on the up although I haven't seen much evidence of this and any upward value may very well get wiped out as the low emission zones start to take effect. As with a lot of classics they are sometimes advertised at high prices but...

This may help, they are also on FB. https://pjpg.co.uk/

Manchester now under review although only a temporary rest bite i'm sure. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-59893092

I nearly put a warning about that on my post then thought no he can find out like the rest of us :D

My guess one of these.

Air con drains are two duckbill rubber valves one either side of the gearbox tunnel, they just need a squeeze and a poke too to dislodge any crud blocking them from draining,

This is the sunroof/ A Pillar drain on the sill of the D2. Often gets covered over with waxoil etc. needs cleaning out with a cable tie.

Air con drains is always the first port of call for this problem as a quick poke cost zilch in time and money!

Replying to a nine year old thread, why?????

Not something i have heard of being replaced , normally the chassis is foobarred by the the time you get to replacing front end items on a D2 chassis.

This was the problem when my old W202 Merc. wasn't playing CDs, glad I'm not the only one.

So the D4 keeps up the good old D2 traits then with no improvement there!

Ridiculous, replace when needed. Genuine will easily give 5 years + service.

Unfortunately when it comes to speeding it is how the vehicle is registered at the DVLA / on your V5. I got done for speeding at 61 mph in Wales on a dual carriage way automatic camera , when i appealed it I was told it was due to 'Class of vehicle' , when I argued that even if I was limited to...

Rather than clamp the 2 pieces to be joined tightly together you need to leave a small penetration gap between the two pieces to aid the flow of the weld.. This can be achieved by putting a small amount of folded wire between the pieces before clamping together. Once you set off with the weld...

Sorry that may be many things but welding it is not! ;) Are you trying to use stick or is it gasless mig?

Glad you have got it all sorted, every car needs maintenance so there was no point in replacing a car you do like. Personally if the garage is trusted as you say I would let them supply all the parts required as it keeps things much simpler all round especially if there are any problems with the...

'Rotors' 'truck' Is you a septic tank or have you just forgotten how to speak the Queen's English like what I do!