Bit of shame really - but I only asked the question because my former 'Trust' have restored a number of 'relics' from the past!

Been there and done that back in the early noughties!! And also with an aviation theme too! They were the days - till I moved over to the 'Dark Side'!

Would be a shame for it to lose its 'heritage'. It brings me back to the days before ramps and electric lift assist, (even EAS would have been better than nothing), and the working space looks slightly better than that of the later Volvo Estate, (which was a revelation to drive but the working...

Looks in very good condition for the year and the paintwork is excellent, (apart from the few dings). No Trolleys, O2, Defib, Sats Monitor, Suction on board though - but good to see the fire extinguisher, (which should be good for a roadside litter bin fire - if you are lucky)! Don't you guys...

'Like a phoenix rising from the ashes' - she gets a little more 'presentable' every day! But I fully appreciate that she will never win any beauty contests or be a match for many of the forum members vehicles - but it is a foot on the, (very), bottom rung! It is, after all, a twenty year old...

Dave, Would be most grateful! My sunroof cloth is in dire need of replacement and, strangely enough, my sunroof jammed this afternoon, (for the first time ever), when I was trying to 'set' it, (thought it was time to get rid of some more errors from the dash), so I will go for it and I will...

That's the first P38 I have seen, (on this forum), that is slightly worse than mine!

Mick, Same here! Ironically my primary reason for buying my P38 was to gain some experience on repairing some of the 'stock' faults, (immobiliser and others that I daren't mention now). All I seem to have done is lots of cosmetic items and inner panel work, (of which I had no previous...

Dave, what a transformation! I can second PP38Vogue's remark - your original cloth also looks like mine, (sort of light silver - but certainly not cream, beige or white), would you happen to remember the material code and approximate price - I was going for a very 'light' suede look - but my...

Chaps, many thanks, indeed, for your very valuable feedback and my conclusion is that I will be investing ASAP. I also appreciate Wammers reference to the 'known' issues with the HIVAC, (which I was already aware of), that can be addressed without the assistance of a Nanocom - in some/most...

Now how do I 'casually' broach the subject of another 'modest' investment . . . .

I forgot to mention, (in my earlier post), that I scrubbed my headlining, (glass fibre backing), after removing the original cloth, (or at least that bit that was still fixed to the moulding),in preparation for re-lining it myself, (I removed the headlining last week). Only trouble is I can't...

Removed both bonnet catches, thoroughly cleaned, greased and slightly bent micro-switch actuating lever, (ever so slightly), in order to eliminate 'Bonnet Open' message that keeps flashing on my display! Undertook third jet washing of entire engine bay, (lots of shuddering within the forum...

Apologies for yet another Nanocom posting but as I am now 'rapidly' wading my way through the few remaining 'problems', (on my 1996 P38 4.6HSE - GEMS), I am at a stage where I need to decide whether I should invest in a Nanocom now or later, (I may have a few 'spare' pennies currently and my...

Sounds intriguing as I would have thought that you should still be able to open drivers door with key, (regardless of whether super-locked or not), but I do stand to be corrected by my peers who are far more knowledgeable than I. I have had my P38 in various states of dis-assembly, with the...

All of you should have seen it when I first acquired it. Far worse than our American P38 cousin as discussed iun this post. And I doubt whether many of you will have come across anything quite as bad as mine!!! But she IS improving, (almost daily), so I am fully expecting major HG, (or...

Quavey, Many thanks for providing me with both the 'tips' and the link to the wheel nut cover 'removal tool' - a picture paints a thousand words! Unfortunately all I got was the P38, (which was in an absolutely dreadful state), with numerous 'cosmetic' issues, (the interior was reminiscent of...

4 x Cans of spray adhesive, (for new headlining), arrived today and hoping some fabric samples will arrive tomorrow! Still have one minor leak in wheel well area and suspect this will be due to the well documented water ingress from the rear bumper/tow bar cross member area. Still need to work...

It's a good job that I still haven't posted many pics of my P38, (yet), even though it is standard otherwise I may fall foul by lowering the standard of this site! It is still a bit of a wreck - but it is improving on a weekly basis, (or at least that is what I keep asking my wife to tell me)...

Welcome aboard! Your acquisition of workshop tools will be directly proportionate to the length of ownership of the P38! But persevere as, (once they are running well), there is little to touch them when things are running well. Just a pity that, in some cases, the days when they are 'out of...