Shame about the maple, I think it looks quite nice! I think I'll start keeping an eye out for "standard" burr walnut bits on ebay/etc and when we have a replacement for the green bits, swap them. I don't think we'll bother with lights/alarm bits/etc as that could get overkill! A lightstone (or...

oh - and before I forget, does anyone know what the green is called? I've seen it called "green marble" on ebay but can't spot any reference in the online parts books. Thanks! Rich

Although we have a few more important matters, we've started thinking about the interior... Outside it's painted Oslo Blue, inside Lightstone leather with blue piping. All fine so far, until you get to the "wood" trim. It's green, which we were told was "rare and desirable". It may be rare, but...

Thanks - I should have said I'd jacked up both front wheels, so it the other was spinning too. it just wasn't turning as smoothly as I'd expect. I think that is going to be my plan of attack... fingers crossed!

After a week of P38 ownership we've started work on the "known" faults, and discovered a few "unknown" ones. Main one: The front n/s hub is making a "ticking" noise when you drive it. When I took the wheel of and turned it with a bar it's slightly "juddery" as you turn. I'm guessing this is...

I can't find too much information about the faultmate - other than the reports and clears faults? I'm just looking at this pdf and it looks like the evolution does a lot more? Not sure I need to yet, but it might be useful when I do? And it has a much nicer screen! (Shallow, but...) :)

Yes - 4.6 V8, it reported an o2 sensor malfunction, but I think that can wait...

We've just bought a P38 - the basic chinese code reader I had (legacy of VW ownership) which reported an engine sensor issue (more to add to the list!). I've not tried the odb-usb adaptor yet to see whether the software reader does anything useful. I've looked at more readers than I can keep...