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  1. Mmmmm Brown. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/928202075415193/
  2. Nope. That was defo the one I'm afraid, I must be getting my dates mixed up.
  3. I remember commenting to H.Imp (who also wants a Malaga) at the time. I was living where I do now, so must have been around 2019. In hindsight I should have left a note/spoken to the owner who IIRC was a old bloke with string for a belt type.
  4. Being lucky enough to grow up partially in Spain, Seats have always been part of our extended family. My dad bought a new 1988 Ibiza 1.2L in black (E185PUG) from AMG Porsche in Leeds. We kept it about three years, with it not missing a beat. It did plenty of trips down to the east coast of Spain, It was a rocker switchgear early model and he loved it. It got me kudos on the school pick up as it had systemPORSCHE stickers on the lower parts of the doors (in the correct Porsche font too..). It was replaced with a 1990 1.2XL in metallic blue (G998KWX) bought new from a garage in York. This was after VW had started to take control, so had the VW Polo/Golf switchgear. This one was not so good, it overheated a few times, had autochoke issues and bits of trim were dropping off left right and centre, it was traded in for a Peugeot 106. On the subject of Malagas, I think N.Bickle has a 5dr (Malaga/Ronda) but I think the last UK one expired several years ago (a grey XL facelift). I spotted it in a battered state at my local Morrisons, I assume to the owner it was just an car, and didn't know it's unicorn status. I spotted a few weeks later at CoPart York, having had an attempted theft and what looked like a carb fire. It was for sale complete, but I think it was thrown in the frag due to lack of interest.
  5. My blower fuse was blowing on the S Class. The motor was trying to seize up. I've replaced it with a new one from AutoDoc. Was about £100 for the unit. Mine was supplied in LHD format but you can swap the motor out to the old housing.
  6. More a dash change, as it was a carry over from the 4/6.
  7. Mine has been getting steadily worse. I took it on a run to Sheffield and back early Sunday morning, runs like a dream on the motorway, but then has been an absolute pigdog in traffic so far this week. This morning I pulled the ECU, which technically should cut out the 'E' part of the injection system, leaving it to run just on the mechanical system. Theory is that if it still is up to mischeif then it's something more basic than electronic scorcery at fault. Would you agree? So, sans ECU it's grumbly when cold, as it doesn't know to engage the cold start injector. but once warmed up, it seemed to go ok..... Famous last words.. Once it reaches operating temperature (just over 80°) the idle starts to get a little erratic. It'll hunt a couple of times then die. Like it's been switched off. It'll always restart, and provided that i keep it a little bit 'over idle' speed (normally idles around 550rpm) it'll keep running. But in an auto, heel and towing or two feet driving isn't the best, especially that it will only restart in Park, not Neutral. I've checked the (new) dizzy cap, and no sign of any moisture in there. re routed the coil lead away from anywhere hot. I'll check a load of earths on Saturday when I get a bit of daylight. I have booked it into a Merc Specialist nearby on the 6th March, who are going to run a smoke test to check for any vacuum leaks, they have a couple of 'old boys' apparently who know these. I assume it's going to be expensive though. So this weekend I'm going go put all the old parts back on, and send it in 'Virgin' My freind has a theory that it has some kind of self destruct system, probably installed by the NSA, given it may have a dubious history - I quote her logic... "I love the idea that somewhere, below ground, in a tiny room (not the main bunker, more like a side cupboard, shared with the mop) someone has noticed a little red light flashing and is frantically pressing the button next to it. However, as the electronics are as old as the car, all it does is make it cut out. And cause minor traffic disruption in the Horsforth area."
  8. Yes, Mine won't run with it unplugged, won't idle nada.
  9. Oddly as I got the notification that you had posted this, I was in the middle of this.... Mine doesnt look that worn, I replaced it with a £75 one I got from Autodoc a while back. Any change. Nope. Still randomly cuts out when idling.
  10. That's a lovely thing. I had use of a Manual Esprit(?) one as a company hack when these were new. The foot pedal parking/handbrake was a bit of a pain, but only in rare situations. They definitely feel more related to the 190 that the W203.
  11. This happened today... So just shy of 3000 miles since I bought it. Not exactly uneventful or cheap miles. (Should buy some shares in Bosch). But it's getting better... It did reward me by absolutely disgracing itself by cutting out repeatedly as I tried to reverse parallel park uphill on the high street. There was obviously a bus waiting to get passed, and a load of initially admiring dad's watching as they were picking up their sproglets from the after school club next to Morrisons. It's done three weeks of city commute since it last stretched it legs. So it'll get a run on the weekend. As per the fable of CDC's 190. The Potentiometer may get unplugged. I've a new one in the stack of parts. But need to obtain a decent multimeter before I head back into the black hole of KEJet shenanigans.
  12. My S Class is fitted with 15in 8 hole alloys, probably from a W124. I was holding off buying tyres as I was looking for a set of 16's to fill the arches a bit more. Could be interested in a swap if it's bugging you!
  13. Looking to see where I can order one from, it's had a new Bosch Cap about a month ago. It behaved itself perfectly on the way home last night, and on the commute this morning.
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