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  1. The E36 feels quite modern to drive, and is actually pretty competent when pressing on. Tail out, yes, but a drive to work in the rain is unlikely to result in a near-death experience like in an S2000 or something like that. Only have passenger experience of the fast 190, felt heavier and more keen on dab of oppo antics, but it all seemed to happen in a progressive, enjoyable way.
  2. +1 regarding GMDAT products, they are great for no-frills motoring and I would much rather have a Chevywoo than a Vauxhall of the same era.
  3. Saab 96 (and 95) kept their column shift until the end of production in 1980.
  4. They've been part of the Goodyear group for quite some time now, and their road tyres haven't been made in the UK for ages. Their old factory in Melksham (by the banks of the river Avon) still stands, but has only been making tyres for motorsport use, and is rumoured to be up for sale.
  5. Glow plug codes are "one of those things" in the 1.6hdi - check resistance at the relay connector to make sure they aren't really borked, but any further investigation is likely to be a waste of time. Intermittent running issues that don't result in a code (or result in a red herring code) are another "of those things". A proper diagnosis can take hours of being driven around by a willing assistant looking at live data. The bodger's approach is to start by attacking the commonest and easiest to resolve issue, which would be a sticky EGR.
  6. There's a tool that allows you to extract all the contact pins from a VAG multi-plug, which should enable you to transplant everything into the correct connector without having to spend half an afternoon soldering cables together.
  7. Erm... I don't think they call them "moon roofs" for that reason !
  8. If you intend to do any amount of tinkering on your 308, access to the PSA Diagbox hardware and software is a really really good idea.
  9. In 1995 it would have definitely been a Volvo 900 estate. Not a fan of the modular engine, so I would have tried to find one of the last redblock ones which had just gone out of production. Today ? Three pre-registered base model Fiat Pandas... hoping that each of them would last 83k miles !
  10. Surely, a visit to the local scrap yard for a set of R75 alloys with good* tyres is the answer ? I can't imagine this thing having brakes large enough to make the 18" rims essential ?
  11. This is what is currently in the sump. But I don't think that topping it up with a pint of normal semi-synthetic 10W40 is going to kill it !
  12. I think you only got an external boot lock if your 206 had no remote central locking - which was only the case with the poverty-spec version of the pre-facelift model. I don't think I've ever seen one of those in the metal.
  13. They're "peak diesel", sadly, meaning too complicated for their own good. On the plus side, they are really common, so parts and know-how are thankfully plentiful. 5W30 does seem like the kind of stuff you pour into an F1 engine rather than a family turbodiesel, doesn't it ? How times change !
  14. Powered by the ubiquitous 1.6HDi, for extra low cost/high liability points ! To be fair, if it's survived so far it's probably been looked after. Belts are fiddly but perfectly DIYable. Give it an oil change while you're at it, 6-9k mile intervals and 5W30 low saps oil are essential for those.
  15. Mrs F : Sigmund, dear. The temperature gauge in my 206 has become erratic. Me : It's probably the thermostat. I'll have a proper look at it as soon as I can. [2 weeks later] Mrs F : Sigmund, dear. My 206 is still not going up to temperature and has also started using a fair bit of coolant. I think the headgasket is going. Me : Nonsense ! It's probably a minor leak somewhere. Just make sure it's topped up. I'll have a proper look at it as soon as I can. [2 weeks later] Mrs F : Sigmund, dear. The 206 is using a LOT of coolant. There's also a gurgling noise coming from behind the dashboard. I really think it's the headgasket. Me : No, you've probably allowed the coolant level to drop too far. It just needs to be bled. I'll have a proper look at it as soon as I can. [2 weeks later] Mrs F : Sigmund, dear. The 206 is now becoming tricky to start. I think you really, REALLY need to take a look at it. Me : OK, OK, I'll drive it to the workshop tomorrow. Tomorrow arrives, I top up the coolant and set off. Two miles from Fraud Garages, the thing starts misfiring and the EML comes on. "Hmm... Perhaps there is something sinister going on. But I'm sure I can gently coax it to the workshop." One mile from Fraud Garages, a cloud of white smoke fit for a Papal conclave appears, and the engine stops. I try the starter, to no avail. The engine is hydrolocked. Bugger.
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