HMC Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Glad to hear it did sterling service in Wales! Did your sister like her loan car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 She did, for someone who 'doesn't like Rovers'. The seats were apparently too soggy (blasphemy!) but it did sterling service while her i10 was being mended, never missed a beat and did nearly 1000 miles in a month by the look of it. It now smells slightly of guinea pig (she helps with a rehoming charity and it's been carting cages and whatnot around) but is otherwise unscathed. I even managed to mend the fan knob that 'fell off' during her tenure, although in fairness it had split apart internally. A bit of glue sorted that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Oh, and I took it to a local tyre fitter to have the noisy exhaust checked, turns out it's not got any holes which is good but the MG Rover back box I bought from Rimmer Bros back when I first bought it in 2013 wasn't a good purchase, the baffles have gone. It's solid and not overly loud though so it can stay for now. KruJoe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I have a feeling these R8 seats come unclipped underneath.The one I just sent off with John, and Vulg's 414 have identical trim, but my 216's seats feel much firmer. I know they're in good order as they were recently out for a good cleaning. In V's 414, you sit noticeably lower, on a softer base. And it's not the adjustment. Comfy though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Nah, these are fine, lovely and soft but plenty of support, still my favourite car seats ever. She's just comparing them to the rock-hard pews in the Hyundai. KruJoe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I'm ashamed to say in my tenure all it got was an oil change and two new tyres. It was in fine fettle when you sold it to me so all I did was use and enjoy. I hope it stays in the AS family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 Result! New HT leads (the box said Unipart but they've got Lucas printed on them...) has made the world of difference. It starts instantly, runs perfectly from cold and is definitely more responsive to drive, the drivetrain shunt I mentioned is noticeably reduced now too which was an unexpected bonus. In fact, it's so much better now that, after a marvellous B-road hoon this afternoon keeping up with a brand new Prius being driven in a very un-Priusish way, I've decided to keep it for the time being and sell the Prelude instead. Besides, I've spent too much on it now (again) so really ought to get some use out of it first. CGSB, RobT and KruJoe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I'm sure this is a very easy car to fall in love with, even second/third/fourth time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 Only 2nd! I don't know what it is about this car, nobody else outside of this forum gets it at all but it really is just very good at everything. The Honda is great but it's not really me and I have already had someone interested in it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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