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I'm doubting the garage owner on this failed part.

Gemini says this the end of a vacuum pump and that seals aren't widely available - contrary to the garage's proposed solution, who say they're waiting on o-ring seals from BMW and that it's a VANOS solenoid.



The garage was right and the it ...

Keeping with the Audi theme, I enjoyed this video.

I came across the channel for the Mustang content, but he has a Viper and V10 R8 as well.

Drag races at the end are fun

They gave it back sounding worse! and yeah, that's him

Chap goes to Dyno his V10 S8, develops a knocking noise while at the garage, spends £10k fixing it, noise still there :shock:

Lots of people in the comments saying he's been robbed by the garage. Probably hard to tell without actually seeing and hearing it first hand, but not a great outcome ...

I'm doubting the garage owner on this failed part.

Gemini says this the end of a vacuum pump and that seals aren't widely available - contrary to the garage's proposed solution, who say they're waiting on o-ring seals from BMW and that it's a VANOS solenoid.

So, this vacuum pump does have a sort ...

Now you mention it, the heated front screen on the Mini isn't working, either. Well, half of it does :lol:

Talking about manufacturers and quality, my new-ish role has me working with OEM's, and we cater for quite a large variety - some big European names, and a Japanese brand.

Only one has ...

Mustang saved the day and I made my meeting. Phew!

Garage owner is popping round, hopefully tomorrow, to help fit this new VVT solenoid o-ring to the Mini. I didn't feel comfortable driving it to them as don't know how much oil is in it, and the fucking thing doesn't have a dipstick :roll:

https ...

Having an absolute mega debacle with the Mini..

It started hunting its idle. Wouldn't settle and kept raising to 2k and back again.

Got it booked in to the same garage I've used for years, who said they smoke tested it and apparently it's the PCV valve. Replaced for £420.

Got the car back and it ...

That's awful, Barry. Very sorry for all those involved.

8.6 in a factory car

Faster quarter mile than a Chiron for $200k! Madness

As above! All the best for you all.

Very nice indeed. They look great and I bet they're great fun.

HNY all!

Fiesta ST

Cabinet Ministers are now apparently saying they were misled by Reeves.

Perhaps they've been reading too much Tory press!

I sense a resignation on the way.. We just need Kier to declare his full support for Reeves, then she can be immediately removed.

The point of the 'black hole not being as bad as feared' is a massive misrepresentation of the situation. She's being accused of falsifying it entirely and actually had a surplus.

Is that Tory propaganda (despite being reported by all outlets) or burying your head in the sand making excuses?

I'm just looking at published articles from the day of the budget and not finding anything that calls for her resignation. All the fury appears to be directed at the OBR itself.

Who was calling for her resignation due to the OBR releasing the budget early?

Looks like she wasn’t entirely honest about the size of her gaping black hole :(


I've not read about this fully yet, but it looks like the 'black hole' was either greatly exaggerated, or, completely invented by Reeves so she could justify breaking their manifesto commitments to not raise tax ...

So that's what a 'I will not come back looking for more taxes' tax raising budget looks like :D

Little worried that we'll get more of the same next year and beyond - even the slightest instability in global affairs will be leapt upon as justification for the wheels inevitably falling off ...