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Well bugger me! I'm away so haven't seen this weeks episode. Shame really as Aaron was the one I really watched the series for. Richard is just like Brewer and gets annoying quite fast, and none of the others bring much to the show imo.

I wondered what was going on with him too Daren. Think he'll be back soon though and was just on a bit of time off.

It's a shame but he's obviously done it for the right reasons. Ant ansted is a decent replacement though and it'll probably be in a similar format to the love of cars. More of an entertainment programme than an informative one which was the idea at the outset. Good luck to both of them though!

As far as viewing is concerned Wendy, they advertise on all the big sites (Rightmove, zoopla etc),so it shouldn't be a problem getting potential buyers in with that in mind, and you mention local agents boot attending so I assume they don't (I've not used them)but I bought a house through a high street estate agent a few years back, and it was the home owner that showed us around too. Many do it, so I suppose it comes down to personal preference as a buyer and seller. You're pretty confident wfrom the brief times I've met you so shouldn't have a problem getting the important info across, so as long as buyers aren't put off by it (I wasn't) then it should be fine.

Looks great! Are you still in Plymouth Tim? Be nice to add another to the local area if so!

You've done it proud Ron, I remember this one from when I was looking originally. A great ad, and an incredible price for someone! GLWS mate I'm sure it won't hang around long, and best of luck with the search the Porka, what seems like the natural progression for most. :thumbleft:

Nice one! Try to clean off as much of the grease thats spilled out as you can. If it gets on your pads they'll be toast, not to mention the fact that it may have a considerable affect on your ability to stop! You're well on your way to becoming a budding DIY mechanic now too by the sound of it! Its all a bit daunting to start with, but its just nuts and bolts at the end of the day. These forums are invaluable for guides, advice and reassurance that you're doing the right thing though mate. Keep it up! :thumbleft:

There is one above the other on the heatshield. The lower one may be hidden behind it, I can't remember exactly sorry

The third one is near the abs pump. The first two are on the heatshield behind the exhaust manifold which I'm assuming are the ones you've found. Rob, I think you mean the nuts holding the dash in.

I wouldn't recommend it. They don't call them widow makers for nothing! If you jack it up as far as you can, as long as you use some for of support underneath like an axle stand or even a couple of breeze blocks, you should be able to do it yourself. As mentioned the bit that screws into the ARB can become pretty well attached though! Thats the only issue you may have anyway.

No, a couple of 13mm and a 15 or 17mm spanners is all you need mate. The ARB end can sometimes be a real pain to get off. If you have a grinder it makes it easier!

Its ok to drive if you're careful, though not ideal. The VW item is semi permanent clamp and needs the tool to ensure its tight. something like this. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAR-ATV-FITS-99-OF-VEHICLES-CV-BOOT-CLAMPS-PAIR-X-2-EAR-PLIERS-/111893453867?hash=item1a0d5e9c2b:g:kN8AAOSwoydWsINm Its not totally packed full of grease but obviously most of it has come out, so try to get a fair bit in. Its meant to be tight anyway so a bit of persuasion with the screwdriver would be fine, just be careful not to pierce it.

Where are you located by the way?

Thats better. Yeah the drop link has snapped (its all one piece). I'd replace both as the other side is probably past its best. They're inexpensive and dead easy to fix, and packing a little grease in the CV and putting a clip on is very cheap and easy too. Any garage shouldn't charge much more than £100 for parts and labour to do it all mate.

Its difficult to make out with all the grease, but it looks like your ARB drop link isn't attached there. Check the other side and you'll see how it should be. The grease is from where the CV boot isn't tight. The grease is packed inside that rubber boot, and if its split or not tight like that, the revolutions of the drive shaft will fling it out everywhere! It looks like its relatively clean grease, so may have happened recently (pointing finger at the guy who was fiddling with it................ possibly), as anyone who knows cars would have noticed the drop link not attached if in fact it isn't, and diagnosed the problem as that. It would certainly cause clunking and poor front end handling if its not on. I'd also get some CV grease, pack it inside as much as you can, and at least get a cable tie around it temporarily.

Here is the data sheet And here is what I got the Storm code from. Its taken from Facebook but I've edited it to remove the owner and chassis number as its not mine to show.

That's the one!

If you go on the wolfsburg auto Museum website, there should be a page on there somewhere. I'll put the links up when I get home if you like. It's not cheap, but adds to the history of the vehicle and it was a price I was willing to pay for knowing! I got the data sheet too which if I'm honest, I wouldn't recommend paying the extra for. I'll post a pic of that later too to show what it includes, which isn't any more than is in the back of the owners manual.

Thanks again chaps. Mint, no. Concourse, definitely not! Show n shine winner - with a good set of wheels, definitely possible. I won't be entering in that sort of thing though, it's not really my thing. I'm happy knowing I've got a good car and although I've got about 7k invested in it, if I ever decided to sell its not gonna be a huge amount under that I'll get for it. Over the 4 years I've owned it, I could have spent a whole lot more on other hobbies!

Thanks Gents, I do appreciate it. I'm happy with my lot don't get me wrong. Just would have been nice to think I may have had one of the first Storms produced, and would have been a positive outcome to the mystery that surrounded it previously!

The 'W' after the 10 stands for Winter, or its viscosity when cold so as long as you don't go down lower than that it'll be fine and you shouldn't have any problems when starting from cold as far as bottom end is concerned. I run Fuchs Titan Pro Race 10W 50 in mine and as mentioned, it has reduced the noise a little, but not much.

Think the S4 are V6T aren't they? Lovely car, would love one of these though doubt it would be too practical! lol.

Thanks James! :thumbleft:

I don't think E8R appears on the boot sticker. I compared mine to Rog Chatfields old Mystic Storm and aside from the paint code, the rest were identical to his. I'm just going from a Certificate that someone posted on the Storm Owners Register group on Facebook.

Well the Zertifikat and data sheet arrived. The "Extra" codes should be; E8R - Special Edition Storm WA3 - Comfortline Great Britain None of those present. A little gutted but kind of expected. Not sure if I should just go and remove the badges now though! lol Its taken 4 years but at least I've finally got to the bottom of it. As mentioned in one of the first posts on this thread, it was originally registered to the dealership so I reckon they put the badges on and had it in the showroom for a kind of "look whats coming" type thing. Oh well, onwards and upwards!