Good idea, but my drive is flat, so the car stays put without any restraint. Problems could happen when doing a hill start with it being automatic, especially when it's cold and revving a bit quickly. Not an issue.... so far!
My mechanic mate said that the handbrake wouldn't pass an MOT in its current state, but it could probably be setup to produce the required brake force to pass. He also said that trying to get it to work properly permanently was "a fool's errand". :) He's going to see if the adjusters can be...
He said that he had had the car tested by the French authorities (Controle technique?), who insisted that it had to be shown to be road legal in France (despite it being made in the EU), and that they had charged him E900 to do the testing. He said that they had "made problems" because it was a...
Just bought this 4200 from a French chap who bought it whilst living in England then couldn't get it registered in France. Still on French temporary plates in the picture. Reverted to the UK original 04 plates now.
1. Spkennyuk
2. Thumper
3. Conaero
4. Zep
5. Stewart Townsend
6. BennyD
7. Chris Tandy
8. Bryan and Lyn
9. James and Lucy
10. Chris J (Tbc)
11. Tim - I'm a newby that lives near to the Park and has just bought a 2004 4200 GT. I'll be there if I'm I allowed to come along.
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