Recent content by mowlas

Best without the rear wing…

A few wild guesses would be: Inefficient/degraded CATs Faulty or dirty O2 sensors Faulty or intermittent crankshaft position sensor Although (without knowing the diagnostics of the 3200 GT), not sure why these would not throw readable error codes.

Have you seen this man? He has…

As far as car maintenance goes, this doesn’t reflect well on the owner.

Going back to the original topic, the key is to seek alternate quotes a few weeks before renewal - that way you’ll get the most competitive rates. If you seek alternate quotes a few days before your renewal, the insurance companies know you won’t have much choice, so you won’t get as...

Shame that Tesco beat them to it with the slogan “every little bit helps”.

As Tesco say, every little bit helps ;o) Glad to hear it worked out well.

A better alternative to covers I think are sunshades to protect the interior from UV damage (off topic) are a must. But my car has been on my drive without a cover for 15 years and the paint is in good condition thanks to regular treatment and washing. I also lubricate all the rubber trims with...

That must be the worst vinyl wrap job in history.

Spot on Mark. I could feel the headliners and sun visors were dripping wet too. And indeed after SportsItalia cleared the blockages out, have never seen water collecting in the footwells again. In fact Matt/Conaero did a visual test of pouring water on the sunroof and observing the water...

The 4 drain holes are inside the inner channel recess of the sunroof, which the glass rests upon when sunroof is closed. When the water can’t escape, it overflows, building up in the inner channel and finds entry points in the roof lining and upper roof areas and I believe comes done behind...

For anyone with a sunroof on their QPV I would definitely recommend SportsItalia’s service to unblock or even do preventative maintenance. I was tearing my hair out on how to stop flooding in the front passenger floor recess (garden wire didn’t work) and Matt/Conaero sorted this out. Been...

Reading an article in the Times today about research questioning whether a good sense of humour is an attractive quality when dating women. Well, all I can say is that I’ve had several successful marriages based on my great sense of humour.

I see a couple of buns but nope, no burger appearing yet…