OT next financial crash end of October?...

In this case it probably did because it was a company car used by my elder daughter until the 4 year lease was up when I bought it advantageously for my younger daughter.

This one has no vehicle tax to pay.

In article snipped-for-privacy@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk>, Tim Lamb snipped-for-privacy@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk> writes

Local garage did the same on my VW Transporter. But as he explained if next week your water pump fails it's virtually the same job all over again - and the same price.

In article snipped-for-privacy@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk>, Tim Lamb snipped-for-privacy@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk> writes

Well when I first got this Transporter (diesel) I stalled it fairly regularly, compared to the Defender (Ford Puma trannie van engine) which I never stall.

Oh yeah. Nearly £600 for my diesel Defender - my previous 4L V8 petrol was about £250.

I regularly stall my wife's car. There's enough power in the programmed idle on my car for parking.

Both are petrol.

Andy

In article <s$ snipped-for-privacy@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk>, Tim Lamb snipped-for-privacy@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk> scribeth thus

I suppose some crafty type could fit a spare tank with a hidden filler cap:....

In message snipped-for-privacy@bancom.co.uk>, tony sayer snipped-for-privacy@bancom.co.uk> writes

:-) Shades of WW2. Wasn't aviation petrol coloured green?