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After having to travel to Dover by car, then jumping in a coach at the docks and driving 22 hours (two driver job) down to Italy or Yugoslavia, a trip to Scotland is local for me mate. I once had a second driver with me who had only passed his P.S.V. test the day before, and had never been...

Welcome to the club mate ..... Your reference to your motor sounding like a London Taxi is spot- on mate, as they do use these engines in the Freeway taxi (if I remember correctly) ..... Just think .... the proud owner of a G.T. Massey-Ferguson !!!! ....... but at least it will run forever...

Would that be under the auspices of the R.A.F. Dadba ? Some big plans in place for St. Athans now ... M.O.D. supposed to be making it an even bigger training place. What's the crack about Wallie's Trolleys / Wigan Airways ? ... I've held a P.S.V. for 35 years myself, and used to tour Scotland a...

I didn't actually record my mileage, but Swansea to the Gretna Hall hotel in Gretna Green is approx.345 miles, and the fuel was £1:22 a litre, and she took £56:00 worth. Thanks for the invite Dadba, but I don't know whether the cash flow would extend to that, as we have to take Anne's mother to...

"She who must be obeyed" and I have just returned from a brilliant holiday in Scotland. The old Mistral did us proud !! Before the trip, I changed all the oil/filters and used the diesel kit from Richard at Pitstop, so Molyslip went in practically everywhere, and I also fitted ATM's.We left on...

Just remember the old saying "Spring forward and Fall back" so that you know which way the clock goes ... Forward or Backward. Matt.

While on the subject of speedo accuracy, any suggestions regarding my 1995 Mistral 2.7TD (Japanese import) ? While my speedo shows 70mph , my satnav says I'm only doing 60mph. The odometer registers in kilometres . Apparently the clock was changed when she was imported, but is WAY out of...

Colin, have you tried K&J brakes & hoses near the Liberty Stadium ? They have a website > www.swpas.com and their telephone number is 01792 651219 / 460582 .......... also found F.M.P. good at Upper Fforest Way - tel 01792 771881...... I have sent you a P.M...

Hi mate, I run a 1995 Mistral 2.7TD Auto and frequently use the "Hold" switch. What you will have to remember is that in the "HOLD" position, you will not have "Kickdown" .... so flooring the throttle will only result in a slower acceleration, as she will hold the higher gear ...... so if you...

If you like the T2, and would still like to drive this kind of vehicle, have you thought of maybe making a swap ( with cash either way) with someone who has got an automatic transmission Mistral or Maverick ? Just a thought .......

Another factor to take in to consideration is whether the T2 was built for the European or Japanese market. My Mistral is a Jap import, and the temp. gauge never seems to rise more than a quarter of an inch above the cold mark , which would suggest that the Japanese imports are fitted with...

As an "old" tyre fitter, if you do not have a proper bead breaker for breaking the rim seal,- take the wheel off the vehicle, take the valve out of the valve stem to release all the air - use 3 or 4 wooden wedges and hammer them between the tyre wall seal and rim of the wheel, pushing the tyre...

I wanted to fit one in my 1995 Mistral, but on examination found that there are no slots in the side panels in the luggage area for a parcel shelf to fit. I'm thinking of having one made up at a local company that makes tonneau covers for rag-tops.

Hi Nobby , welcome to the club - I'm just up the road from you in Swansea All the best, Matt.

I'm not really mechanically minded, and don't know anything about the Patrol, but could there be a brake compensator in the system, which balances out the braking pressures between front brakes and rear brakes ? If so, could this be playing up ? . The only suggestion I can think of would be to...

Hi AndeOne, the difference between the earlier oblong headlight TD and the post 1995 twin - headlight TDI is that the twin-headlight model has an intercooler, but the earlier oblong headlight model does not, and also the electrics are upgraded on your model ( more things to go wrong ? ) i.e. you...

I had a similar experience with my 1995 Mistral ... The front brakes and handbrake were ok on the brake test, but the rear brakes were slightly below the pass figure. We never did find out why, but because the front & handbrake figures were so good, he passed it.

Both signed by me too.

I got my front section of exhaust pipe fitted for £106 :00 at Kwik-fit Cwmdu, Swansea with a 3 year guarantee. Although they didn't have one in stock, they said they could have one delivered within an hour. I went and did some shopping, came back in just under an hour, and the part was there...

I do love a bit of "Doom and Gloom" !! . A few weeks ago I mentioned "People power" ... you know, the guys & gals that put the little x's on ballot papers, and lo and behold, our Gordon had the worst local election results in about 40 years !! I think a message has been sent to number 10 , but...