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It's time for the Terrano to go :) It's an awesome vehicle, 3.0 turbo, with a chip express tuning box fitted. Not having driven one without the tuning box, I don't know if it makes a difference, but I do know that this car is Quick! It also passed the emissions test on the MOT first rev, fast...

So, the fuel gauge has packed up - it's the meter itself thats gone (float test okay.) The solder on the gauge pins is dry and cracked - any attempts to solder it need 4 hands and magnifying glasses, so the next step is a trip to Maplins for a conductive pen. This could be a cheap way of...

And its fitted to my car..... :eek: There's a little bag velcroed to the bulkhead, and inside is a tuning box. Anyone got any experience of this particular box fittted to a Terrano, and thought on it? My 3.0 is pretty quick for such a big lump, and is very happy to wheelspin....

So, puddles on the floor suddenly in the drivers footwell. :( Its not dependent on how the cars parked - in fact drivers side higher than passenger, and the leak still happens. So probably not sunroof drain.. How does the A pillar trim come off? I can't get behind it to pull, and the workshop...

So, suddenly, the fuel gauge stopped responding. Then it started again :) But now its stopped again :( So, thanks to this forum, I read the manual - this goes against anything I have ever learnt :) Done the combination meter test, and the gauge sweeps empty to full nicely, so that rules out...

Now the wet weather has arrived I'm wheelspinning more than I ever have in any vehicle ever! Slightest hill start and I have to be gentle on the throttle - I don't think my rear tyres are going to last long :) I'm missing the electronic 4wd selection on my old Surf - on for pulling away, then...

Hopefully! Both outer boots have split, and the brakes are corroded, so all happening together. Not a self job, as no time, but local garage doing it for £120 labour. Parts from Motaquip through work, £57 inc vat :) with my staff discount I haven't ordered any seals for the hub, so here's...

Waiting to turn right at the lights, 2 cars coming towards me, no filter on my side. Both cars slow down, for some reason I thought it was safe to go, then realise as I am committed to the manoevure, that there is a crash about to happen.... Foot hard to the floor, cue lots of wheel spin, and...

Don't write down the wrong bus stop in Gatwick long stay. 3am in the morning is NOT a good time to realise you can't find your car....

So, about 30 caravans turn up in the night, along with the police helicopter, and pull onto the local recreation ground. There are now kids everywhere on bikes, and vans touring the streets. The locals will not be pleased, the cops know this, and are stationed all over the place.... Any ideas...

because I'm not very good at it :) Up on the ramp today to change gearbox oil and here's the list of work to be done: Both outer cv boots split Green fluid leak at the front Rust worse than I thought All diff oils to change Front discs and pads On the up side, the annoying squeak has gone :)...

If my week wasn't bizarre enough, my 2 week old (to me) 3.0 now has a knocking from the box :( It goes away if I dip the clutch in neutral, but I can't really hear it when driving. My thoughts? clutch and flywheel :( and I bet its dual mass....

To top off a crap day, involving 5 hours in A&E with my wife after a door fell on her head, I got zapped on the way home at midnight! I pulled up at the lights, to go straight on, when a yoof on a hairdryer pulls up in the right hand filter lane. Straight ahead go green, filter stay red, and...

Its a huge estate, 51 plate, 151k on the clock electric everything, quick and economical. leather seats, hands free phone system, hinged dog guard, Volvo sub woofer Previously owned by the head technician at a Volvo garage, she's had all kinds of parts replaced: Instrument cluster (known as...

Its only been a week, but I swear my gearbox is more like a bag of mush than it was. 3rd gear in particular is in there somewhere... Seems better when I let the revs go higher, changing up at about 2.5k Maybe its because I'm used to the laziness of a 5 pot diesel.... I think a change of...

I'm a happy bunny - 100 mile trip home, smoooth.....! And its blue. couple of little things to do that I always do to a new car - filters, oils etc, then get it up on a ramp at work and have a good look round. and polish it :)

If you buy Stella by the box, there's a comp to get a glass, free and engraved, and I won one! However, when I asked them to engrave on it "The breakfast beer", they refused, as it apparently promotes drinking irresponsibly... So I asked them to put "La biere du petit dejeuner" And they did :D

because I can't make my mind up! I'm worse than my wife with shoes :) I want a 3.0, manual, SVE , this much is certain. I'd quite like green or maroon (or whatever colour that is), something that looks good polished (stop throwing stones at me for blaspheming at the back!) All of a sudden, a...

So in my quest for a Terrano, the next question..... Is the auto box a reliable one? What else is it fitted to, and is the box the same on the 2.7 and 3.0 ? I can cope with less mpg on the auto, but not with massive bills if the auto box fails :) A manual box I can get overhauled if it fails...

Crazy prices - how's a bloke supposed to work out what's a good deal?? 04 plate 3.0 sve in surrey = 5k (independent dealer 04 plate 3.0 sve in gateshead 3.8k (main dealer) 12 months MOT on the gateshead one..... I'm confused :confused: