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Yea, DGS very expensive if it goes wrong.
Standard auto would be better in the long run but would not have the fun factor
Keith ABS
From memory the handbook quotes a kerb weight for the F/L 3L Elite saloon as something like 1780lbs[could be slightly off on that figure]out of a 2200lb ton.kilos
.... not that I'm being pedantic 
Indeed
Being pedantic 1800kgs is 1.8tonnes[not tons]
Astra G 03 1.6 16v, not sure which engine type yet, but question is if the Cambelts snaped, will it be damaged Vaives, or near miss.?
Assuming its a Belt and not Chain?
Ta.
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As is the piece that VXL V6 suggested. Be sod all use if it wasn't
I like the Traction Avant
Was that not the first front drive car made? It was some bit of kit mind you!
Good guesses, both nope, it is metal.
Oh and can anyone guess where I sourced this tube?
Nobody has mentioned the "TheBoy Milton Keynes" test, I notice.And that's why I use LM on my sliders. And (proper) coppaslip on pad backings.
Across MK, if you try reasonably hard, you can exceed the limits of fresh, new DOT4. 200+ bhp, 1800kgs plus driver, small pads, and if your unlucky, a need to come to a standstill every half a mile is hard on the brakes.
Whats that in English money?
.... would not use one of those!
.....That's not quite true. My tester told me that a few years ago he was pulled up for not failing a certain percentage of vehicles (his quota) but VOSA was happy with the reply that the MOT station tests a lot of local ambulances that are tested yearly from new so therefore fewer 'sheds' than the norm
there is no fail quota an mot station has to meet .....
headlamp aim and emissions are easy pickings for rip off garages to charge for because not many of us has calibrated headlamp beam alignment testers or emission machinesMy garage door serves me quite well.
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Headlamp aim fail is just to keep VOSA happy.
The test is to check that the beam doesn't fall into prescribed areas and dazzle oncoming traffic. It is NOT a check that you can see where you're going.
