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I bought an OE starter from Mercedes when I needed one for my Smart due to it being such a tw4t to fit. Had it been easier to replace I might have considered a pattern part!

You can't say things like that on here!     

I bought an OE starter from Mercedes when I needed one for my Smart due to it being such a tw4t to fit. Had it been easier to replace I might have considered a pattern part!

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No more or less than it ever did. Just because something is expensive does not mean it's worth buying. And that's true for whatever metric you use for value.

apart from the brand leader of baked beans 

It's the end of the world I tell you 

Like something from the War Of The Worlds, where everyone goes blind after seeing the lights, expect me because I didn't. 

Well, the low speed fan kicks in on demand and runs when the relay is bypassed, so that's all dandy.

Nothing happens when you bypass the high speed fan at the engine fuse box, so I guess that's toast.

There is just one fan, low speed is achieved by using a huge resistor (which often burns out). If the low speed works then high should unless you have a wiring problem.

There's a hidden menu (like on BMW's) accessed via the odometer trip reset. Item 7 is the coolant temp in C. The low speed fan cuts in at 105C and brings the temp down. Only if you are really working the engine hard will you hit the 111C needed for the high speed fan.

In normal driving the fan often doesn't even come on at all, only when sitting in traffic.

If you use the hidden menu and you're not getting above 100C then there's a leak in the cooling system that's losing pressure, what happens then is the coolant boils and boils out of the reservoir. First thing to do here is replace the coolant pressure cap for about £13.

It's the end of the world I tell you 

Yep....that's the johnny, Tig.

Unless prices have gone up significantly since I bought mine I think it can be had for a lot less than £265.

Cub

Lord Opti bought a cheap Chinese self propelled thing at the end of last summer, and he's probably used it a few times by now so will be able to give a review.

It had a beer can holder!                                   Which is all you need to know! 

Parker Brand petrol mower with drive and a large 53 CM cut.

About £300 on Ebay but shop around and I reckon you can find one for £100 less. I believe I paid £190 ish.

Can't fault it for the money other than being glacially slow.

Chinky 173cc 4 stroke lump seems OK.

This one M'lud? 

https://www.parkerbrand.co.uk/17-self-drive-petrol-lawnmower

Maybe you could get it remapped to give it a bit more Oomph! 

Except mine has a 21 inch cut not 17inch, and 173cc engine not 150cc.

Also, my grass box is 75L not 45L.

I have it's bigger brother so to speak.

Of course.... It also has the beer can holders! 

https://www.parkerbrand.co.uk/petrol-lawnmower-21-inch

One the mighty Vivaro, it had various fault codes, this was traced to a ECP maf,, Put a Genuine GM in, all codes disappear. Loads of Ecp/GSF is crap Chinese...