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[STEMO]

What is it ?
Some kind of VX badged Peugeot ? 

...........
Vauxhall Grandland I believe.......

A Mokka.    Just shows how unfamiliar I am with all of these later SUV types. 

It's a corsa on stilts

[STEMO]

Gen 3 engines had the chain (EB2LTEDH2), gen 2 the belt (EB2DTS), you can't really go based on year as there was a time they were fitting both (dependent on if it was MHEV or not).

Short of a cylinder still though (I would argue short of three at least  )

[STEMO]

We buy any car (as long as you don't mind be anally raped) offered me £3880 for my grandland. That's before they saw the chip in the windscreen, the bit of lacquer missing from the bonnet due to bird poo, etc., etc. The dealer, who I made aware of the above, gave me £4500.
So that's my 18 plate 1.6 gone and I'll have the wife's 21 plate 1.5. (With the problematic 7mm chain) Took it in for the recall yesterday and was told it was fine, but I must use the correct oil (£67 for 5l)

I've told her (yeah, right ) that the mokka will have to last her the 4.5 years till she retires. Then, if I'm still standing, we can buy a berlingo or something 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

We buy any car (as long as you don't mind be anally raped) offered me £3880 for my grandland. That's before they saw the chip in the windscreen, the bit of lacquer missing from the bonnet due to bird poo, etc., etc. The dealer, who I made aware of the above, gave me £4500.
So that's my 18 plate 1.6 gone and I'll have the wife's 21 plate 1.5. (With the problematic 7mm chain) Took it in for the recall yesterday and was told it was fine, but I must use the correct oil (£67 for 5l)

I've told her (yeah, right ) that the mokka will have to last her the 4.5 years till she retires. Then, if I'm still standing, we can buy a berlingo or something 

Sounds good going from a 2018 car to a 2021 car.

 Being a 'diesel still I die' fella presumably your new 21 plate car also runs on derv.

[STEMO]

We buy any car (as long as you don't mind be anally raped) offered me £3880 for my grandland. That's before they saw the chip in the windscreen, the bit of lacquer missing from the bonnet due to bird poo, etc., etc. The dealer, who I made aware of the above, gave me £4500.
So that's my 18 plate 1.6 gone and I'll have the wife's 21 plate 1.5. (With the problematic 7mm chain) Took it in for the recall yesterday and was told it was fine, but I must use the correct oil (£67 for 5l)

I've told her (yeah, right ) that the mokka will have to last her the 4.5 years till she retires. Then, if I'm still standing, we can buy a berlingo or something 

Sounds good going from a 2018 car to a 2021 car.

 Being a 'diesel still I die' fella presumably your new 21 plate car also runs on derv.

It is, yes, and back to auto from manual.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Gen 3 engines had the chain (EB2LTEDH2), gen 2 the belt (EB2DTS), you can't really go based on year as there was a time they were fitting both (dependent on if it was MHEV or not).

Short of a cylinder still though (I would argue short of three at least  )

If only 3 pots a 2458cc  Triumph Rocket 3 lump might pep it up a bit.

[STEMO]

Nice little earner for him:

https://www.centralservicegarage.co.uk/details/used-car-in-doncaster/vauxhall/grandlandx/1.6-turbo-d-blueinjection-se-euro-6-ss-5dr/1836833/

[YZ250]

Nice little earner for him:

https://www.centralservicegarage.co.uk/details/used-car-in-doncaster/vauxhall/grandlandx/1.6-turbo-d-blueinjection-se-euro-6-ss-5dr/1836833/

Such is life, we have to accept the low p/x price when compared to the bumped up sale price that pays the salesman’s wages, overheads and any warranty that they offer. Looks tidy and well looked after, a credit to you.   

[STEMO]

You'll notice a bump in the boot floor. That's due to me being an old codger and never going anywhere without a full sized spare wheel. 

[YZ250]

You'll notice a bump in the boot floor. That's due to me being an old codger and never going anywhere without a full sized spare wheel. 

I hadn’t noticed, but I fully understand the reasoning behind it.    With the state of our roads, it’s not a bad idea to have a proper spare in case of wheel damage. I have a space saver (which sits over the boot mounted battery) under the rigid boot floor tray, which is underneath the hinged boot floor so I’m not sure if a full size spare would fit.    I might give it a try when I remove the wheels to fit new brakes. 

[TheBoy]

I have to tolerate a humiliating space saver - that sees plenty of use - due to staggered wheels

[STEMO]

Just one more thing before I shut up about it. The new car (ex mobility) only came with one key. Apparently, this is not unusual when a mobility car is returned. The dealer insisted, with the car being only 8 months old, I would have to wait for the V5C to get a new key from the dealer.
I went to Timpsons in the Asda supermarket in Wakefield and the nice man ordered me an aftermarket one. I called in on Sunday morning and, within 10 minutes, he had programmed it. Not a clone of the existing one, programmed as a second key. The proximity sensor also works fine.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Nice little earner for him:

https://www.centralservicegarage.co.uk/details/used-car-in-doncaster/vauxhall/grandlandx/1.6-turbo-d-blueinjection-se-euro-6-ss-5dr/1836833/

That is a great colour. Similar to Jaguar IRR.