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Unfortunately the winning bidder went base over apex down the stairs at work and broke their arm, which proved to be rather worse than first thought, so they weren't in a position to complete the deal and we decided jointly that it would be fairer to relist.

(Not sure I ought to tell you that ...

Hi, sorry for delay...

New carpet would be a good start, old one is loose, worn and ugly - seats could do with taking out and refitting (would need doing for carpet anyway, of course), turning bolts round so only heads are showing outside - door cards are OK but boring grey / beige colour ...

No, on second thoughts, WAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

I've just put my Gold convertible on eBay - have had a great time with it, and actually won't be TOO upset if it doesn't sell, but driving it has revealed an "MoT advisory" with MY chassis and suspension (a very early dodgy hip) which means I can't use it as ...

My 4 speed metro-based Gold convertible has a 5 speed gear lever, which the resident ex-garageman at work is pretty sure came off a 2 litre MG Maestro - seems to be the whole lever, not just the knob...

Anyone any idea why this might be?

James.

Is it me, or is that colour awfully reminiscent of the old Corgi model of a Mini Marcos (the one with the removable wheels, with the little locking levers that doubled as jacks)...?

My temperature guage is fine - suspect either dodgy earth on fuel tank or break / disconnect in wiring 'twixt sender and dash at present.

I tried the connection to the actual sender and that seems fine, so I suspect it'll be a happy half hour with a test lamp...

Think I'm going to have to save up ...

Hi, I eventually bought the convertible on a "second chance offer" - high bidder not having followed the deal through for some reason - with the intention of it being my every day commuting car: low fuel consumption, non-rusting body and simple mechanicals being a big attraction...

This car might ...

Hi, I bought it on a second chance offer (well, third actually...) - see "Doorbell" section, and the interior certainly does need a bit of a revamp...