moonraker58

Just seen on the News that the new Mayor of London wants to have a zone that covers the area between the North and South Circular to become ULEZ, with a £12.50 a day charge from 2019. As my 2000 Mk4 will probably have only got up to 120,000 on the clock by then and so ,just about run in, does anyone out there know if it is Euro 4 compliant ,and if not ,how can I make it so. Damned if I am going to give up my Barge to keep a load of Yoghourt knitting ,Lycra wearing cyclists happy.

I have a 2000 Mk 4 Ls 400 which is without doubt the best car I have ever driven. My mechanic,who I respect hugely, ( He does a lot of Cosworths and builds 1/4 size Traction engines from scratch as a hobby!) is of the opinion that all modern cars are crap. They are full of electronic and plastic bits that are designed to fail and after 5 years are not cost effective. He reckons that you are better off buying a Classic and rebuilding it properly and running it as a day to day motor and it will cost you a lot less. He has one customer who has spent 30k on his Cosworth,whose wife gave him the Ultimatum,"Its me or that car!" He is now happily divorced!

He does not do electrics,absolutely blinding on everything else. There is a chap he gets in for anything complicated on the electrical front , as he has all the advanced diagnostic gear. What was wrong? Buggered if I know,You have a 16 year old car, something will go wrong eventually! If that is all you are not doing too badly> Fair enough !

Update. AA man came along and tested all the fuses ,diagnosed a wiring problem. Booked it into my local garage. When I got in to drive there, no indicators,electric windows nowt. As I was planning to use hand signals , this presented problems!. Managed to get there without a shunt/people shouting at me and left it. Wiring guy turned up and did his thing and £240 lighter, the barge is back. Phew!

Just picked my Missus up from station,message comes up on screen " headlight levelling". Get home switch off engine ,now no dashlights, radio . transmission in "Park " but will not shift. Electronic locking not working. Help!!

I have a 2000 Mk 4 Ls 400 and am slowly bringing it up to scratch. The last piece of the jigsaw is some minor dents /paint repairs to the two passenger side doors. It is nothing that cannot be filled and resprayed but I need some one who can do a good job. Any recommendations?

Just got my Mk 4 back from the Garage. 93 k on the clock, and I could hear a vague rumble. Turned out to need new Idler bearing and New water Pump. Also it needed a new cam belt, even though the last one only had 4k on it ,as mechanic would not guarantee it other wise. £600.00 all in. Still I dont mind spending money on my mistress!

Drove past and stopped to have a look. A 96 Lexus Ls 400 with 132k on the clock,looked pretty clean. Fernside Motors , Mitcham Road .www.fernsidemotor.co.uk They want about £1700 for it. Just thought I would mention it as other posters report a shortage of them

I had a call from the Garage ,the other day,"Your magic Carpet awaits!" The cam belt had never been done and it was basically the first time anything ever unbolted. Mechanic very impressed and personally thinks it is better than a Rolls Royce. He is a Cosworth Specialist , always has a few on the go and I value his opinion. Slight problem with tilt mechanism on wheel, In and out ok, up and down ,just get a squeak when button pushed down but no movement. Any ideas?

Readers, I bought it!. Got it for £1850 and drove nit back from Liverpool to London , without really noticing it. My first experience of driving a Lexus. Have booked it in for a cambelt replacement and full service with my trusty local mechanic next week which will set me back about £800 . There are some bits and pieces to be done ,but other than that , its a tremendous piece of kit for a 14 year old motor.