mikey236

I made contact with the guy about this last week as he fairly local - he's put it on hold for at least a week or 2. He didn't say much, other than something about his loan for his other car had been delayed so he can't sell it right now, but would let me know when it's back up for sale. Not too bothered about the broken sat nav, however I would want to get it replaced with something better. Seen a few upgrades where people have added a second screen below the original. Any ideas on cost to replace the whole unit with something better? I'm guessing a min of £500? Mike

If this was the same one I saw (advertised in Welwyn, Hertfordshire) literally 2 miles away from me, it was already sold by the time I enquired (was gutted!) From what I remember on the ad, it also had front and rear dashcams.....was hardly surprised it sold so quick, it was advertised at a really good price (around 15.5k if memory serves me correctly)

Very much the case for good ones. I’m in the market for one but I feel most on eBay/at are over priced at the mo. There was a 2011 isf on autotrader for 15k around 80k miles at the weekend. Sold and removed from the site in less than 24 hours. Was gutted as it was 2 miles from me but someone got a good deal.

I have indeed stumbled upon your you tube clips! It sounds very fruity and would def be interested to hear it real world. I'm mostly working from home, but I do head into the office usually once a week. It's a bit sporadic at the moment, pretty sure I'll be going in next week, but I'll def. chuck you a PM and see if you're free when I do go in Cheers

thanks for all the great feedback - will add steering rack on the to look out for list! I think I am probably over worrying about the suspension issue, and as said, changing the springs is certainly a viable and cheap "fix" @Therickster Thanks so much for the offer, that would be great - I'll ping you a PM and organise something suitable. @NothernDan - Surprised I haven't seen your car about as I work in Hitchin. Do you still have the H&S system installed? I think this is one mod I am pretty much sold on listening to various youtube clips!.

Thanks for the replies. unfortunately funds won’t allow for me to hop into an rcf or gsf otherwise I would have definitely been up for consideration. 4 doors would certainly be preferable due to kids and child seats. I had a spin in a friends abath 595 comp just before lockdown and the ride in that was quite fidgety. Wife did not approve but really the seats in that car were just too over hugging. I’ve also had a EK9 type r with coil overs - that was also pretty harsh and she basically refused get in it unless there was no other choice but that was a very raw car. Definitely not expecting XC90 levels of comfort but having a crashy ride becomes tiresome on British roads. I suppose it is hard to quantify as it is a very subjective experience.

Hello all, new here! So I've recently sold one of my motorbikes as having 2 small kids means I rarely get out for any fun solo rides anymore. Need something with 4 seats and needs to be a fun steer. We already an XC90 as our family car so this second car only needs to be semi practical and most importantly, not boring! Recently been looking at ISF's and looks like it will fit the bill quite nicely. Reading around, there seems to be 2 issues which are slightly worrying me : 1) the valley plate issue - from what I can tell, it's not even that easy to inspect, so in this regard, unless there is invoice for work being done I guess it is luck of the draw. How common is this problem, and is it inevitable that if a repair hasn't been carried out that it will eventually need doing? 2) Current topic at the top of this forum at the time of writing, is the radiator issue which seems to be failing and in some cases taking the gearbox out with it. I guess kind of hard to nail down how common this is and I'm guessing a lot of cars won't have had this work completed. I'm not too bad with a set of spanners and could probably manage this on my own after seeing a youtube vid on it. I am also slightly concerned about the ride (well not me, but wife will moan if it is too crashy) - Not been out in one yet, and I know this is a very subjective experience.Wondered if anyone was local in the Hertfordshire area (I'm in Welwyn) and would mind taking me for a spin? Cheers Mike