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I'd much rather have a "bland" car (their opinion, not mine) than have an "exciting" car where the "excitement" is wondering whether or not you'll reach your destination without the car breaking down!

At the end of the day, an Alfa's like a sculpture. It may be beautiful to look at, but it won't get you from A to B.

If it's a Romano multipoint system I've got the software and the programming cable :) If it was mine, first things I'd do:- Save a copy of the config Check the diagnosis page for anything obvious (it just shows if the injectors are running OK) Update the firmware to the latest version (for the Romano it's 33.0) Perform an auto-calibration Save another copy of the config The last two steps this weekend solved a "tripping over to petrol under high load and high RPM" issue that's always been there, and the car feels a bit nippier too. Mine was fitted by Phil Price, he does autogas conversions and runs a rally school where all the cars are gassed. Gave me his old programming lead too - top bloke! Don't know how much he'd charge to inspect/repair/replace your system, but like I said if it's a Romano Sequential Vapour Injection system I've got the lead and can lend it to you - just add car and laptop with a serial port! Worth checking out before shelling out. You can also check the gas and reducer (vapouriser) temperatures using the software, this could highlight issues such as an airlock in the car's cooling system (although if this is the case a Romano system will probably stay in petrol mode as it'll know that the vapouriser's not hot enough).

In South Wales at least, a lot of Morrisons stores sell LPG. Swansea, Ebbw Vale and Barry do. Brecon don't and I don't think the new Llanelli one does either, I don't know if the Risca one does fuel at all.

I think he's out of the country too, judging by his Facebook antics.

They're having a go at us on this thread too...

Is it a single or multi-point system? What's the manufacturer?

Add a zero to the end if you want a new one!

Is it that easy to change? I seem to remember smashing out the amber bit because it looked like a sealed unit that I couldn't get into. Was two years ago, mind.

There's a non-widescreen nav screen on eBay at the moment. There was a widescreen one, but I snapped that up last week, got plans for that! Here it is. If yours is widescreen (buttons down one side, not both) I think you can forget it, 'cos as far as I am aware the connections are different.

Hang keys on a hook in the hallway. I do. Not THE keys, of course! Just keys. I've got a bunch (complete with a nice Subaru dealer keyfob) that fit nothing at all, the locks they fit have long since gone. But if the keys go missing I can check the CCTV, plus I can let the police know that there are people fishing for keys in the area.

Keep an eye on eBay, that's where I got one from (had a hole in mine). If it's tinted yellow and yours is white, some brute force with a pair of long-nosed pliers (and some shaking to remove the bits of glass) will sort it (there's a yellow glass sleeve around the bulb).

Got to the one that looks like a pair of smiling jaws...

I'd rather the Popstar spoof version myself (search YouTube for JamesatWar). My personal mobile's got a clip of Eric Prydz' "Proper Education" My work mobile's got the Yip Yip martians from Sesame Street, from the point when the phone starts ringing... Please wait a few seconds for Video to Load!

Site's now moved to http://bananags.grantham-international.com/

At least the cassette deck talks happily to the amp. Nothing on the screen 'cos nothing's plugged into the screen, but the radio/CD controls on the tape unit all work and you can hear the music. Unit's back out for now, need to do some homework!

Haha, 'twas me who bought the screen off you! Trawling for instructions now!

Anyway... Looks like it's a CBEST setting, at least on the US model. Googled CBEST Lexus and found this on the Club Lexus forum.

Congrats Yemgi, well spotted B) btw there's a typo in the word "consistency" in your post. ;)

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It's set to some sort of weird timing, I can't get my head round it! What is it, 12/4? I don't find the song particularly offensive. At least it has lyrics that wouldn't fit on the back of a matchbox like some of the crap these days. Call me old-fashioned, but give me an old "are they talking about drugs or what" track any day. Here y'go:- Please wait a few seconds for Video to Load!

McCartney benefiting people who have lost limbs. Who'd have thought of it?

Don't forget though, if you've got LPG you can't take the car through the Channel Tunnel, you've got to take the ferry.

Nice one! Just remember to wipe your prints off the bottle! Reminds me of Postman Pat's Banging Day Out (YouTube it)... "You see this petrol, right? Great. Now you see these matches?"

Well worth doing a step-by-step of the install, methinks. Even if nobody'd dare try it themselves, it'd be interesting to see. For those who are already gassed-up, it'd be interesting to see what the mechanic got up to. If your wheel well currently has a plastic tool tray/oil catcher thingy under the carpet (the Mk.2 GS does) cutting out the oil catcher section with a jigsaw makes it fit snugly around the tank, and the carpet sits back on top nicely. Oh, and you missed out one more point about LPG... 50 pence per litre!