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Re: Buying Advice please
Reply #15 - 10. Aug 2006 at 23:25
 
GaryB wrote on 10. Aug 2006 at 22:23:
Thanks again for all the advice and info - in the end I went for a 2.2 CD with service history (right price, with full history and dealer receipts including recent cam belt & water pump change).  Had a run down to Portsmouth this week and still happy, but thinking about changing the autobox fluid shortly (last owner was caravn club member  Wink)  and will get the geometry checked when I put new front tyres on after another 1000 miles. ......
Will let you know how it goes.

GB



Well Done  Smiley

Good luck, you will find working on the 2.2 in a facelift easy!! loads of room.

Although the 2.2 is not as quick as the V6, you will be smiling at the pump!  Wink
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Do you break V6's as often as TheBoy? Then you need tunnie's towing services, recovery costs are just the humiliation of being towed by 2/3's of an engine
 
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Re: Buying Advice please
Reply #16 - 13. Aug 2006 at 08:44
 
GaryB wrote on 10. Aug 2006 at 22:23:
Thanks again for all the advice and info - in the end I went for a 2.2 CD with service history (right price, with full history and dealer receipts including recent cam belt & water pump change).  Had a run down to Portsmouth this week and still happy, but thinking about changing the autobox fluid shortly (last owner was caravn club member  Wink)  and will get the geometry checked when I put new front tyres on after another 1000 miles. ......
Will let you know how it goes.

GB


Nice one  Smiley

Only thing i would say about a CD....is get the headlamp bulbs changed for Vx+50 ones.
CDX and better have HID's fitted, but CD's have ordinary filament bulbs......and you will find out if its got standard filament bulbs in it....its like driving with candels when dark  Shocked Vx+50's help a bit  Wink
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Re: Buying Advice please
Reply #17 - 13. Aug 2006 at 16:49
 
Thanks for that - I know the headlights on my old P Reg were particularly dim on dipped beams.  Have not driven the new beast in the dark yet, but will defineitely think about the uprated bulbs.  My Bro has HIDs on his CDX and is very pleased with the output!

btw, I changed the engine oil on Friday evening, just hit 45k, following the dealer service at 40k - like many on here, I do not really see the point of 20k or even 10k between changes, when it is such a simple job.  The parts guy at the local Vx dealer even gave me trade discount on the oil and filter Cheesy.  However, it took me about twice as long as it should have done because the previous dealer's monkey must have used his big bar to tighten up the sump plug and the filter.  I needed foot power on an extension bar to undo the sump plug (luckily no distortion on the sump) and a pair of stilsons to loosen off the filter - what do they teach them these days?

GB
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