Disco3club

No worries about the reliability - we run a Skoda Fabia for around town and it just keeps going....

That's not good Stu - feel for you. Decision on new engine / complete new car I think will depend on how well you know the rest of your vehicle - is anything else likely to pop in the near future - and how happy you are with it's current spec. If you buy a secondhand one you'll need to make sure you...

I've been getting the updates from Skoda about these and also had a look via the configurator. They do seem good value but..... given the way I thrash mine and the uses it gets put to I don't think I dare buy a 'nice' car now. For example, just yesterday my lad and his mates had to go environmental ...

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!!

Has Stu been sharing his 'Bumper Book of Jokes' with you Dom?

Happy Birthday you old rascal..... catching up with me

So herself keeps telling me Phil......

And Stu knows I don't really mean it...

I'll keep all my bits crossed for a good outcome - God knows with these motors we need luck running them

Or 'set fire fire to it' weekend?

He's my better looking brother......

Yep - don't think the angle grinder would have been the best of ideas.....

I've had a search on the net and can only find those clamps in the US - most of those available in the UK require the outer joint to be spun off first.

Here you go - this crazy redneck shows the 'exhaust clamp' type tool I saw...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3cJ9xxekpQ

Well the alignment is done - fronts were spot on so pleased with my efforts - one rear wheel needed setting. I've seen various tools for tightening the lollipops while sizing up this job - one looked like an exhaust clamp with a 1/2" square hole in for a bar; another was a tube that slid over the ro...