Rich Duisberg, rather amusing quick witted motoring author and general BL perv is kindly hosting 'An evening with' chat at Caffeine & Machine The Bowl on 21st October 2026, starting at 7pm. No ticket purchase necessary, just rock up! This is Rich's post about it on another forum... We are hostin...

First thing I would do with a misfire code is to swap the ignition coils around and see if the misfire moves cylinders.

Impressive mileage, but also proves if a car is looked after they will last very well!

Yep i'll see if i can borrow a code reader prob best place to start. :D It will need to have the capability to read SRS codes, the basic/midrange ones can't. If you are close to Letchworth I don't mind hooking it up to my PScan, alternatively if you are going to the MK Museum event I believe the Co...

It’ll most likely be the above belt pretensioner plugs, or possibly the slip ring behind the steering wheel.

Ideally the fault codes need reading to diagnose rather than guessing.

Should be able to do the Friday. A +1 ticket if available would be wonderful! :) Will investigate Thursday setup but can’t make a promise at this stage. Thurs 12th - Set-up day GTi John Montego Man Fri 13th - Opening day Sammy Ross GTi John Itcaptainslow +1 Sat 14th Sammy Ross Montego man Sun 15th C...

1. GTi John GSi Trev in the Golden Wonder
2. Paul R in a Streetwise that could be for sale
3..MGZRreplica In the Coupe or 220GSi
4. Itcaptainslow - Vi or 214

Could someone who is on social media perhaps share this on the club channels, please?

I'm sure some have seen this, but for those who haven't... https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/in-use-emissions-of-road-vehicles-regulating-environmental-impacts/regulating-environmental-impact-of-in-use-emissions-of-road-vehicles?fbclid=IwY2xjawT87GtwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIy...

Glad you got it sorted. Quite amazed you managed to bend the regulator back into shape - once they've bent, that's usually it for them!

Agree the door cards are a fiddle, you need to be an octopus with a certain technique to get them back on!