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  1. jdp1962

    Et33 rotors on rear only?

    By rotors, do you mean wheels? I had S5 wheels all round on my S4 a few years ago and thought they looked great. I’ll try to find some pictures later.
  2. jdp1962

    Well .I'm still alive chaps

    Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery for you.
  3. jdp1962

    Power Steering Issue

    Am I right in recalling that pre-facelift B8s had hydraulic power sterring, but post-facelift (i.,e. B8.5) were electric? Mighh that make a difference?
  4. jdp1962

    Bit of advice on my warranty/service situation!

    I wouldn’t be eligible myself as I recall these deals are limited to max 2-litre engined models.
  5. jdp1962

    Bit of advice on my warranty/service situation!

    Hi, @tyr92 , my comments were more about service costs than warranty. What you just set out there sound like good value if it includes all that.
  6. jdp1962

    Good cheap scanner?

    Ah, right, I didn't realise that. I joined Carista donkeys' years ago when they offered a one-off lieftime subscriptioon.
  7. jdp1962

    Bit of advice on my warranty/service situation!

    With a car of that age, I would not be using main dealers for servicing at all, never mind signing up to a service plan. My car is late 2018 and I get all work done by independent garages.
  8. jdp1962

    Good cheap scanner?

    How about Carista?
  9. jdp1962

    Great Driving Roads

    Yes, I’m familiar with that section as well. It’s fabulous. :thumbs up:
  10. jdp1962

    Leather seat conditioner

    I’ve used Gliptone Liquid Leather for twenty years or more. Their cleaners and conditioners are the best I’ve ever experienced.
  11. jdp1962

    Anyone fitted an after market smaller steering wheel?

    Yes; regardless of pwer and torque, the singly most important acceleration stat of a 4WD drive car is 0-30 yards in the wet.
  12. jdp1962

    Great Driving Roads

    You’re right; I didn’t which was rather remiss of me . I also didn’t mention the crashed and abandoned Fiesta in a field beside the road, nor the young man running up and down the road picking up the bits that he’d broken off his Honda Civic I suspect only minutes earlier. It was parked on the...
  13. jdp1962

    Great Driving Roads

    Last year, I moved to Northumberland, and now live within ten minutes of Ponteland, where the A696 start its glorious run northwards towards the A68 and the border. I haven't yet done the whole route to Edinburgh in one go, but have done several runs up to the border. It's busier than I remember...
  14. jdp1962

    Custom Gauges on RMC/MMI Screen

    If I remember correctly, @Dippy fitted one of these units to his B8.5 S5.
  15. jdp1962

    More Birmingham madness.

    That’s what happens when you post without thinking.
  16. jdp1962

    Spoonerism

    That wasn’t his first choice for the character’s name. He wanted to call her Mary Hinge.