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After some years in a new DLA car, you may not find much joy roughing it in a now 18 year old or more K11 Micra, especially with its limited accessibility issues. They are all so old now that very few dealers will sell them to the public & instead send them straight to the car auctions to avoid...

As well as the victims I also feel sorry for the pathetic apology for a human being who is so bereft of ideas to progress their way forward, to consider breaking into a 20 year old banger in order to steal a few pennies parking meter change & bits of bric-a-brak, as a productive valuable...

Yes I agree 63 mpg could be a new target for you to aim for & then surpass? It is good enough for me in my 22 year old 1300cc K11 over a 320 mile round trip @ 55/60 mph on mixed M way & A roads using the defensive driving technique of simply avoiding throttle & brake driving. Most of the...

All K11s are grown up old enough to vote, unlike most of the image fashion victim’s people on those groups. “Kiddults” ; https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=kiddults

For your long term health protection treat all brake & clutch friction materials dusts as being dangerous to heath whether asbestos or any other unknown material. Cheap fake branded brake pads/linings made of unknown materials & car parts flood into the UK aftermarket from all over the World...

Quote; “calm drive back home at a light 60mph in the dark. 6 boring hrs later I reached home and she did 46mpg. Was ok but expected more” I recently did 63 mpg in my 22 year old 1300cc K11 over a 320 mile round trip @ 55/60 mph on mixed M way & A roads. It’s on 46 K now & all original...

Seven p's of success (Martian adage tutorial) PRIOR Preparation and Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance Enjoy! Reference; https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/7-ps-enabling-success-simon-elliot

Microscopic damage to the paint/lacquer surfaces leading to peeling may have been caused by previous owners lack of care using local “hand car wash services” , that I have frequently seen them using pressure washers manually by hand on most cars. My K11 is in its twenty third year on 46K & just...

Avoid Pressure Washers & Car Wash Services Prevents Paint Peel. When I was a young electrical electronics controls service engineer for a nationalised water board, we had nearly new white vans & customer facing, were expected to keep them clean & presentable. With youthful over exuberance, I...

Tis £55 Ebay or no way! Apply the seven P s of success. Fuel spouts transform into filigree at this age & scrap ones would not wear removal & reinstalling without turning into colanders? :eek:

I suspect that the error code p0141 is due to a failed heater circuit or a failed lambda sensor heater? Inspect, test & verify the status of the various lambda sensors that you now have & also the operational status of the heater circuit wiring/power supply/connections. Reference...

Try cleaning & then lubricating the glass inside & outside, with car body polish, to assist it slide on its guides & also within the age hardened window seal strips? :)

DIY Restore Peeling Lacquer car finish with a few rattle cans & fine wet/dry abrasives for the price of a round of drinks is good enough for a 18 plus year old K11? Good luck :) Reference...

Polish Automotive polish, applied twice yearly, will smooth the surfaces & improve its flexibility to expand & contract without cracking/peeling, as the sheet steel continuously flexes with its temperature changes. Dark colours are more likely to crack or peel due to its greater surface...

Quote 1): “how do you remove a partly stripped screw from the rotor arm which is stuck in place at the moment?” Quote 2) “the mechanic had in mind to cut the plastic part of the rotor” Butcher! Why remove the rotor arm/screw when its stuck in place where it should be when it could be...

Recover the original screw & recut a usable cross head slot in its head in order to reuse it, using a junior hacksaw. That is, improvise, adapt & overcome a minor snag to keep on rolling along. Make your own good luck. :cool:

What tyre pressures are you running with? Should be about 32 psi & or as indicated on driver’s door slam panel data plate? Possible excess front wheel bearing or bearings play?(y)

Quote; “around 90km/h, the car starts to vibrate a bit, steering wheel included” This is not normal & indicates a rotating mass wheel/tyre fault. Possible balance issue or non symmetrical misshapen wheel/new tyre with a slight run-out bulge on the tread or due to pot hole damage? Happy fault...

Tardy & dry age related throttle linkage, plate, cable & throttle pedal mounting pivots clean/lubricate & or carpet fouling same? Idle air control valve carbon fouled & requires clean/lube & set up? Have not seen you’re promised Steady Eddy, Scotland run K11 gas consumption figures? :cool:

Raided my brothers spare & scrap “Fire Engine Red K11”, the gift that just keeps on giving, for a couple of tyres & wheels for my K11 MOT preparation. Mine just passed straight through the MOT today on my current K11 that was previously dry garage stored, a 1300cc 5-door 1998 on 34K with...