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Update: last year’s £325 K11 Buy One Year On 30 Jan 19 Quote; “ I looked on Gumtree for another cheap as chips good runner, found a K11, X reg, coil over plugs @ 66K miles with a year’s full MOT & a wedge of old MOTs & service history invoice receipts totalling more than £1700 spent in the...

Quote; “Last week I bought a 2000 K11” Take it back to the dealer for a full refund (850€) under EU consumer protection laws, as its structurally very rusted unfit to be on EU roads. Better luck next time. ;)

Gunsons Eeziibleed @ £20 big boys toys male jewellery designed to separate you from as much money for a nothing chocolate tea pot as is possible. I have been doing my own occasional DIY brake fluid changes/bleeding for 44 years & don’t waste money on tat like Gunsons Eezibleed. All that is...

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The Motoring Which Magazine does annual independent quality control formal laboratory testing of vehicle tyres performance characteristics tabulated results comparison tables & prices. That is real independent testing of actual performances while disregarding the manufactures marketing &...

Spot on, you have nailed it down man! Flushing of engines is just a money making ADD ON scam for the garage trade & big business marketing to browbeat gullible ordinary customers in order to maximise profits & bonus commissions trade selling. Flushing old engines can create problems, leaks &...

You don’t have to “stir the gearbox like” porridge or rev it till its screaming in protest to get anywhere to keep up with the traffic, if you buy a 1300cc bog standard K11. I find it to be a lot less stressful & therefore safer (defensive) when avoiding “screaming throttle & brake porridge...

I flush my toilet, not my engine! :rolleyes: Enjoy.

Modern engine oils contain detergents & additives to keep the engine clean & sludge in suspension rendering oil flush solvents irrelevant money making scams for the garage trade. Annual oil/filter change is all that’s required. Engine flush solvents applied for the first time to an old engine...

Washing up liquid, hot water & clean cotton cloths to regularly remove oily scum film from inside glass surfaces that are caused by traffic fumes & air pollution fine particulate pm2.5m matter. (y) Clean windows reduces the surface area for condensation to stick cling on too. Reference...

Rain stopped play for tea more like? ;)

You could get climate change Carbon Credits for driving that? :eek:

Quote; “I've just bought a used k12 and the steering has locked and ignition won't start”. The supplying car dealer is responsible to sort out faults under EU & UK retail consumer protection laws. Good luck.

35 MPG is within the lower ball park typical performance envelope. Typical mixed local defensive driving achieves nominal 45-49 MPG in my stock 1998 1300cc K11. Too many variables to make statistically valid comparisons of nominal & real life values of MPG & or KM/litre. Frequent winter time...

Scrapyards? I would initially clean & lubricate the original actuators in situ & if that does not work then remove the control one, open its covers & repeat the clean/lubricate process. Reference; https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=k11+central+locking+actuators+Repair Good...

Search, inspect, test & repair sunroof leak as follows? Reference; https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=K11+%28sunroof+leak%29 Good luck.

Clear the sill drain slots. https://www.micra.org.uk/threads/water-accumulating-on-rear-floor.69703/#post-764599 Good luck (y)

Calm Down Hubcentric/lugcentric or is it eccentric big boys toys eye candy tittle-tattle tat that’s created a problem potential hazard where none existed before? :ROFLMAO: