Recent content by mrc

Just had this confirmed correct and received an apology from mot tester : )

Hi everyone, I've owned my ek9 for around 7 years now, and the last few years have had trouble getting it thru the emissions test (high CO). I'm at that time of year again and had it checked a week before mot, reading was 0.399 CO, had valve clearances done then taken it back and reading around...

Forgot to add, tyres do go off after a while.. think i've read that decline is very noticeable after 2 years.

they're ok in wet, but not great otherwise. They are pretty much one of the cheapest tyres here in uk for an ek9. Go get some AD08's they're awesome, will transform your car :nice:

mine has just done 99k & is fantastic! this isn't a high mileage for a 16 year old car, & as mentioned above, so long as they're serviced regularly, should be good for another 100k! I remember reading in evo mag that most modern engines should be good for at least 150-200k..

just put some ad08r's on the back of my 9, early days, but they seem pretty much the same as original ad08's. Should be fine.

i've put oem ones on last twice, they only lasted me about 15k miles over 4 yrs which i don't think is that long.. If they're a fair bit cheaper then try blueprint ones maybe?

I've got some real nice roads nearby which make it tempting to push the limits of the car. It's hard to resist the urge sometimes i know, but there's a time and a place.. I had a really bad accident about 5 years ago in which I should have died, if i'd had passengers in the car they would all...

I've gone from Dc5 to Ek9 and assume from what i've heard & read, that dc5 is a fair bit better than Ep3. I prefer my Ek9 to Dc5 on B roads, it's rawer, smaller & more communicative, Dc5 deffo better on Motorways tho due to bit more refinement & 6th gear. Ep3's are good value at around the...

Maybe a tad overpriced, but trader prices are normally a bit more than private sellers..

I'm 34, use mine as my daily and for karting my 2 year old son around in. I consider it to be a sensible car, it's economicalish, spacious enough, reliable & hardly depreciates much.. I think a lot of people don't understand how good these cars are and what they're about. I had a mechanic say to...

How about Lotus Elise S1? come in on budget, economical & don't depreciate much..

Didn't mg rover share parts with honda round the time they where making these? I'm thinking some mg's had honda built engines & shared chassis's?..

They have a price match promise mate.. They quoted me just under £100 each at first, i was obviously pretty disapointed with that, said they were only £78 each a year ago.. He then said he could do them for £80 each :))

£80 each from national tyres mate.