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What bollocks that you even have to go to such lengths over a stupid little component, well played though.

I think the previous post shows it really depends what you're used to. Wouldn't want one as a daily for lots of miles really. My main car is an e39 M5 and it's a serene, magic carpet ride by comparison. Never have to raise your voice to speak to any passengers. By contrast, the ride is hard in...

Why would removing them and storing them increase the chance of failure?

Does anyone do this? Is it worth it? I'm in Scotland and the car might get semi-regular use over the winter. I've got a spare set of cup dampers and springs that I could have swapped over easily enough. If so, is swapping out the front ones alone ok or is it best to do rear too?

I'd also be interested. Looking for a red one with number 125.

I'll take this if it's still available? Need to replace the god awful aftermarket thing in mine that I still have no clue how to work.

Turned out to be a creaking polybush in the front wishbone. Couldn't be arsed with getting polybushes so just had both wishbones replaced with OEM parts.

The fact I can't notice anything in the handling would lead me to believe that either the shock is fine or I am completely ham-fisted.

Is a fairly loud creak/crash unlikely to be the sort of sound the shock absorber would make and more likely along the lines of what you're suggesting?

Just started to notice this more recently. It's not really apparent at speed, only occasionally showing itself but at low speed going over speed bumps and the like there's an obvious creak/crash from the front left of the car. It's definitely the left as I've made sure to go over speed bumps...

I've got number 125 now so I'd hate for any potential sellers to think I'm still a potential customer...

The first service wasn't done for 3 years but was on 14k miles, the next two were are 41k and 61k. Both of these were just a year and a bit apart.

What do we make of something like a 27k mile gap and a 20k mile gap between services? I'd like to think it'll have a negligible effect in real terms given the engines are meant to be strong. I bought a 330Ci before that had over 30k miles between a service and it always ran sweetly at over 100k...

Apart from the cambelt, will it likely need anything else in the near future? Is there decent tyres on it?

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I'm in Angus so the closer to there the better. Number 437 is for sale at a trader in Fife but reading the previous owner's experience has put me off the hassle of that one. That being said, this will be a second car and not a daily driver.

Hey what does the 98RON remap consist of exactly? I've read something about raising the rev limit, can these engines cope with that?