Solo

Selling on behalf of my brother... 51 plate Avensis 2.0 GLS, 160k miles, tax and MOT until January only He emigrated this week so the car is parked on my parent's drive in West Sussex. I believe the car has been reliable with no known issues. For sale elsewhere at £800, will accept £500 from a club member. Let me know if you need more information and I'll do my best to answer. Could make a cheap, reliable runabout for someone.

I've always fancied one so I've decided to get a landie. Must be a 90, preference would be a TD5 van but would consider a station wagon at a push. Must be in decent, unmolested condition and I was thinking of spending £10 - £15k. I'm keeping an eye on Pistonheads and have made contact with a few local specialists, but so far there seems to be a few almost new Pumas and loads of old stuff but not much of what I'm looking for. I live in north Essex but would travel within reason for the right car.

*arrowup*BTTT Open to offers on the bits that are left....

Provisionally sold to Duncan.

Having now sold my Caterham I'm looking to sell off various odds and sods: Carcoon cover, perfect working order but a bit tatty. £100. SOLD TO FINLAY Carbon fibre rear wing protectors as supplied by Caterham, have never been fitted. Includes all the fittings required. £50. SOLD TO FINLAY K series clutch cable. Bought as a spare, never used. £20. SOLD TO JAMES MBE unit for a 2003 R300. Not used for a few years following conversion to Emerald, £50. SOLD TO SIMON R300 cams, came off the same R300 after 8,500 miles. I think they're in perfect order, £50. AP front brake pads (for uprated vented disks). Never used as I decided to go for Pagids instead. £40. SOLD TO STEVE Original Caterham engine cradle - what it was delivered on. It's been kicking around in the garage for a few years, but handy if you need to transport the engine! £20. SOLD TO ECR Banner battery, around 3 years old, holds its charge fine and has been 'trickled' periodically. FOC if anyone wants it. All prices assume collection from Colchester, happy to sort out postage at cost where practical. Edited by - Solo on 30 May 2011 18:37:26 Edited by - Solo on 30 May 2011 18:37:51 Edited by - Solo on 30 May 2011 21:04:20 Edited by - solo on 31 May 2011 12:16:52 Edited by - solo on 8 Jun 2011 13:02:33

Set of 4 Caterham anthracite wheels with well worn Yokohama A048R's fitted. Rears are 205/60, medium compound, fronts are 185/60 soft. Wheels are straight and true with no kerb damage, etc and include Caterham logos on the centre caps. Tyres are not road legal any more but would be fine for track use. Looking for £400, collection preferred.

Now sold

Have decided it's time to sell my Caterham. Full details on Pistonheads (link below), but in summary it's a 2003 R300 with dry sump, LSD, weather gear, carbon pack, etc and 244BHP. Buyer will have first refusal on a trailer, extra set of wheels, big silencer and autotechnics airbox. Looking for offers around £22,500. here

Tim Yes. Picking up the new car tomorrow so we will advertise it properly next week. Let me know if you need any more details. Steve

Selling on behalf of my good lady - she bought it this summer in the hope that it would get her in to biking, but it didn't. Consequently it's sat in the garage not being used. Excellent condition with FSH, tax until May, first registered December 2008. 2,430 miles only. Red with the added chrome bits for the GTS model. Brilliant to buzz around on, learner legal. Would make a fantastic Christmas present! Looking for around £2,200. Call on 07919 171493 for more details.

1998, S reg 1.2, 16V, 85bhp, still does 40+MPG One owner from new Full main dealer history 59,000 miles, with all MOTs, etc to validate Grey metallic Tax and MOT to July 2011 It's got a few knocks and scratches as you'd expect for it's age, but it's been 100% reliable and we're only selling it to make way for a new car Looking for £750 Call 07919 171493 for more details

We've got a built in fridge that's surplus to requirements. Designed to sit under the worktop, standard 600mm width. Make is unknown, as is age, but it was working perfectly when I pulled it out a couple of week's ago. Free to anyone who wants it, or I'll be taking it to the tip. Ideally collect from just outside Colchester or I might be persuaded to help with a local delivery.

I was going to try a new fuel filter - I suspect it's the original one on it. Thanks for the comments.

I'm looking for some ideas here. This happened twice today (on the GNMB), about 120 miles apart! On both occasions I was pottering along in traffic on light throttle when the engine lost all power - it hadn't cut out as when I dipped the clutch it was still running - then after 10 or 20 seconds it died completely. On both occasions I coasted to a halt and she then re-started fairly easily (although it did kick out a bit of smoke) and ran perfectly thereafter. The car had more than half a tank of fuel both times. On the first occasion I'd just driven to Norfolk, stopped for half an hour and was perhaps 2 or 3 miles into the drive back south. Then, about 6 hours later, the car had been sat for a couple of hours at Stow Maries and I was about 10 miles into the drive home. My initial thought was electrics, but I'm thinking that would cause the engine to stop immediately? Could it be some form of fuel blockage? Any other ideas? The car is a 7 year old R300, with some DVA work (including head, Emerald, etc). It had a major service in April (which included the engine coming out) and hasn't been used much since - a few hundred miles I guess - but it's never done this before! Cheers. Steve

A slightly weird problem with SWMBO's fiat. The indicators generally flash one or two times and then stop - exactly the same issue when indicating left or right, or using the hazards. This has only just started to happen - we've had the car for 12 years, from new. Also, it is intermittent with the indicators still working properly on occasion. My initial thought was a dodgy relay or perhaps a problem with the earthing. Any other ideas/ Cheers

Thanks guys. Got a friend (who is rather more computer savy than me) to take a look this morning and we've got it working. Clearly something was different when the laptop was rebuilt. Now just need to remind myself what to do at the MOT centre.... Cheers Steve

How would I do that Dave (apologies if that's an ignorant question). We've never used a USB mouse on this laptop so I'd be surprised if there was a driver for it.....

Okay, I've had another go this evening... Scenario 1 - Emerald loaded, cable connected. Power up the ECU and the blue lights flash on the connector. Click refresh on the 'select port' option and the blue lights flash again, with 'COM3' being the only port found. Click 'OK' but there is then no connection to the ECU. When I look under My Computer nothing is listed for the ECU, etc. Scenario 2 - power up ECU first and then plug in the USB. I then get an 'ATI CATALYST ® Control Center' menu pop up and it flashes all over the place. The mouse doesn't work so I can't cancel it So, does this mean there's something wrong with my laptop? Is there anything else I should be doing to check? I don't have a spare laptop so I can't readily check to rule out this option. (Is there anyone on here close to Colchester who's got a laptop with Emerald on I could check?) Thanks Steve

Thanks Graham Just tried things in that order but it didn't work!

Yes to both I'm afraid!

Probably a numpty question..... It's MOT time again so I was planning to remind myself what I need to do to coax the car through the emissions. My laptop has been rebuilt since last year, so I've loaded up the Emerald software plus the USB adptor - using the same CDs as before. When I hook up the laptop to the ECU I just get errors messages saying there's no ECU connected. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the software, restarting the laptop, different USB ports on the laptop, and obviously I've checked all the connections a few times . Any suggestions? Oh, and if this could be in any way related, the engine has just been out for a gearbox rebuild.... Cheers Steve

July 2006, Tax and MOT until July, serviced about 300 miles ago. 3,900 miles, excellent condition. Learner legal, so if you fancy getting your bike licence this summer why not treat yourself! Call Steve on 07919 171493 Based in North Essex

A few bits and pieces: Brake pads for 4 pot calipers, part no 77156. New and unused. £40 (retail for £69). Supersport cams, taken from my R300 having covered 8.5k miles. Perfect condition, £75. 967 MBE (part no 72908, serial no 00023145, software no 967BC474). Has the standard R300 map on it but I believe you can amend it with the right software. £150. Can bring these along to the OBNS trackday at Snetterton this Thursday or arrange courier, etc at cost. Cheers Steve 07919 171493

Yes - looks identical to the one I have.

I'm after an axial type starter motor for my 250BHP K series, it needs to fit under the standard 4-1 primaries. Brise don't have any in stock, neither do Caterham. Does anyone have one going spare? Cheers Steve - 07919 171493