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...on Sunday the 14th. Petrol head's heaven and just the place to pick up those rare fuzzy dice for that special Christmas present. S

....if Nissan had seen fit to give the K11 an exhaust header like this one (just to be getting on with). Took the photo at the scrapyard this morning. Not a clue as to what make of car this is, one of you wizards out there will no doubt recognize it. S

Heartbeat Nice, I would have them in a heartbeat if I hadn't already spent a stack of tenners on mine. Fourteens shouldn't affect the handling at all but mind the offset for MOT time. S

Cool? Cool has nothing to do with it and I don't need to get over anything. S

Voice of Reason Ah, Sonic, The Voice of Reason and right to the chase, as always. Thanks for the address, think I'll write him a nasty letter. S

Just returned from my weekly coffee and book browse at Waterstones. On page 35/36 of James May's book May on Motors he has a few things to say, all negative and rather insulting, about Micras and their owners: "sister's car, girly car, blokes with 'small plums', " etc. You may say "who...

Cut Springs Comprehensive article in the current issue of Practical Performance Car on doing just that. Dropped a Porsche 924 that way. Great magazine, incidentally. D

Agree 100% with your first comment. To my everlasting sorrow, never got to find out about the second. As for the third, the bread is indeed tasty but la culotte will have to remain a mystery. S

French = gay?, zut alors! Okay, the penny just dropped. Do some/all of you guys think that anything French is gay? Wine, cheese, and girls, for instance. No problem with the wine and cheese, I suppose as there's no gender issue there. But the girls? Certainly not the girls, they don't look...

Really don't know much about Minis so out of curiosity bought a copy of Mini World at Smiths. After just a few pages I started turning green with envy at the sheer volume of equipment that is available for those little brutes. You could build an entire car ( at a price) out of a catalogue. I...

Outstanding! Outstanding, Frank. To me, that's what this site is all about: a really useful bit of technical input that many of us will be interested in. There is a chap named Harvey (retired F1 mechanic, I think, and I need to do a search) who does a little exhaust fabrication in his spare...

Okay, great, understand anytime on weekends and after 5:30PM weekdays. I'll post or pm a definate date. S

No problems on the hottest days, in traffic, so far. Cat would probably prefer the bonnet without it as it's not such a warm place to lie after a run. S

Okay, thanks, I'll have another think on it. Seller emailed me that parts have no brand name but are still in original wrappings. Where did you get your set, and wonder where he got his? Incidentally (you probably know this already) Haynes states condition of chain can be determined by...

Exactly, think I'll pass. S

Yes, that's it. Seller says it's new but looks a bit grubby doesn't it? I've emailed him asking about brand, wrapping, etc. Really kind of wary on this. S

Much help, thanks for the insight. Seems to me that if it's good quality stuff it's quite a bargin (can't imagine a Nissan dealer's price). I'm a little concerned about only ten feedbacks, but, that said, with 100% it probably isn't an issue. S

Always looking for bits on eBay for the rebuild. Will need new cam chains, etc. Opinions on this, please- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NISSAN-MICRA-TIMING-CHAIN-KIT Price, quality(?), etc. S

"Old Bloke" Speaking as on old bloke who drives a Micra, I find the assumptions that non Micra drivers have about our cars and their drivers very irritating at times. I probably drive in a rather more spirited manner than most of my contemporaries and that fact that my car is a Super S with...

Check my "Buy and Sell" post, Ash. S