Car is back and running beautifully!!! 30,000 mile service - lots of things done (diff oil, gearbox oil, all filters including fuel, oil and air, spark plugs, brake service front and rear, oil change Shell Helix Ultra plus all the usual multitude of checks), picked up from my house 35 miles from the garage and delivered back to me in one day @ no charge - total cost was £343.
WARNING - Avoid "Spincaps" (anti-theft valve caps) - all of mine had seized recently in spite of them being lubricated. I had to get the valves broken and replaced - luckily none of the beads exploded on the tyres - a real surprise...all in my humble opinion of course
BIG THANKS to Jim @ Extreme Motorsport in Whitburn (Swifts) - a superb on the spot job, for an unbeatable price. Newly renovated premises - about to be expanded further for customers.
ALSO - Extreme/Swifts will now be autorized retailers and fitters for Whitleline products and Exedy clutches - they are waiting on their first batch of stock. Get yourselves down there. Subaru and Mitsubishi specialists - thei EVO is running 450+ BHP and MUCH more is planned.
Brian