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For reference, a back box isn't required at MOT. Not helpful now I know but thought it might be of interest. When I bought mine I saw on the mot history "back box missing" as an advisory. I thought surely it's a typo but sure enough when I went to view the car, no back box! Soon ordered and fitted one though because the fumes in the car were awful!

I wouldn't have thought so. It may be that it's normal and I'm just being paranoid, that's why I'm trying to find out if anyone else has a similar experience

£100 and I'll throw in a free dog

I've considered the option of getting wiper arms off a newer model from a scrap yard or something. I'm assuming the newer facelift models have the same wipers

Little update, I ran out of time to do anything significant before we set off, so all I did was give the engine (and particularly the filter housing) a quick blast with the jet wash at work, drove home, checked it was dry then just lathered the thermostat bit in silicone sealant that mentioned suitable with fuel. Happy to report, absolutely no problems so happy days

I've just done a trip give from Spain and calculated mpg by brimming as accurately as I can. I tried on the way down but something on the dash slightly pressed the trip reset button and sent it to random numbers. I did work it out roughly and it was 35 or 37mpg ish. Most of it was motorways doing 80/85mph.

This was on the way home

First one (top right) was Spain (just south of Barcelona) over the Pyrenees and half way up France to just south of orléans, 90% avoiding tolls so a lot of it doing 60ish and going through the odd towns.

2nd, we were running a bit behind so toll roads came into play, so most of it sat at 80/85.

3rd was Dover to bacup, and back on veg (50/50) I'd you want to factor that in.

It could be argued I'm cheating because by car is a synergie therefore slightly better aerodynamics than a van, but it was loaded up with people stuff, including a Towbar mounted luggage rack so that balances it out I suppose

It's an 1.9td xud. Normally I generally get around 34mpg average day to day on 100% veg

I was wondering what Bob was about. I've sussed what you mean now. Why Bob? I'm a bit strict on names. I don't always name cars and it's not down to if I like the car or not either. It's got to earn a name / have a came come to it. And it's got to be specific to this car. It can't be something that would relate to any car of the same model etc. I feel a name has come to it but I don't know what it is. Something Italian is a thought, just because it's hot the square plate like an Alfa, and Alfa wheels. Neither were intended to be Alfa like, but I've got a history of changing cars (I had a seat Alhambra that I turned into a ford galaxy - that was called raccoon because it was a silver car that had aftermarket headlights and radiator grille from the galaxy before it [they were actually for a vw Sharan] that were black. I intended on colour matching them but the name raccoon came, so I couldn't. I blended them instead lol)

We run my wife's Picasso 2.0hdi on 50/50 veg and it's fine on it

That's a fair idea actually. Not sure why I didn't think of it lol

I find it's the best way. Plans are boring. We went on a random drive and ended up in Poland once. As you do 

It generally gets washed every Friday at work with the jet wash so cleaning isn't too much of an issue. Not looking forward to when I sand and repaint them though lol