Dave2302

Focii , yeah still doing the Shutter Code / Alt light, did one 2 weeks ago. Re the Pug / Cit's, so wtf do you all do when the BSI shits itself ????? .................... Maybe this is a Scotland (wet weather) thing, but I get loads of 'em, most of which, (although I hate frogs), are quite tidy Cars, but at Stealer prices the owners are prepared to bin 'em. BBA can only repair some, not all, and that takes a few days via postal etc. In the past I used to buy the complete ECU set, but every bloody car seems to be different with options, and a generic will not Configure them or program the Keys, plus the sets now have a high s/h value................ Now, I buy a s/h BSI module, Virgin it. Then fit and Re Program it with PP2000 or Lexia (Pug / Cit) choice on same machine I Find the machine very intuitive and easy, but don't all rush out and buy, cos a lot of Ali Baba Chinese clones, (all different Car makes), are sh!te, unless you are an IT Programmer, & / or EE and virtually non existent after sales svc. Most Chinese time out after 2-3 years and nuke themselves, full of viruses, and some functions remain locked without p/w's ...................... You must get "Full Chip" Mux, and decent s/w. I prefer to pay a little more from a UK Diag Machine Specialist, who has sorted out the Chinesium s/w and will answer phone / email, and Team Viewer and sort any Machine with probs. So, what does a used Virgin BSI end up costing me ................... normally a ton on average, and around 1 hr max from Diagnosis to completion So buy a Pug / Cit frog with shagged BSI for buttons, and retail for "Kerchiiiiiiiiiiiiiing", or if you don't want the Car quote the Billy £700 to fix it "Kerchiiiiiiiiiiiiing" Cheers Dave

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LIKE And Electric Autonomous Micro will soon be available on negative interest HP, i.e. Billy pays back less than he borrows

/\ /\ /\ +1 BTW it's not a recently bought Punto is it

Lol, I never disclose I'm trade, other car marques etc, I just sign up and look see, find a similar post in a diagnostic thread etc and fire away I actually moderate a foreign forum, and although I help out a lot of guys, who wouldn't ever spend any money with me in UK, but you'd be surprised at how much can be learned from them, pro's like us sometimes over think things and we can miss something obvious BTW, if your into froggies, do you have Diagbox Lexia / PP2000 , or Renault CAN Clip ?? I just got Pug / Citroen, and Renault is on it's way

I've seen EBay SoR's go for more than Retail, worth a shot

That's what I love about a Billy, anyone in our trade wouldn't keep /drive certain Cars but it doesn't mean we can't earn some folding outta selling 'em

Nah, of course not. Obviously in such a remote area, locals do get a little "leniency" from local cops, but still no, I'm not expecting that, my only concern is that nowadays, with the influx of "Area Cars" there is no longer any "goodwill" read "warning, bollocking", call it what you will My OP was just because I only just got them, and didn't wanna be falling foul of the DVLA guidelines, which incidentally, contradict the RTA and Vehicle Excise regs in certain places, like most of the UK "Red Tape" !! I now am clear exactly how when and why I'll use my Trade Plates

Not these days they're all past their sell by I had a broke down tourist with one a few weeks back, fuel filter full of water because Filler neck was rotten, water in tank. Caned the arse outta that job as it was tourist rates lol, but he was back on road in 2 days, welded up filler neck (off the vehicle lol), new filter and cleaned out tank and pump strainer, voila !! Smiling tourist with lighter wallet

LOL, I'm in the same boat retailing Cars, rarely advertise, always cash or bank t/fer, and usually sell by word of mouth from other customers who are at the Workshop Numbers wise, a busy month I'll sell 3-4 units, quiet 1-2, but my margins are very high Probably make as much GP outta 2 cars a month as I do through the workshop in a month

Good point, sadly I am fairly new to my INPA / ISTA only had it 3 months, and have not had it on very many Cars, so I can't answer that as I've never tried it. If I get a similar MY/ Engine in soon, I'll have a look You could try popping that question on a decent BMW Forum

And Punto's

Hi, thanks Nick, I've just learned something new @tradex This sounds like various VW TDI's that flash Glow Plug Light instead of EML for certain Turbo etc codes, that gets confusing unless you know. Perhaps in this case it would be worth looking at live data of O2's and codes first, remember may only see some codes on ISTA / INPA, many generics do not access all areas Cheers Dave

/\ LOL Ya all know where I am by now, I don't advertise bugger all most of the time. I park 'em on local garage forcourt marked up, give the owner a drink when sold, and if they are their more than a week I Gumtree and EBay, location thing, word of mouth sells my Vehicles More often than not my Workshop Customers know what I've got and it is sold before its finished LOL

/\Too true lol

Nick, it's Oil Pressure light, not EML, unless I've been a knob and read it wrong

Stalker gets my vote, done a few of these over recent months And don't faff around, pull the engine outta it, it is much easier to do the job on an engine stand than trying to re seal that sump without it p'ing out oil afterwards.............. They p oil out at the best of times lol Do it right do it once

Mazda Bongo Friendees with shagged auto trans were good to me when I had the G/Box firm

Marc is spot on there, as is Rory RSC

TBH I find that to do a really good job i.e strip 'em to bare before Self Etch primer then paint and laquer just takes soooooo much time. If you have a good local Wheel Specialist, use them, just factor it into the purchase price +1 Del Boy

I'll wish you the best of luck I've been in the Motor Trade for 40 years and some Everyone will tell you, expect a long & tough journey Cheers Dave

Good luck wi' it

Thank fcuk

I agree, I think Whitestone's site looks pretty good, although I know feck all about Websites, never needed one up here in the wild west LOL