Simo's inherited 306 HDi

[simo2007]

Thought I'd post a quick update! Just been using my Grandad's car as a daily for work duties really. I've covered about 15,000 miles since I pulled the engine.

Since my last post I've only ran into a couple of issues really, I suspect the VSS is becoming intermittent- I occasionally get a flutter from the speedo and on one occasion I felt a very brief dip in power. Probably happened a month or two back and hasn't happened since. The N/S rear brake caliper was seized, managed to sort it out without replacing but the pads on that side were battered. Swapped the pads out and works fine now!

I'm averaging between 56-62mpg depending on the London traffic, to my current tank of diesel I've done 650 miles and still have a quarter left! Quite astonishing the fuel consumption a nearly 20 year old diesel gets!

MOT is due in a couple of weeks so I'll be swapping out front shocks, coils and top mounts, along with the rear shocks just for a fresh up this weekend with a bit of luck.

Oh, and I bought one of my dream cars in April, she's a Jap spec, twin turbo, 6 speed manual