Hmm. European travel (a bit OT, prolly Ping: Dervy)

The bit about the Zytek controlling all of the new injectors knocks it on the head really.

The Aldes ECU copies what the OEM petrol ECU does and then adds a factor to keep the amount of gas correct. If there is more than one ECU then the whole idea is fehecked.

Never mind...

No but we managed an early, rapid and impromptu one yesterday morning!

I know a few people who keep a set of wheels with winter tyres and a set with normal tyres. They make a big difference in certain conditions. Such conditions are relatively rare in the UK.

The tyres that came on my car are called "Nexen".

Is that the hairdresser's tyre of choice or something?

Peter

I have, I survived a whole Canadian winter without crashing! Whilst it's nice to have winter tyres, they really aren't strictly necessary if you keep your wits about you and drive slower. The nail I owned had four different tyres, one of which was studded (rear driver's side) - It was fine, just drive slower. Driving on packed snow is a piece of piss anyway, there's more grip than you'd realise. Obviously, it's the ice you have to look out for, but that's the same anywhere.

Chances are, if you took care, you'd be fine.

It says they don't sell to the UK - what did you do to them?!?!

Accompanied by the sound of a chisel on slate DervMan, managed to produce the following words of wisdom

As I'm planning on going to see the g/f for "N" days, and possibly bringing her back here (again) it'd be a good idea to take mine.

The stereo is noticeable...

This is a Range Rover, Mr Derv. A Quality item. [1]

M&S Michelins will do though...

It's not for charity, it's for fun. There will be lashings of beer and food at the other end though.

That's obscenely economical.

The tunnel is around £100 return. It's also 300 miles from here and in a part of the country I avoid.

Heh.

Rapid for me. :)

Say I wanted to ask you how badly the 9-3 soots, and if the headlights were dazzling?

Gotcha.

Armed escort? :p

I meant the tyres, but, you've answered that below.

It isn't so much the size of the tank, but the necessary frequency!

Aie I didn't mean from comfort, but, given the time of year, the weather may be s**te in at least part of the trip. A break, something else to focus the eyes on, may well be welcome - especially if it's the inside of your eyelids...

Sounds like something related to the girlfriend... oh, the tyres. D'oh. :p

Hmmmmm.

Yep, if that wasn't too dangerous 'cos you'd get run over by a car.

Oh, I like driving in snow and I've got plenty of experience doing so. But down here, it's a joke that's best enjoyed being somewhere inside watching people drive cars into each other.

I've got that arrangement, haivng bought a set of alloys cheap on ebay. I have on-road tyres for normal driving and a set of mud and snow winter tyres for when I try to cross the Alps/Dolomites/Appenines in winter.

Heh, very true!

Where abouts are you then?

It says they don't sell to the UK - what did you do to them?!?!

Sent them the money....

There was a rumour that the sole uk importer wasn't too impressed...

I guess I got lucky. I was up and running for well under 600 by the time I bought the tank and some tools I didn't have.

I live in Kent these days but that wasn't always the case :)

I don't know anything about this, but in the spirit of usenet, I'm not going to let that stop me suggesting something: Couldn't you use the kit for replacing the normal petrol injectors and leave the extra turbo-dependent ones squirting petrol? I realise that it's not going to be AS fuel efficient, but better than running just on petrol, surely?

Much as I like Cz, I don't think I could cope with sharing a ferry cabin with PeteM for 14 hours.

I was gonna suggest that, but thought I might be being stupid so didn't ;)

Accompanied by the sound of a chisel on slate Doki, managed to produce the following words of wisdom

Ta matey.

I'm not /that/ weird....

I'd only know for sure once I was trapped...