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Hi, everyone. I purchased my 55 plate 2.8 GV stow n go at the end of June 2019 breaking all the rules but I got it quite cheap. I had been reading this forum for some time because I really fancied one of  the stow n go's, Right to the point. full service ,new cambelt kit including water pump and pulley's. Because of the high mileage 189k I decided to research various fuel additives and came across Archoil. I have found this treatment excellent and it does what it says on the tin. The dreaded hand brake problem is sorted and works well, not without much hassle. The car came with new top hats discs and shoes and pads. Whoever fitted these items used the  old springs which was a big mistake. It appears thorough cleaning. appropriate greasing and new spring kit is a must. A full clean and greasing of the handbrake and clockspring was a nightmare but it was worth it. I found a mass of photos on line showing the different handbrake systems.The coolant system  was flushed on 3 separate occasions and with the thermostat mod new pressure cap it appears to have improved. Passed mot Friday 29 May with no advisories and what had I done to keep the emissions so low on a high mileage engine. The car drive and behaves impeccably and I love the versatility. I don't understand the complaints about fuel consumption because after a lifetime of artic trucking experience if driven correctly its fine. This forum has been a great source of help and information thanks to all. Once again folks look after your car and it will look after you. Look after yourselves, Oldginger.

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Welcome to the forum my friend and congratulations on no advisories you have clearly done a good job. Yes I love my GV, it's good for me and good to me. I've shared your " look after her she'll look after you " for 5 decades - it's a 'trueism'.

 

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Hoat 05 only - ever + 5 litres of distilled for coolant

Fully Synth only - ever for autobox

Small parts bag for 'top hats' saves time, new kit for top hats

 

Battery mod. Batteries. Winterizing. Chrysler Workshop manuals [including hens-teeth CRD] Inline stat mod. Parasitic Draw, all on this site somewhere. Best of luck.

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