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night.icon I am so sorry to see your pride and joy mutilated! That would make me sick as I couldnt bear to have a tiny scratch on my car and no doubt everyone else on here is exactly the same. Often my husband has threatened to buy me a little runaround for when it is wet as I dont even...

Paddy I cant help it if I am faster than you! ;)

Hi Steve Welcome to the Mad House!!. ;)

Looks a bit festive with the snowflakes and snow!!

What about ordinary chrome cleaner in the little tubes?

I wonder if Brasso is any good, as it is only mildly abrasive, and brings up my copper kettles a treat!

abbs_172 The trouble is that the guys in the garage might think that the wheel scuff was already there. If I had to take my car into the dealer for work, the first thing I would do, would be to ask someone who works there to walk round my car with me and check it for any dents, scratches or...

What about ordinary chrome cleaner in the little tubes?

I wonder if Brasso is any good, as it is only mildly abrasive, and brings up my copper kettles a treat!

abbs_172 The trouble is that the guys in the garage might think that the wheel scuff was already there. If I had to take my car into the dealer for work, the first thing I would do, would be to ask someone who works there to walk round my car with me and check it for any dents, scratches or...

Use your good. honest local independent garage, if you have to bear the cost yourself, not the greedy dealer! You can take your car to ANY VAT registered garage for work to be done.

Use your good. honest local independent garage, if you have to bear the cost yourself, not the greedy dealer! You can take your car to ANY VAT registered garage for work to be done.

The Monk Exactly!! I realised that the top pic is the original! That is the one I prefer. The suspension looks collapsed in the others! :)

The Monk Exactly!! I realised that the top pic is the original! That is the one I prefer. The suspension looks collapsed in the others! :)

If Jilly and her friends go!! ;)

The top one looks best. The middle one looks as though your suspension has collapsed.

If Jilly and her friends go!! ;)

The top one looks best. The middle one looks as though your suspension has collapsed.

Most probably A BLOKE!!! ;)

Most probably A BLOKE!!! ;)

Gaz Yours is obviously much newer than the rest of ours, so perhaps they are slightly different now, just like the Mk2 dials etc are different to the Mk1 172. Just a thought!

Gaz Are you sure that the dials in the car you are buying are different to the standard ones? I cant imagine someone taking out the glass etc just to change over the surrounding bit of trim, which I think is really plastic, finished to look like brushed aluminium or whatever it is supposed...

Gaz Yours is obviously much newer than the rest of ours, so perhaps they are slightly different now, just like the Mk2 dials etc are different to the Mk1 172. Just a thought!

Gaz Are you sure that the dials in the car you are buying are different to the standard ones? I cant imagine someone taking out the glass etc just to change over the surrounding bit of trim, which I think is really plastic, finished to look like brushed aluminium or whatever it is supposed...

James How can you floor a car in Jersey? The last time I was there the speed limit was about 40mph!! ;)

James How can you floor a car in Jersey? The last time I was there the speed limit was about 40mph!! ;)

Gaz Have you got / can you borrow a digital camera? If so, why not go along to your dealer and take a close-up pic of your dials and post it here or e-mail it to someone who can display it, so that everyone knows what you are talking about. Maybe there are others with the same dials.

Gaz Have you got / can you borrow a digital camera? If so, why not go along to your dealer and take a close-up pic of your dials and post it here or e-mail it to someone who can display it, so that everyone knows what you are talking about. Maybe there are others with the same dials.

Snuggs, I hope Kathy doesnt see your message!

Snuggs, I hope Kathy doesnt see your message!