Although the Gilbern Invader was a very low production car exhausts were easy... a friend had one & you simply put two cheap as chips 1600 Ford Escort mk2 systems onto it... one for each side of the 3L v6.

Have a look at the sensors, plug it in to a diagnostic machine. We had issues with our 450 smart dealership charged us a fortune for a new crank sensor

My grandfather had an Austin 7 Ruby as his car when he arrived home after the war. Him his wife, wife' s sister and two kids used to travel from Sheffield to Whitby to relatives each weekend! Used to take hours.

Crazy to think that once of a time this and many others of similar size would have been running around on the roads!

AY UP MR HUBNUT

From memory I think the princess looked better but the ambassador was the better car

Brings back memories of Jason Plato in a megane vs Rickard Rydell in a volvo. Great times!

I bet you didnt use xentry diagnostics??? Maybe a real scanner will find the fault??just maybe.....

I had a similar issue with my 2009 Mercedes C200 where my traction control light came on and I lost power if I went above a certian speed. If I turned off the engine and restart it the problem would be gone until I get up to that same certain speed. It was a split intercooler hose. A brand new genuine Mercedes part from a local dealer cost me just over £60 and it fixed my problem. If you have a split intercooler hose there will be oil where it has leaked out as intercoolers will have some oil inside them.

Sticky actuator/motor/solenood

Hi check the turbo wastegate not seized shut and is the pipe on and air tight to the wastegate 👍

There's a few of these in our #3 Yard @work. Oddly enough most of ours are Black and White as well as Silver! There's always a few of the more familiar 75 @ work as well as out on the surrounding area(s). The dry Climate is responsible......😮😊.

Were there any MK1 mx5s that were not a special edition?

Turning it off and back on to cure it seems like an electronic problem.

Worm drive clamps that are a bit too long are great. For Medieval doctors that is, to open up veins next time you work on it. Ask me how I know. Best to all Hub Nutters from Australia

As my earlier comment you can buy the replacement rings for driveshaft loosen off the centre nut and shocker the side it's cracked you can see the crack in the ring that needs replacing once you've loosened everything off on that side put a long bar the longer the better into the end of the axle and pull you can wangle the driveshaft end out removed the old ring clean off all the rust where it goes back on cos that what cracked the ring in the first place tap the new ring back on in original place and rebuild

is the throttle a fly by wire, it sounds like that to me

What's that in front? Oh, it's a Volvo estate 😂

Cracked traction control ring on rear drive shaft

reset engine management

Remember carweek magazine I first saw a 155 featured in the scoop pages. Seams like yesterday. I stopped following Touring cars by about 1998.

Might be worth a quick visual inspection of the abs rings on the driveshafts. They tend to rust and the teeth breakdown, which confuses the ABS. This usually results in an ABS/Traction control warning. In the early stages, it seems to only kick in when you boot the throttle. I had this issue on my roadster, although it didn't cause the car to fall into limp mode. Even if this is not the cause of your problem, it's still worth checking as they will eventually need replacement.....

one of lifes most awful quandaries: throw/give away/sell for peanuts a whole load of hoarded loveliness OR have more space

Ellies the most famous

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You still sound terrible... Eat loads of ice cream. Just because it is the best for a sore throat.

I've owned only one Alfa beautiful car .. but boy, did it cost me .. The engine management light would never go out. there was always something going wrong, unfortunately 🫣

I've owned a couple of Alfas and never had any trouble. As with any car, proper maintenance is key.

This one didn't make our full show report, but plenty more did! Find it on our KZfaq channel - Pembrokeshire Classic Car Show.

Smart cars of this vintage have a habit of wearing through the intercooler, the frame that the intercooler is fixed in wears away the plastic. This causes the of air pressure that the Turbo builds up in the intercooler to leak away thus showing low boost conditions. In addition, if the Turbo seals are worn the engine oil gets carried into the intercooler where it condenses out and eventually leaks out of the worn through holes and gets slobbered about over the engine. If the seals are worn then the bearings in the turbo may also be worn, if this is really bad then the turbine can jam against the sides of the housing, also causing lack of boost. I had this on my 2001 Smart which had just done 100,000 miles.

Not sure you should have left him unsupervised, how do you know the rubbish ended up at the tip and not in another secret unit..........

All the insects and other wee creepycrawly beasties in the pile will be running around, and the chook's going to vacuum them up as you go, handy little things... :P

Modern cars hate weak batteries, both my Japanese Mitsubishi Diesel and LR3 Discovery would throw weird codes or go into limp mode with a weak battery and that Smart battery sounded weak.

Saw a video on the history of the VoR and the main reason it survived was in the BR era the man in charge "cooked the books" so it showed that the railway was making money when actually it was running at a loss. BR and the government of the day actually forgot all about the VoR until somebody mention it and the government didn't think that BR had any real right to be running a preserved railway so they sold it firstly to the Brecon Mountain Railway. The railway at the end of BR ownership was very run down and the BR employees were forbidden to bid for the railway when the government auctioned it off. One of the VoR staff members Ioan who's a loco fireman has a YT channel Lost Mines

Possibly a sticking waste gate actuator? Not sure of the set up on a Smart but would be interesting to know as I'm looking to get one myself for commuting

What a fun car, nicely done, it's a sleeper 2CV. Ian knows, great review.

Todays fuel as it is full of toxic waste no one really knows about I find gives drivers who may breath the exhaust to drivetrain fumes tend to get breathing difficulties and cancer.Especially racers who use methanol. I would drop that mercey smarting thing to the tip.Sorry yes it looks cute.

I have never really been interested in 2cvs until I started watching your channel quite the opposite, tbh but now, I am a genuine fan, and I would like to own one myself one day

Your beautiful hen needs a name and more screen time

Oh yes! If all that stuff is gone you will have space for THREE extra cars! 😊

What may i ask was the final fix for this? I had the same luck replacing the old unit, but it "revves" sometimes. Annoying and inconvenient.

Costins were built in Cwm y Glo, near Caernarfon. A common scene in the area years ago. Note the Caernarfon number plate

Maybe off course here, the SAM unit under the dash have probs with dry solder joints that causes many strange faults, they're affected by water damage too, the windscreen seals are not the best especially if you reside in a wet climate, does it rain in Wales?

I think it could be a boost issue

Cycle valve or incorrect hose connections. I’m sure it’s been noted before, but these are classic symptoms of valve failure or poor operation.

Cut uyour losses and get rid, ( Smart move).

My old BF Fairlane had a weak stream, turned out the washer pump pickup was plugged with a slimy algae coating. Easy fix but a pain in the ass to remove the pump.

It isn't easy letting go of potentially useful items 😢