The obsession with no spare on the trads is a continuing irritation to me, because it spoils the look IMO. But in this case it looks like the cover is screwed on so reasonably simple to fix, but obviously yes - for ££££££££££.
Just had MrsW's Polo in for service. I'm getting lazy in my old age. The gearchange was a tad sticky across the gate so I asked them to lubricate it. This translated into "difficulty changing gears". "That's not what I said" I said.
"Well it will need a partial strip down to access the linkage,(£47.00) and if that doesn't do it, it may be a gearbox out job...." I don't like being patronised, even in a nice manner so I told them to forget it. When I got it home last night, a quick perusal of the Haynes Manual showed that to partially remove the centre console was a ten minute job, made harder by ultra small torx head screws. As you might expect I have some ultra small torx head drivers. So after a bit of fannying around I had access to the gearstick ball, and gave it some aerosol chain lube. Next I treated the cables and selectors on top of the gearbox - easy access under the bonnet. Guess what. It's transformed the gear selection. I'm very happy with the VW dealer most of the time but sometimes they just don't get what customer service really means. They could have done that free of charge in ten minutes and I would have been very happy.
But getting back to the Morgan theme, I'm still wondering about a 4/4 with an uprated engine. There are some nice Cosworth Duratecs at Burton Power. But a 3.7V6 in a Plus 4 body would also make a great car. But I'm still fancying an Elise, and the VW dealer has a new Golf Cabriolet in the showroom - black with red leather and it just looks fantastic.
I need a cold shower.
