Yes I agree it was an engine warning light. Oil levels good and no low pressure light so we came home with the warning light mainly on sometimes off. No pattern I could discern. Engine ran fine, sounded fab. My very first drive started by exiting Berrybrook showroom which is hill start through narrow doors! Didn't stall so grateful for that. Didn't spin as I turned onto the road, also grateful for that.
I have a 302 sb ford engined car and of my toys the m3w behaved mostly like that engine. Torquey and bubbly but not very smooth. Great character though. Engine spins up quickly and at the red line soon enough. Learning the best gear shift points will come with time. I can see why the later cars have the gear stick forward. With it back you need a cooperative passenger for gear shifting. Fuel gauge highly inaccurate! Remarkably comfortable over the four hours we drove. Was expecting back ache but none at all. Yes would be nice to have couple more inches of leg room to pedals but not an issue really.
Came up A303 then A30 but when we got to Basingstoke went down A339 to Alton just for more giggles. So many good reactions from other people, very few cars can do that.
As we went a day early Grace (daughter) could not come as school called. Mate Steve was my passenger. However when home took Grace out for short test drive and she declared it the best car ever!
A few things to sort but nothing to make this purchase a mistake. Whoever the previous owner was, they did a good job on the car with upgrades and with Berrybrooks touch to get it road ready again, its simply fab and can't wait for better weather to go out again.
