Dave2000

Thanks for confirming that the car is still around, Mark. Assuming that the contact details I have are still valid I'll let the original enquirer know 👍

I've been contacted through the 2000 Register by a young lady trying to trace a very late N-reg 2.5PI saloon, that was once owned by her boyfriend's father. From the pictures I've seen it's either Ice blue or possibly French blue. Unfortunately, the father died when the lad was just 7 years old, and he remembers the car vividly and would love to see it again. The father was, in the late 90's and early 00's, a Club Triumph member in the Coventry / Nuneaton area, I believe. The car is currently shown as taxed, although hasn't been MOT'd since 2014, and so must still be in existence somewhere. Can anyone help, or know who's got the car now? Cheers

Hi, Much as I don't wish to rain on your parade I have to say that it looks like a long shot at finding the car alive after all this time - I've just checked with the DVLA computer and it says that the car was last taxed until the end of 1985 It is theoretically possible that it's laid up in a garage somewhere, but unfortunately it's more likely to have been sent to the scrapyard and the paperwork was never sorted out properly. Sorry

Hi all - advice needed A good couple of months ago now, I was transporting a car battery in the boot of the Mondeo and, unbeknownst to me, it fell over and leaked everywhere. I didn't spot this for about 24 hours (I know, I know, you don't need to tell me about that) but I think I got the worst of it out at the time. However, the boot now absolutely reeks. Earlier this afternoon I completely emptied it and washed it out again and got rid of some white spots in the worst-affected area. I took the boot boards out and soaked them through with several buckets' worth of water (no outside tap, you see) and then left them to dry over the washing line. Have now brought them inside, but they still smell - not as badly, admittedly, but it's still there. So, is it worth me soaking them again, say in the shower, or shall I just bin them and swallow the cost of some replacements? Cos some of the wood looks like it's gone black. And a lot of the carpets have fallen off the boards cos the glue melted.... And other than a good wash-down, what's the best acid neutraliser for the car itself? Cheers, Dave