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Your not still trying to flog it Guss, you would get more from the scrappy they are giving good money at the moment

Not a chance skip. I'll be buried in my Sharan lol.
Much comfier and quieter than the Metrocab.

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If it was a Metro at least you would still be in it when the time team dug you up the Sharon would have long rotted away

Just an update, i contacted my local ford dealer, they told me they did not do anything like this immobiliser key, they said they only do the ignition keys with it already built in.

I then phoned METROCAB in tamworth, they said they no longer have the keys, they said best thing to do is bypass it.

they did give me a couple of phone numbers of cab garages that might have them, tried them and no luck.

So it looks like back to plan a and have it bypassed and hopefully have a switch put somewhere.

On another point, when i spoke to one garage and said, i had just bought a METROCAB, he said oh dear, i said what's wrong with them then.

He said you have to watch the king pins, and that you have to change the shock absorbers every six months, is this correct ? He said the best bet is to change the front axle for one off of a FAIRWAY DRIVER. This sounds a very expensive operation to me, what are your thoughts ?

Thank you

As you won't be doing taxi mileage, the shocks shouldn't be a problem. If they're not working, you can top up the oil in them (there's a bolt on the side of the cylinder near the top to do this. Just a couple of squirts from an oil can in each will do. Grease the kingpins regularly and all the balljoints in the steering. Do it every month (once a fortnight is better) and they should last a while.

Watch out for the fuel cut of switch under the bonnet, next to the radiator.
Any time it won't start, check this first as you can accidentally knock it off when checking the oil etc. There's another one on the dashboard as well.

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Gusmac, thank you, that is a great help. I was getting really worried that this was going to cost me a fortune, every few months.

Thank you very much, you have put my mind at rest.

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SKIPPY, thank you for your help and the links to the two METROCB TTT'S on ebay. pity they were not available before i bought this one.

Still i think that the one we have bought is ok, it has had one owner driver,
only done 197000 , we have the full service history, it's just had the timing belt or cam belt which ever it is, has just been serviced and mot'ed.

so hopefully fingers crossed, we should not have any problems for awhile.

Many thanks for your help

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just in case you change your mind

Skippy, i think i will pass on that one, i know the METROCAB will take a bit of getting used to after having a FAIRWAY, but i suppose it's like any vehicle you buy, you have to find out it's good points and weakness's .

another thing i am not sure about, is it just the body shell that is fibreglass
or are the bonnet and doors fibreglass as well, probably sounds a stupid
question, but i have not checked.

Thank you

The whole body is fiberglass

Skippy, thanks for that, so the only thing to worry about rusting is the chassis
which if kept waxoiled should be ok for a few years yet.

thank you

That about sums it up, but if you notice loads of black smoke from the exhaust get the gas recirculation valve blocked off with a £0.05 bolt, any taxi gararge will do this if its not already been done

Skippy, thank you again for the useful tip, i will check to see if this has been done, much appreciated.

Thank you