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Hi, the saga of my voyager is over because all those car techies advertising their wonderful talents for fixing all things electrical cant reset my ecu so my voyager has been scraped. I shall never own a modern computerised piece of junk again. The lap top I am using now is constantly updating resulting in having to reset all sorts of things. I have been putting up with B.S. Britain since that idiot Blair became chief idiot. I have two good classic cars that run well and are easy to fix, so happy days on the transport front. I just need to go retro in other ways. The stow-n-go is a very good design and a good practical car with good road manners. Its let down like all modern cars is computerised technology that's sort of ok in an office but totally useless in a metal box that's subject to all kinds of weather and temperature conditions, add to that wires that are only suitable for a model railway and there's the recipe for endless problems. You don't have to agree with me just check out the amount of fairly new cars for sale with electrical problems on line and on the forums. I just remembered that I am just 6ft away from a 1959 radiogram identical to the one my wife and I sat and played records on when we where courting, still have big collection of vinyl. The Voyager packed just before she died. Omen maybe, Thanks to you all for your help and suggestions, stay safe and I wish you well for the future, take care regards Roy.

I'm so sorry that it's ended up this way for you pal. And I agree with you on modern electronics, ok when they're new (mostly - but that's a whole other story) but garbage on a lot of stuff after only a few years. Never mind, the manufacturer made their big money and it met all the lovely environmental requirements hey.

Whilst I love the space and comfort of my GV I totally sympathise and understand your decision. I have owned my GV around 13 months now and for nine of those I suffered from the dreaded won't start 'cause I don't feel like it syndrome. My local garage finally traced it to a faulty fuel filter housing which has been replaced with an in line BMW 3 litre fuel filter. Now starts every time regardless (am I tempting fate.. hope not) But back to the theme. Has anyone contemplated replacing the engine (and drive train) with something more robust i.e. older ? Ford Transit 1st edition FWD or something else (Americano with auto box ?). I cannot imagine it would be easy and would require an awful lot of ancillary work (cutting out half a ton of wiring and CPU's.. Fuel consumption may turn our to be lousy but reliability would surely increase along with peace of mind and the ability to get it running again with a screwdriver and hammer. I've also dug out my old vinyl and the sounds of Cat Stevens, Hawkwind and Pink Floyd now reverberate around the house (when my other half is out the house). Bye the bye, I did own a 'classic', a Jensen GT, restored it from rust then found I didn't fit in it...... My old Merc, W124 estate is sittoing doing nothing in the drive due to steel worm in the wings, must do something to it when the weather improves (also need to inject another dose of enthusiasm!) Good luck for the future. - Richard (still love the GV but know when the grmlins return no doubt the scrapyard will call.)