yesh do attract tossers and chav scum.. i had mine yrs ago.. didnt drive like that on public rds..lol they are fun tho.. wouldnt get one now coz been there done it.. and yesh most are fucked..lol
ive looked into this.. and if ur running a 2.9 mani on a 2.8.. u wont benefit and u will prob lose torque.. im waiting til my 2.9 bottom end is fitted.
mine was the same, and it was the head gasket.. pipes were pressurised as well.. went on for ages like it..lol in the end it just kept over flowing out of the header tank.. so i had to rip the head off.. not a that hard job to do..
how cum he drove off.. couldn't u chase him?? that would need jigging, new boot floor, maybe rear legs, 2 x rear quarter's, bk panel, tailgate, bumper etc prob looking at a couple grand at a decent accident repair centre.. gd luck m8...