Originally Posted by flybd5

That's different. When you say "english" you are implying that the hardware is unique to the UK. Of course you will find a mix of SAE and Metric. The car is an amalgam of technology from both sides of the pond. Just get yourself the sets of wrenches and/or sockets you are missing and problem solved. The only hardware I know that is specific to the UK are things like Whitworth standard screws, BSF, BSC, BSP, etc. Those have long not been used on modern vehicles. Many of those standards have pretty much gone the way of the dodo as the rest of the planet standardized on US or metric standards.