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1 hour ago, wharfhouse said:

I've actually found that 3rd party sometimes comes out MORE expensive than fully comprehensive when I've experimented before on the comparison sites! 

I did the same exercise out of interest and found the same result.

Lexigirl just had her first major service today in conjunction with her first MOT under my ownership. Like a true blue she flew through.

It had been awhile so regardless of low usage she got new new fluids and filters and a thorough look over etc. Bless the garage it started a new service book for her. Indeed, if you are in that locale I can only thumb up for Castle Motors out in Clitheroe. I could of course go much nearer here in Preston for this work, but the garage was recommended to me by a forum member (you know who you are) and it really impresses me enough they can also have the XK to do this summer.

After each time I drive this car I reach the same conclusion. In car terms I have never got more for my money than I did  when buying this car ! I cannot say that without tipping my hat to Localhero the prior owner who probably took a decent example of this car and made it a bit more special. If you ever see me on here selling it you will know I have had some terminally bad news 😉

"Two too"?

Put it to music and you've got the pink panther. Are you Davd Niven reincarnated?

1 hour ago, Mossypossy said:

Parked up and was mugged by an old lady and had to buy a jar of her honey. Sort of protection money for looking out for my car.

 

Organic axel grease substitute.

2 minutes ago, Mossypossy said:

I will drink to that 

 

That could be up for photo of the year ! Absolutely classic !

6 hours ago, Glyn Jennings said:

The other option is to just refoam the speakers.  The 6 x 9 in the door is particularly prone to disintegrating over time.  Kits are available for not much money from the US.  One of mine had gone when I bought my car so I did both and two and a half years later they are still fine.

It's getting repetitive ,but Stew did the one's on my car.  Counts for me ,because I use the CD player all the time when in the car.

32 minutes ago, Mossypossy said:

And into Basque Spain.

33.2mpg for last tank.

 

Could argue you still have not left English territory bearing in mind Joan of Navarre also became a Queen of England through marriage to Henry the 4th !

Good to see someone enjoying the car in the way it was designed to be enjoyed.

58 minutes ago, Mossypossy said:

Landed in our little gite for a couple of nights.

Only thing to report was a couple of times the alarm went off. Both times when I was having a comfort break on the motorway.

Going to smash the 400 mile tank mark this time. Reduced the cruise to 2000 rpm, about 75 mph.

 

Not a lot of cultural differences give, or take a letter , as we also have "little gits" over here.

14 hours ago, Mossypossy said:

I shall remind the locals of this fact.

Interestingly if you had been doing that as a Brit 'on holiday' for a bit of ravage and pillage back in 1400 you would likely have been doing it in the local dialect.

1 hour ago, GMB said:

I am not sure but disconnecting the earth could cause issues with electronic settings, I have not done this so maybe someone could confirm or not?

I just attach the trickle charger to the correct terminals, disconnecting nothing, it has always worked fine on all the vehicles that I have had - no problems. There is also nothing in the trickle charger manual that mentions disconnecting anything.

BTW the charger also comes with adaptors for attaching the cables without having to access the battery at all, once they are permanently attached.

I have that arrangement on the XK. Just as well as the Battery is behind panels in the boot. Clearly no one wants to be removing those on a regular basis.

2 hours ago, Mossypossy said:

Weekend destination.

Wellington have anything to say?

 

Only that once upon a time you would still be in English territory. Aquitaine.

1 hour ago, Malc1 said:

I never pre book any accommodation apart from maybe my first night …… on my 4/5 week adventures ……. never want to be tied down to having to be somewhere and missing out on adventures afar 🤣

Malc 

My brother does exactly the same thing. Seems to work very well withe Internet for searches for accommodation.

4 hours ago, Mossypossy said:

Will miss Salamanca. Both my stays on the way down and back are either side.

Probably just as well. In book 15 Sharpes Sword Wellingtons rifles left enduring memories.

Although in truth they were liberators from the French under Marmont.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ePyMDu7qK8nbx1pq/

I think we have all learned the reality is that if "pictures are worth a thousand words" then the first word might be 'misleading'.

1 hour ago, Bob King said:

Sorry to say Sherlock it’s off to specsavers with you 😉

Different trousers, both colour and cut of pockets.

 

 

Laughing as one guy is obviously much taller judging by the legs. Blind as a bat, deaf as a post and unfortunately dumb is now in the equation.

After Lexus quoted £560 to a corroded brake pipe I went to a recommended Indy. Typical local lass with decades of experience looked at the healthcheck paperwork and smirked. |She asked "do you what brake pipe costs?". Not a clue I replied. "£1.50 per foot", she informed me. Labour is the issue, but the Indy is generally going to be a lot less expensive than the dealership.

That's strange. Now two red for sale on Autotrader at slightly different prices. Different reg. Different cars looking at the seat belts. However, in both there is one pic of a guys legs in the driving seat wearing exactly the same trousers? Or is it time for me to go to the opticians again?

Joke

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/HVcugZXd8GCjurx4/

Fortunately the groups mentioned above are easily identified and avoided. Invariably they have names that start with the letter A through Z.

30 minutes ago, Cotswold Pete said:

Any sign of the yellow orb gets us Brits taking our warm layers off (be it roofs or jumpers). Used to drive around in the LS with sun roof open even when just above zero if the sun was out

10 days ago was in St Davids (Pembrokeshire), after lots of rain a bit if sun and a mere 10 celsius out comes the T-shirt and off for a 10 mile stomp.

So enjoy your SC430, I am a little envious

Sounds like me growing up in the Dales with the T shirt. Any time of year just the T shirt. I don't know if its more than just a theory of mine, but I always had the feeling that if you grew up acclimatised to cold you might just get sort of used to it a bit more than people who swaddled in layers against it. There again until 3 years ago i used to walk around in shorts in Winter (local legend apparently), but my hands used to go blue and numb. Was told that's the blood supply issue with not keeping your body temp up. Started wearing trousers like other  people on this planet and my hands stopped going blue so science apparently works.

Potholes get any worse around here it will be Can BY Bus Only.

8 minutes ago, Mossypossy said:

This time next week will be in France just opening a bottle....

Rat !