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Posts posted by Boomer54
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34 minutes ago, Mossypossy said:
You know I cannot look at a photo like that without feeling just a tinge of sadness that we have lost something in the name of 'progress'. A scene like that here would be accompanied by the local council pet control armed with fines. Could be the wrong word choice ,but the word bucolic comes to mind when I look at that pic.
Oh, post a shot of the rioja label although I bet money it's local market not for export.!
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"To think that when I got the LS430, I told her that it'll be the last car I ever own."
Don't worry, behind every good marriage is a good liar. And of course she didn't believe you for a second.
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"Walked along one for over an hour"
Obviously run out of wine then ?
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2 hours ago, Redefined said:
Whilst driving (I mean, 'cruising') past I took a quick glance. White chap in his 60s or 70s. Well kempt and looking fit for the age, maybe a heart health of closer to 50.
Bald head, probably in cruise control. My horning and excitement probably left him unphased more than anything. From my minds eye (I assumed) he didn't even notice another LS (albeit a common 430) going past in excitement.
Oh well, I guess we'll never know. If you do ever come past on here Mr LS400 driver... 'hello and lovely kept car'. Looked mint ☺️ and the alloys unblemished (I took a glance) at 70mph.
Don't apologise for still being able to get excited it's nice that you still can. I had the same(ish) thing with a SC 430 seller. I drove from Preston to Heysham and back ,because I just really wanted to see the car !
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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.
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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 😉
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"Two too"?
Put it to music and you've got the pink panther. Are you Davd Niven reincarnated?
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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.
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Good to see someone enjoying the car in the way it was designed to be enjoyed.
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58 minutes ago, Mossypossy said:
Not a lot of cultural differences give, or take a letter , as we also have "little gits" over here.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I think we have all learned the reality is that if "pictures are worth a thousand words" then the first word might be 'misleading'.
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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.
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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?
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Mossy's SC430
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If the silence is extens😉ive we can guess the answer.