GrumpyCat

@Boomer54 So sorry to hear your story. I was brought up in East Manchester & it was as rough as a robbers dog even then but sadly has got even worse. I really detest going back there to see family & friends because of all the low hanging fruit. To be fair it could have happened anywhere but you handled it very well. Lovely Jaguar XK60, enjoy it & more pictures please.

Quite correct, as a previous owner of a Coupe. Sir Edward Heath was PM when car production ended in 1973 & I've got pictures of Margaret Thatcher still using one in 1979!

I'm using a hard wired Boscam R2 Dash Cam which has a reversing camera (screen in the interior mirror) wired into the reversing lights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0xYEBXgauk

Could the white dust be from the deployed airbags if it's been in an accident?

Yes I believe that's correct, if you enter a fictional character such as Father Christmas, Popeye etc then no issues. You could also discribe a person i.e. 'middle aged man with grey hair, beard wearing shorts etc etc then that would work as well. Also if you're not happy about the first result you can search over again.

I'm currently looking for an interesting 'triple triple' (because I can't afford a 'double double'! I believe that you can contact the DVLA to ask if they would list a particular number provided it's not been previously issued. When they schedule it for auction they notify you via email. I'm currently watching four on eBay & have found that in many cases if you add them to your watch list after a day or two you receive a notification that a discount is available. In my case they were between 6%-25% so well worth doing.

@Boomer54 they are strict about no offensive material so try putting 'cat' into the search bar instead of 'pussy', lol.

Some great pictures above, I came across it on another motoring Forum, not sure if I can name it here? Make the most of while it's free, once us freeloaders have given it all the R&D it needs then it'll be on subscription only to Commercial organisations.

Over the last week I've been having a play with https://www.bing.com/images/create from Microsoft's Bing AI Image Generator. Enter anything (weird & wonderful) into the search bar & see what comes back. It struggles a bit with human fingers, text etc but if I was a Graphic Designer then I'd be looking for another job! Here's one I did with a Christmas theme:

@ColinBarberDidn't expect that Toyota would offer a factory tour, now that would be interesting. I've always fancied doing the Morgan factory tour with a Morgan rental car the next day to explore the local area. @Linas.PRR list one up to £191,860 without the Bespoke customisation! The world's gone mad.

I didn't say it was coming here........ yet. The American MSRP for the GX 550 is $62,900 for Premium, $67,900 for Premium +, $75,900 for Luxury, $79,900 for Luxury +, $67,900 for Overland, and $75,900 for Overland+. So with the current exchange rates that's £49,508 to £62,999. Seems to be excellent value when compared with the current Range Rover & Mercedes G Wagon. Maybe other forum members will be interested with the manufacturing process?

One of the YouTube channels that I subscribe to is Hagerty & they have posted a video with Larry Chen at the assembly line. I've put it here in General Discussions as it's such a new model so Mods please move it if required to the correct section. Fascinating insight into the Japanese efficiency & the different assembly stations with the 'Just in time' & 'Kaizen' methods. It did surprise me that the GX550 is a body on frame design i.e. separate chassis with the separate body attached. Enjoy: https://youtu.be/ikKByP6H_58?feature=shared

Epic thread resurrection here from me & I'll be interested in any replies to the following. As the CANBUS front nearside wheel arch vulnerability is well known, if you disable the keyless go function on the car would this prevent thefts like this? On Range Rovers if you press the headlight button on the fob three times & then the unlock button it disables keyless go, maybe other sequences on other cars.

My old 1997 Fiat X1/9 had the same latches in the n/s door jamb but without the symbols. Also designed by Gruppo Bertone as well!

Hi @Mr Vlad, apologies for the late reply, only just seen your post. I had to sell my previous 'forever' car (VW Golf GTi Edition 30) due to health reasons & needed a comfy, wafty, barge sort of cruiser. Did quite a lot of research online & test drove a couple of other cars & decided the 300h would be the best option for me. Not a huge fan of the spindle grille & small door bins/glove box but those are a small criticism when viewed overall. I had a 2005 Lexus is200 quite a few years ago & it was faultless..... but boring! No regrets so far, only done just over 400 miles in the last five weeks.