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It was part of Hondas weight saving programme along with Carbon Fibre propshaft and pressure formed hollow aluminium subframes. I'm not sure it has made much difference as it still weighs 1850kgs, the SH-AWD adds a lot of weight vs the older FWD Legend.

The space saver on my Legend is nicer than most of the alloys I had on my cars in the 90s, it's the little details like a lightweight one off cast Space saver wheel just for the Legend/RL shows how much effort they put into a car which pretty much failed to sell in every market.

RantingYoofs Merc seems to be the car here. Unless I've agreed to sell SiC my Legend, I forget why I go into rooms these days so it's possible that I've sold a car and forgotten about it.

It's the first time I've seen another Legend in the wild.

I sorted out the Legends cataracts today The 3M kit was relatively idiot proof, though I really didn't mask enough of the car off as the splatter from polishing went everywhere. I had to clean it for the first time in months, which obviously displeased the gods as the sun went away and the rain tried to wash my house away. Looks pretty good, I've given it 3 coats of UV sealer and 2 of a polymer paint sealer so hopefully it will stay clear for more than a few months.

I've never had a chance to drive a GS300, The GS450h I drove was really fast but not as quiet as my Legend. The Honda has the better interior. This is a good youtube video to compare the two

I've had the Legend 12 months now, it passed the MOT last month with only a couple of advisories for the rear tyres cracking and rusty springs. I cant do anything about the springs as they are NLA, even in the US. Lowering or sports springs are available though I'm not sure I want to go that way. Today saw a couple of new Falken Zeix fitted to the rears, good work from Wellingborough tyres. The Bridge into town was closed so i took a slight* detour for about an hours back road blast using the manual flappy levers for the first time, which to my surprise work really well. Windows down meant the V6 sounded really sweet. It's a capable old barge, 4k well spent

You normally hear a buzz as it brings the pressure up in the fuel system, if i think about it my D16 engine Rover 216 did the same. I had to replace the main relay in My Accord Coupe with the J series V6, it was £60 from Honda.

Is the fuel pump priming when you turn the key on? Later Hondas have a relay hidden next to the steering wheel that energises the fuel pump, they have a nasty habit of getting dry joints and stopping the car from working randomly.

Try an older Lexus RX, the seats are some of the best I've ever sat in even with my crumbling spine, I drove from Wellingborough to Inveraray in one go and jumped out with no problems at all after it. The Koreans are very good but really not a patch on a Lexus interior in terms of comfort and quality. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202204265038682?postcode=nn84sl&sort=year-desc&price-to=18000&advertising-location=at_cars&price-from=10000&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&include-delivery-option=on&radius=1500&model=RX 450h&maximum-mileage=90000&make=Lexus&page=1&percentVehiclePriceDeposit=true This has got a couple of years warranty left if you get it serviced at Lexus as part of their extended 10 year warranty, plus you can buy an extended 5 year warranty from Lexus to take it up to 15 years.

V10 Gardner shoehorned into a Granada Mk3, you should be able to see it starting from the international space station, extra points if you can fit a Voith transmission into it even if the driver has to sit on the roof. It would figuratively and literally make Greta choke, I bet it would sound awesome though.

I'd like a miniature Napier Sabre H 24, about 5 litres fitted into a 90s Lexus SC body. I'd also like a discount card for spark plugs.

4lb club hammer, almost brand new on the road when I lived on the sinkhole council estate in sunny Kettering. It's only now with almost 30 year of separation that I think there's a fair chance I was using a murder weapon to lay slabs at work every day. Still it was free.

2nd baggsy for that brown Merc, it's a great looking car.