hairnet Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Shiny. dont lick it ffsDolly does detailing. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....*rings mrs dw and grasses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Mrs DW immediately tells him her Peroduahaha needs a good polish & valet hairnet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 More danger today! Had to head up to Wrexham for a photoshoot, then drove back into Storm Ophelia's arse. Quite exciting with bits of tree bouncing off the car, while Saharan dust has made an utter mockery of my washing and waxing. Oh well. Wind was even blowing Mason around (co-incidentally, the surname of the previous owner of our house). Had to fill up again. I still can't quite bring myself to brim the tank, so chucked another 50 litres in, which took it back to halfway. Between the two fills, it had covered around 310 miles, which is roughly 28mpg. I'll take that! I'll also take the overtaking punch. If you really plant it, it'll drop to second and make the scenery very blurry indeed. Then you lift, and it's back to maximum waft. Yes, I think I could get used to this. Especially with Shine 9 blasting out of the speakers via the tape deck. Sound is awesome (Shine 9 is an indie compilation from around 2000, and it's truly excellent). Maybe that sub is working after all. I'm on the road again on Wednesday, and while I was intending to take the Honda, it's going to be hard to say no to the Lexus... Heidel_Kakao, richardmorris, mat_the_cat and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Shine: best of 97 is a good driving album too. dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Had to fill up again. I still can't quite bring myself to brim the tank, so chucked another 50 litres in, which took it back to halfway... I never brimmed it, putting in whatever £60 got me at the time. I was genuinely frightened to test the car's capacity to take fuel aboard. I'm quite sure a three figure fuel bill was entirely plausible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I'm quite sure a three figure fuel bill was entirely plausible. Yup. I was a passenger once when 17-Coffees brimmed his LS400 from the warning light with premium. Nutter. Sir Snipes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 I'm only running 95RON. With that, and current prices, there's no way I could go triple figure. 85 litre tank would be £96, and that's if I could get the tank empty in the first place - I doubt I could have got more than 70 litres in today, even though the needle was just above empty. (fuel light not yet on) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Shine 9 is an indie compilation from around 2000, and it's truly excellent. I have this, and remember it well as one of the first albums I bought following a break-in on the Stellar, in which all bar one of my CDs were stolen. Almost completely wiping out my entire music collection That would date it to late summer 1997 I reckon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 My dad once filled my xm's petrol tank at a service station on the m6, that was north of £100! Only got me just over 400 miles too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 A friend/colleague of mine had (possibly still has, I'm unsure) one of these, and five years ago he was wondering when the first fill up would take him over the ton. It was not long thereafter that it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 I have this, and remember it well as one of the first albums I bought following a break-in on the Stellar, in which all bar one of my CDs were stolen. Almost completely wiping out my entire music collection That would date it to late summer 1997 I reckon? Yes, the compilation was 1997, but I seem to recall I bought it in a bargain bucket somewhere a couple of years later. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Yes, the compilation was 1997, but I seem to recall I bought it in a bargain bucket somewhere a couple of years later. I have a friend who says I can't buy my music on price, but to my ears the best music is always out of the nobody else would buy it bucket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 I have a friend who says I can't buy my music on price, but to my ears the best music is always out of the nobody else would buy it bucket! Well, it's like cars. Often it's only in the bargain bucket because it's unfashionable. Doesn't stop it being good... mat_the_cat, egg and Six-cylinder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandersnatch Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 My dad once filled my xm's petrol tank at a service station on the m6, that was north of £100! Only got me just over 400 miles too...When I bought my XM (much missed) in about 1997/8 I went to fill up. £75! I thought there was a hole in the bottom. 17 gallon tank as I remember. Huge range on a run, not so good round town. One's too many, ten's not enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 When I got my old XJ40 I went & brimmed it, £110 in a £500 car. I did wonder if it'd run long enough to use it all... beko1987, richardthestag, Uncle Jimmy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 When I got my old XJ40 I went & brimmed it, £110 in a £500 car. I did wonder if it'd run long enough to use it all...Could be worse, you could put £80 in a £180 car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 I put an £80 alternator on a free Volvo, and THEN filled it with fuel. More fool me... Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Could be worse, you could put £80 in a £180 car... Who'd be that stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Or put £75 for the month in a £0 Gooner2, then hope it doesn't break down until there's 60 miles left... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 My Lexus is beading. Haven't driven it since Monday though, so not much to report. Will get it booked in for the timing belt, but I'm seriously busy with work until the 31st October, so it'll be after that. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I put an £80 alternator on a free Volvo, and THEN filled it with fuel. More fool me... I spent £650 getting a free goona2 through a MOT. A month later it shat it's body ecu... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 Rate or hate? I know which I prefer. oldcars, DVee8, Supernaut and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 At first I was nah. However flicking back and forth it looks a bit more fitting and in keeping with the style of it. Lexus style lights .... it's a Lexus after all! dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I couldn't even tell what had changed at first glance, they don't look out of place so I think it's a tentative yay from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 I'm now considering further lighting tweaks. Er, maybe like this. I want LED wheels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_O Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Rate or hate? I know which I prefer.I truly cannot decide. I've been looking back and forth at the two photos for the past 5 mins and still can't decide. I think clear but can't quite make up my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 You want different wheels? I still have these lying around. They were on it when I bought it. Logistics may be interesting getting them to you though. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I honestly thought we were supposed to choose between wet Lexus and buffed-up Lexus! Now I get it. Gingercators. Every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 Maybe this will help. Plan B just got a whole load of awesome. I'm sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 At least it'll match the S-MX... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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