oldcars Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 That valetpro wax you put on seems to be holding up well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Washed all the colour out the indicators, I see;) brandersnatch, Asimo, Skizzer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Poor car, should have left it dirty rather than inflict all that damage oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 The paint is already knackered. Who cares? It's back to being a decent twenty footer again. That'll do. 320touring and beko1987 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Naughton motors has been in the same family for decades. The current owner has an Imp fixation. I bought one off him for £90, only around 7 years ago. The story of its collection is in the unusual breakdowns thread...I'm always up for a Linwood anecdote... Cmon .. The Goss eh? TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I'm always up for a Linwood anecdote...TSOnce voted Scotlands most dismal town. Quite an achievement I think, given the competition Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 Ok, maybe there's something in this waxing lark. Two months since the wax was applied. Yesterday was its first wash since the wax I think. Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I buy my car wax from boot sales, there's always a wife that just took a few things out of the garage , autoglym is usually available for £1 or so but this time I found £30 worth of HD wax for £2 , it'd had a few scoops taken out but 70% of it was still there Yes it made a red MX5 shine a lot but the beading didn't last any longer than turtle wax I'm dreading having to polish the range rover, I suspect the panel area is the same as a Lexus but I'll need a ladder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Might be worth us all looking out for these in breakers, then letting you know if they look like they've new springs/shocks. Or at least working if yours are really bad. If the brakes/discs are really expensive, could get them secondhand as well. Most scrappies will sell them..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 What is this 'polishing' of which you speak? Do the Easties do that in the £6 car wash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 they polish it with acid Squire_Dawson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_O Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Had one of these beasts rock up at work today.It's going to be receiving a new alternator next week. I'm glad i'm not the mechanic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 It's not that bad actually. Just a job you have to do more by touch than sight. Lexus was joyous for the drive over to Warwickshire today, though the wipers and washers were hopeless in minus five temperatures. Had a bottle of water with me, but the blades had frozen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Then it was off to Bridgnorth for work. I stopped for fuel in Knighton, because I was feeling reckless. This garage is amazing. That's an Avenger Tiger trying to peer through the steamy windows. That also happens to be the closest garage to where my parents live and hence where my father has his discovery serviced/repaired. Very honest garage who appear to go above and beyond. They also supplied some fuel hose and clips for my rather ill CX several years ago for about three and sixpence. A++ would use again and recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 More miles for the Lexus - 580 of them in two days in fact. The first stop was Southampton, with a surprisingly affordable hotel, before heading to start yesterday at Twyford Moors near Portsmouth. It was actually fairly clean when I left the house, but it was a grotty drive down. Then it was an 80-mile drive over to Kent, where I parked next to the bins. Then, I had to drive home on a Friday afternoon. The M25 was FUN. Two lanes closed due to an accident, though it had all been cleared by the time we got there. We did pass a rather rearranged Vauxhall Vivaro on a recovery truck though. After two and a half hours, I finally made it to Reading Services (80 miles) I had a surprisingly affordable gammon and chips, ten minutes of shut-eye, then pushed on for home. Cruise control and BBC 6 Music meant the miles were eaten up very merrily indeed, though eventually, the motorway ran out, and I still had two and a half hours to go. The A44 from Llangurig was interesting... Ok, that's actually a lay by, where a one-legger icy burnout may have occurred, but the road itself was peppered with sheet ice in places. She got a right wiggle on at one point, but thankfully, the ice was a short patch, and grip was restored before the Lexus met the scenery. Sobering stuff. Home was reached just before midnight. Two things stand out for this trip, both for being f*cked. They are the suspension springs and the dampers. They really need replacing. Otherwise, the ol girl just munched the miles very pleasantly, and delivered 29mpg again too. She seems not very keen on breaking through the 30mpg barrier. Dirk Diggler, chaseracer, 17-Coffees and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I seem not very keen on keeping the warble to a minumum and not doing icy burnouts. FTFY. DeeJay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 That Twyford Moors Jag place is only about 5 mins from where I live. It's in Clanfield village. Some very nice motors there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Indeed. Bit cold to be driving around in a roadster with no heater though yesterday... danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Gingercators would improve the MPG -fact! 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I was reading up on quite an interesting article on the history of the Jag XJ40 the other day. It was a bit down beat in the sense that the whole protracted development process was a bit of a disaster and that it wasn't built properly half the time etc etc.. It also mentioned that the LS400 outclassed the XJ40 in most areas and managed to be more frugal despite the V8 goodness. Since you've had both, what do you think. How do the two compare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Seems pretty accurate. Struggled to get much more than 27 on a run in a four litre Jag, but the Lexus knocks on the door of 30 pretty easily. Interior feels a million times better, with far better ergonomics. But, if you've got a windy Welsh A road to play on, the Jaguar is leagues ahead. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Seeing how Masons adventures continue, makes me feel bad how mine is still sitting on the drive with a dead alternator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 My Lexus RX300 V6 has the plugs changed every 55k, I'd imagine yours are a similar milage. Good work on the tensioner, just looking at a cam belt starts a nervous twitch while I think of the many, many ways I could fuck it up.A bit late but how did you get to the plugs in the rear bank? Cam belt and water pump is simple enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 This morning, I awoke in the dark. It turns out I put on non-matching socks because of this. It is not important. The Lexus started with some uneveness and even a hint of a misfire. I decided to cure it by just ignoring it. This worked. It was VERY damp this morning. Then it was off to Bridgnorth for work. I stopped for fuel in Knighton, because I was feeling reckless. This garage is amazing. That's an Avenger Tiger trying to peer through the steamy windows. I put over £80 of fuel in. DISLIKE. After just 350 miles. That's 25mpg. Drat. Must resist that pedal more often. By the time I reached Bridgnorth, the Lexus was pretty minging. No, it says Yuck. I went shite-seeing. I later saw the Volvo being pushed by several lads. Ace. More shite. Then back home. I LOVE THE NON-GINERCATORS! That's about 130 miles covered today. Conclusions: driving this car down a narrow, Shropshire B road is a lot like threading a fish finger into a Smarties tube. It's messy and best avoided. I'm not sure how I've ended up with two Japanese cars with absolutely terrible handling. Why did I sell the Prelude again? On the plus side, V8. I don't think I'll ever tire of the way this thing deals with overtakes. Appropriate plate given the colour of the boot lid and roof. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Seems your Lexus and my Activa have a similar appetite for fuel...for exactly the same reason. I'm sure I could get it well north of 30mpg if I could resist using the loud pedal so much. Sadly the whole getting shoved back in your seat sensation appears to be far too addictive...so mid 20s is the order of the day usually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 i saw this and thought of you DW dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Despite the gingerless front end, I don't think this car is really doing it for me. It has survived six months on the fleet, so that's impressive, but love is not in the air. Pretty much every drive I have in it is tainted by the fact 'it's just too big.' It fits on tiny Welsh mountain roads about as well as King Kong in a bobsleigh. And handles about the same. In other words, yes, I'm concluding that it wasn't worth me forking out for the cambelt change. This is likely to become someone else's bargain. Things I like:The windscreen wipersThe bass response from the stereoCruise controlNoiseSurprising economy Things I dislikeThe handlingThe sizeCowWind noise from the sunroofDid I mention the size? So, I think the time may have come. Though I hate selling cars, and so this isn't quite a for sale post. It nearly is though. The Moog and richardthestag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_cal Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 If you hate selling cars.. Roffle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 I'd want £15 a ticket, so probably not. That's £895 as an asking price, which is only a slightly terrifying fraction of what it owes me. (though admittedly, that's rolling in the Bluebird's costs). EDIT - sod it. I've gone as far as to put a For Sale tag on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 If I didn't have the Activa I'd have your arm off for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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