scooters Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 the '79 Daimler was pressed into immediate action this morning as my Pringle pastel jumper and slacks mobile - aka the Lexus LS400 is in Edinburgh and I've sold my dahn sarff daily to torsten who is coming to drink beer tonight.New battery, some oil, a fill up and a burn up and down the M1 for 30 miles and it seems to be working a treat! £80 to fill up both tanks though - friggin ouch!driving it gives me a semi quite franklyI will get some pics up to show some of the wonderful rust holes - the inside has that smell of leather, oil, petrol and damp that is so common in 30 year old jags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Carburtootered Series 2, or Injected Series 3? I'm assuming there's a bit of 4.2 action going on?I had a Tudor white Series 3 XJ6 3.4 with red leathers, March 1979 on the T - one of the very first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 very early '79 on a T plate - injucted 4.2 Series 3lurvin it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredTransit Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Would have liked to dust off my daimler, only some git nicked the plates off it down me storage. Bit stupid really, cos it's not taxed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 upgraded the RAC membership to rescue today - the Daimler has to get me from Herts to Lincoln tomorrow and then onto Edinburgh - good workout which should identify any issues - here's hping to getting back under my own steam - getting fed up of late nights on the hard shoulder with the c0cking Moggy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredTransit Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Who have you get the re mortgage through, for the petrol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 yeah - tell me about it - fortunately:a/ I have been driving around in XJ40s for a while including a DD6b/ I think the 28-30mpg my LS400 returns is excellent so I am conditioned to gas guzzlershaving said that - it cost me £85 to fill her up yesterday on cheap sainsbury petrol as well....ouch!!!60mph methinks - keep the revs below 2,100of course I can also claim the fuel as a travel expense so I shouldn't be whining.The car is getting valeted tomorrow am by the guy who does the company cars at work - complete bargain £20 in and out for a £50 job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredTransit Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 When we bought our Daimler, we could only get £30 in between both tanks, so I reckon it had maybe £80 in it already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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