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  1. I'm in Fort Lauderdale at the minute and this turned up last night. EV and much bigger (from memory) than the original.
  2. I'd say I'm happy with what I've got, 2023 Kuga ST Line Edition PHEV. Feels like it's well made, has the ability to cover a real life 40 miles on a charge, then has a 2.5 Petrol engine so its not stressed and revving it's nuts off to move, comfy, safe, even handles well for a big bus, has a great stereo, great seats, I can defrost it in a morning whilst in the house with the pre heat function, or when out and about using the remote start, same to cool it down in summer, it does 80 MPG yet is powerful enough to overtake slower traffic. 1995 I'd have a Xantia Activa, not using the full allowance but id be happy with it!
  3. Me and my Mum behind my Dad's H reg 1.8 LX, probably be about 1993 I think I'm about 6 or 7 there!
  4. Shipley Train Station usually has more than one police car in attendance, must have been a quiet day πŸ˜‚
  5. I had an Activa, it's pretty difficult to find parts for them, even knowing specialists. Main reason I don't have mine anymore is loss of space, a car I'd wanted forever and I really didn't want it to leave. The chap bought mine last year and had it transported to Scotland, then paid for a full respray, it looked superb afterwards. They drive like nothing else on the road, and look brilliant as well, its such a shame Citroen no longer make proper cars with hydropneumatic suspension, I'd buy a new one tommorow if they made one.
  6. XF has a full Jaguar history until I bought it and a full specialist history since my purchase. Even though I could do it myself at home, and the chap who services it for me went on all the courses about the XF with me when they were new πŸ˜‚. Sadly the warranty needs the stamps and invoices, and I don't have the time these days tbh to be messing with cars. Doesn't cost the world to get it done properly and I know the car is 100% so πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ A lot of people think a service is an oil change sadly, which is why buying a car is such a challenge!
  7. +1 for Tanya, used them for the Disco 3 battery and for my S60 Battery, good service.
  8. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1960234941018956/?ref=facebook_story_share This popped up on Facebook, looks like it needs to be rescued!
  9. I'm not the biggest fan of this, but it does have a lot of modes and information, as well as a decent set of fake analogue gauges, so not the worst at the moment (2022 A3 SE)
  10. Very jealous. A sorted S Type R is a thing to behold. When I first drive one at 18, it was the first car I REALLY wanted. I'd swap my XF for a non rusty, facelift, Ultraviolet one I think. That head unit really modernises the interior and looks great, well done.
  11. I used my 1984 924 everyday for a year, if anything it got better the more I used it! Was better on fuel on my then commute than my 9-5 Aero and R56 MCS Works I had at the same time as well. Only issue was if it was icy or cold, the heater was ace but it had so much glass it took ages to defrost. Service bits were cheap, tyres were cheap, even for decent ones as it had little 15 inch wheels, but the best bit was how it looked 😎 I'd do it again.
  12. I have a full set of V60 wheels with 2 Pirelli and 2 either Michelin or Contis on (I can't remember which) in the garage you can have for 150 quid, same as these:
  13. This is very hard work. It's not easy finding a car that is not too small, or too big, or too plasticky, or too fancy 🀷 I think we need a Yeti. Or a Scirocco. Or a TT. Or a V40 T5. Or a C30 T5. Or a Fiesta ST. Aaaaaaaaaaaargh, and so on.
  14. I think I'm going to replace the XF with a 2dr, a C70, 6 series convertible, or similar full size 4 seat convertible. So if you find a solution I'd be interested to know πŸ‘ We have a 6 year old child in a massive car seat as well as a huge dog to contend with!
  15. We get our Lab in the back of the XF fine, plenty of room, she plugs into the seatbelt and the rear seat hammock I bought is brilliant. It was only 25 quid, is waterproof, has a see through vent par so she can see between the seats, and it protects the rear seats, door cards and front seat backs. A saloon is easily doable, might struggle with the in/out bit in a couple though I guess. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394574766002?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=khc_str4q3c&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=liOGJVhjQlW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
  16. Well the V60 has been sold 😞 It shall certainly be missed, it was a brilliant car, and only forced out by my company car, and wanting to keep the Jaaaaaag. The wife is using my temporary company car for work duties currently, which is a new Audi A3 Sportback 30 TFSi. Long name, shite car, not a patch on the Volvo or Jag, progress eh! It's both slow and not particularly economical, but it is better on fuel than the big Jag, so makes sense for her to use it day to day. She has been managing with the Jag, over the tops to work every day, but, it is a bit big for what she needs, and once my Kuga turns up we don't really need two big cars so I might reconsider it, looked at Minis but they're just shite, and not in a good way. Tempted by a C70, as I still haven't had a convertible, and for less than 10k I reckon I could pick whichever one I wanted. Will have to have a think, I'm rubbish at finding cars when I need one.
  17. Wow that's a late one, must have been one of the end of production cars? Lovely cars.
  18. It is in very good condition for its age, so I'll try give it a go once we're back from the van next week. WBAC offered 6k so they can gtf, similar ones are 12k on eBay at dealers. This needs no reconditioning, matching Dunlop's, good brakes, no big dents etcs, so they should give a decent price hopefully.
  19. All change in car world 🀷 No Cupra now, 18 month waiting list! Changed to a Kuga ST Line X PHEV. It's big, aaand that's all I know, seems to have a decent spec. Hopefully V60 is going to a friend, as it's too nice to trade in, it's been looked after so would rather it did a good turn. Need to sort out selling the Jag, I CBA dealing with the public, anyone had any success with Motorway? I guess it wouldn't sell on here? Shame it's going as its still under (proper) warranty that would pay for a new engine, gearbox etcs if it failed, even if it was 9k etc. But its too big for the Wife (ooer missus) and it has to go 😐 She really wants a Countryman or Paceman Cooper S All4, would be 2.0 Diesel as we all know the Petrol is a time bomb when turbo'd, and my own Cooper S was a menace to my wallet, and I don't think the 2.0d is a paragon of reliability, but, everything has its faults. I wanted a XC60 but apparently too big, maybe a 5 Door Cooper S would work 🀷
  20. Temporary company car coming very shortly, so looks like time is up for the Jag, and then the V60 (which I think has already found a new home). Anyone want to buy an XF πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ Will have to take my plate off it and then get it sold as there's not room for all of these cars now. Getting a Qashqai 158 MHEV until the order fulfilment is done for the Cupra, can't complain, looks decent enough. Will miss this old beast though πŸ˜” I'll miss the V60 as well, it's been a very good car, never let us down, and is comfy, practical, very economical and quick enough when needed. Also handles leagues ahead of my old S60, which I'd spent a fortune on Bilstein Dampers, Polestar Springs, poly bushed arms and anti roll bars to try and improve. It's also a good looking car, especially on its winter wheels.
  21. Heated/cooled seats and the 1200w of Bowers and Wilkins speakers Being comfortable and having floor shaking music on demand are probably my two biggest wants in a car now.
  22. Well, no fun updates as such. Both V70 and XF will be off to pastures new this year, as I'm ordering a Cupra Formentor VZ3 245 eHybrid as a company car πŸ˜” Makes sense from a tax perspective, and I've put it off as long as I could. So i'm hoping to get a 184ps Octavia Scout or VRS 4x4 estate to replace the XF and V60, and a Porsche 924 or Boxster. I really miss having a proper fun car, and an older car, so ideally 924, but Boxsters arent exactly new now, so either will do. Both Jag and V60 just went for MOT and passed witb no issue as always, i'll miss them both, V60 more so, weirdly. The V60 is a proper Volvo, and feels like both a new, and old Volvo, which is hard to explain. Its very well built, but also handles in a way the P2 never could. A P2 R wouldnt see which way the V60 went down a b road, unless it had some very big straights. The XF is a beautiful car, powerful, luxurious and fun. But its also massive, and my wife hates driving it due to its size, so no point keeping it, its not exactly a weekend car, even though thats basically what its been! Only done about 7k miles in 2 years! So, we shall see, coukd be a much different year for cars this year!
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