EyesWeldedShut

4 hours ago, Matty said:

Has the coolant weep gone now the cars seen a few heat cycles?

 

Likely replaced by wallet leak 😀

5 hours ago, grogee said:

Thanks. It's funny but being the owner I can only see the faults. I need to step back from time to time. 

Do this - it is a good looking and rare beast 

2 minutes ago, St.Jude said:

In my mind if it had the immobiliser there would be a red light illuminated on the dashboard? I don’t recall there being one. 

That said, if there is one then that could well be an issue. I think though that the first instances of this happening I did do the whole lock/unlock bollocks and nothing happened. Never investigated the door lock switch.

Tbh I don't recall if the 820 had any immobiliser lights or LEDs - just that the maintenance guys (fleet car) never trusted the plip on the remote and said to always just use the key.

8 hours ago, High Jetter said:

 

Have you reached the coast yet?.🤣

No, he was raging so hard he had to pull over and let his personal coolant level drop

Mind you - those number plate are shite (and inside lane is left considerately clear so that us folks in 60mph limited HGV type things can safely* undertake the 57 mph car things in lane 2)

19 hours ago, grogee said:

Here's Master Grogee attempting to 'pick' the lock,

Lovely looking car there - much jealous.

Master Grogee looks to be handy with the tools - I was wondering tho'

- Ello, ello, ello, what have we got 'ere then, sonny?
- I'm picking a lock, officer.
- Plainly. Care to explain why?
- Yes. It's the initiation test for the Bill Sykes School of Autoshite Kiting
-<frown> And your name is?
- Artful Dodger McGrogee. Mr Bill Sykes McGrogee has promised Mini Eggs next if I succeed.

There was a 'thing' on the 820 where the immobiliser would get confused after a battery disconnect and you had to do some tribal dance involving opening/closing doors, boot and bonnet then lock/unlock the car after you had reconnected the battery (My ex-wife had an 820 company car back in the day and I took the battery off to recharge after we came back from a holiday and, off course, car would then not start. Local dealer's workshop manager phoned the fix through to Mr. Egg on Face here)

If the 827 is the same immobiliser unit then could this be the problem (forgive me if it has already been considered and excluded)?

10 minutes ago, Marina door handles said:

I am no disco expert but a 1990 car on what looks like a 1970s Range Rover Carb setup and a choke? Chinny reckon! 

Hmmmmmmm indeed and £8250 is bloody strong money for a car that may have had its EFI system stripped out and binned! 

Discos were on carbs and not EFi  when first introduced,  I think LR were trying to get them slotted in as a cheap RR idea - so the first Discos were, pretty much, a mashup of my 1983 2 door RR with some Montego switches (let's face it - they had the two door chassis available, parts bin full of switches etc, why not).
I think when Disco went to 3.5 EFi when the RR moved up to the 3.9 EFi - don't quote me on that bit.

(Heh - don't forget the powerful MPi - my farrier at the time had one from new.....).
 

On 23/04/2023 at 10:20, EyesWeldedShut said:

Not my picture but - first Cuckoo of the year this morning - Spring is sprung  

Guess that's why it's 6 degree outside right now and zero expected overnight?

He's back - 6am this morning shouting his head off.  Thought I saw one during the week getting mobbed by a thrush but audible confirmation this morning, Spring is officially Sprung.

44 minutes ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

The smiley faces make me want to scream.

Any better in Welsh ?

No, thought not.

Not sure if a graphic designer got paid oodles of monies for this or if it was the result of an age 4 to 6 schoolkids competition.  

Denso got less dense today (maybe)

5 hours ago, grogee said:

Just done my bins. I thought of @sierraman. It's a four-binner tomorrow as well

Bins? Euwww - there's posh - we get this four 'thing' collection this week:

1 hour ago, Sigmund Fraud said:

Valve looks similar to the Delaney one, as used in the Triumph Vitesse - if so, it's sadly £££ from Triumph suppliers.

+1 Herald too
https://www.jamespaddock.co.uk/heater-valve-delaney-galley560612 ???

We had two things you could pull out of the dash on my Dad's - the heater control and the choke. One worked, the other didn't.

11 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

History looks clean, the fact it’s been owned while is promising. I’d be tempted for that money TBH, nice looking car and my favourite XF wheels too!

It's been dropped £200 - another 11.5 weeks it'll be free

1 minute ago, JJ0063 said:

History looks clean, the fact it’s been owned while is promising. I’d be tempted for that money TBH, nice looking car and my favourite XF wheels too!

I think it'll go at that price - if it wasn't a saloon I'd be tempted myself but (1) we need four seats and room for various dogs (2) SWMBO is frowning over my shoulder  

This was on Anglia Car Auctions site with a BIN of £2,500 before they punted it through the sale last night.
Bidding started at £1500 and stalled at £1800 - they've still not lowered the BIN 
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/modern-auctions/2639-17-Apr-2024/5753~1-2010-jaguar-xf-s-luxury-v6-auto

2010 JAGUAR XF S LUXURY V6 AUTO, 98K miles, "Coolant low light on" 
Motorway Muncher or Hanger Queen?

10 hours ago, Schaefft said:

Not far from @HMC! I'd totally have this just to be able to say I owned a PT convertible.

Totnes though - you have to wear Jesus sandals and hippy clothes 🏳️‍🌈
The £60 a month tax is a bit of a crippler but the price tag - tempting 
Just whacked it through an insurance comparison - higher than an SLK for me? Weird

1 minute ago, rattlecan said:

That was For Your Eyes Only

Ahhh - yes, you have me there. 15 love  - I'm pleading age and early morning squinting

3 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Old main entrance at Pinewood Studios. Home of the James Bond set.

Got a job there once as an extra - not on a Bond Movie though

9 hours ago, GeorgeB said:

Liverpool?

No idea [edit] Spy Who Loved Me - best bit in that was the 2CV cutainraiser chase and Sheena Easton in the credits. Have the driver Woolarding

Rover 25, low mileage but no MOT (last one suggests maybe a little frilly underneath) Swansea £300

On 15/04/2024 at 19:06, Rocket88 said:

I would also point out that the constant worshipping at the altar of BMW / Mercedes / Audi makes my teeth itch

Any supermarket car park (other than Lidl) seems rather full of the German stuff these days - lucky my wife has a Bini.
Oh, hang on.....

 

4 minutes ago, motorpunk said:

Yeah. It’s crap but handles so well.

That light covers a multitude of sins - Sprog now drives hers armed with an ELM327 and an iPhone app (MAF glitch) - saves her visiting the old people every other day

Harry Secombe

1 hour ago, motorpunk said:

A very discourteous courtesy car. 

Bini? Standard issue.