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  1. Think it very slightly helps the mpg that it's got the vvti on it. Seems pretty eager to rev and make a pleasing sound when you hit the loud pedal.
  2. Not much to report on the Lexus apart from it being an absolutely cracking motaah. MPG is bad as expected but no worse than any other V6 SUV of the era. Been seeing around 25-28mpg on a run which seems to be the norm. @NorthernMonkey mentioned that thermostat might be a bit lazy as the gauge doesn't quite get to halfway but it looks like the stats fitted to these open at 82 degrees so it just may be normal. The car had also been listed as non ulez complient which I thought was a bit odd since the MK2 RX300 are Euro4. I gave the ulez helpline a call on Friday last week to have a chat with them to see what they thought. Clearly they thought I was right as when i checked today this is what it shows Ha! Screw you Bristol City Council 🤣
  3. Yeah that what I enjoyed about it. Think it may have been lowered by one of the many owners ago
  4. Much prefer what he left with me 🤣
  5. Solenoids Neil reckons. Drops into limp when hot. Had the fluid changed but to no avail. Was on the original fluid.
  6. As some of you will have seen, @NorthernMonkey willingly relieved me of my E46 330ci Convertible this morning and is currently back 'upt north'. Prior to this I had a BMW X3 which I loved and shouldn't have got rid of but impulses got the better of me. I've been needing a "sensible" daily for a while now as sailing the Buick is painful on the wallet. I was discussing my need of a new daily with Neil @NorthernMonkey and he mentioned he had this which he was looking to move on and we worked out a deal. If it looks familiar it's because it's been on the forum before. It's a Lexus RX300 SE-L which he had bought from @Neil clark with buggered airbag suspension on one side. The bags had pin holes in them and new lexus items are £1500 a corner. So it's had the compressor and bags removed and coil springs fitted from an SE. @NorthernMonkey was kind enough to give it a service, new brakes and MOT before driving it down here this morning. It's a fantastic car and soo comfortable. Got a nice exhaust note when booting it as well. Only one pic at the moment as it's currently lashing it down but am very happy
  7. Pleasure to meet you and the missus Neil. Glad the BMW is performing well
  8. Ive felt the need for something more sensible as a daily runner and while the Buick performs this task admirably, 15mpg round town hurts a bit. I need something with a few more mpg's to lessen the pain. I found something which fits the bill whcih I'll be making a short trip to collect later today. Updates to follow
  9. I loved that channel right up till I found out what he had done 🤬
  10. I'm currently in Barcelona and the lack of chod is very depressing. Plenty of Astra H's but as all Vauxhall's are shit I refuse to take any photos of them. However here are some of the scant few cars that have been worth a pic Electric Piaggio Porter which the city utilises everywhere The multipla and twingo were absolutely battered to fuck which made them all the more endearing as pretty much every car in Barcelona that I saw was from within the last ten years. The absolute pick if the bunch were the last two Firstly The only Seat Marbella I saw the whole time we were here. In GLX flavour and was pretty much mint. I did also see a non UK Suzuki Jimmy made by Santana with the 1.5 DCI Clio engine fitted but forgot to photo it. My top fav was this ugly bastard Kia Opirus which was absolutely amazing. Acres of pleather and faux walnut. Think it's fitted with the same 3.0 V6 Mitsi Sigma engine as the Hyundai XG30. Actually looked really nicely finished in person and definitely would like to score one of these. Only LHD though. Apparently the USA got these with a 280bhp 3.8 V6 😲
  11. Just had a lovely chat in Exeter Morrisons with a bloke in his 80's doing his weekly shop in his Maxi 2 1750L as you do. It's his daily driver and is in really nice fettle and also has a Maxi MK1 as well
  12. In the velour stakes I'll see your manta and raise you a grand marquis But @sutty2006 already knows this 🤣
  13. Pleased to announce success for another years legal motoring
  14. MOT time for this one today 😬😬😬 Shameless plug for my mates MOT station
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