HMC- XK8 Starts!

[Guest Hooli]

That sounds like shitloads of fun and harmony.

It's only advancing the typical boxing day conditions by a few days.

[Jim Bell]

Off to Germany for Christmas today with the kids and my divorce-in-progress wife to spend it with my in-laws.

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Best of luck man. Hope it goes better than the prospect sounds.

[Bucketeer]

I'm currently in Germany if you need help to break up any tension from a lanky northern gooseberry.

[richardthestag]

old adage may well ring true here - fish and family are only good for 3 days.

 

you need to get the fuck out of there asap

 

good luck with the trip though and Happy Christmas 

[BavarianRetro]

old adage may well ring true here - fish, family and L322s are only good for 3 days.

 

you need to get the fuck out of there asap

 

good luck with the trip though and Happy Christmas

Fixed that for you.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Safe trip HMC - if you need anything Brussels way - just shout - 00 THREE TWO - FOUR 76 06 88 30   - same goes for anyone travelling by - or flying from Brussels or Charleroi...… open doors as always.

 

Frohest fest! Hertzlichen Gluckwunsch …….und und und…….. (spellcheck not bothered with)

[hairnet]

^^ he said as he got the fuck outta brussel

 

geen probleme

 

tot ziens

[Guest Hooli]

Are you there yet?

[HMC]

Thanks for your well wishes! Yes made it there. The Range Rover did well, haven’t stopped listening out for scary noises, but it averaged just shy of 30mpg over the trip, and over a 20 minute stretch at an indicated 110mph (not flat out but probably not far off) it averaged 16 MPG for just that bit!

Considering the circumstances, everyone is being nice too, I must admit for a second I identified with Teresa May on one of her Brussels trips but thankfully I needn’t have worried.

 

Merry Christmas shiters!

[twosmoke300]

Sorry to hear of your problems . Having lived with my wife for a year after we decided to split I totally feel what you must be going through.

Feel free to message for a chat anytime and I’ll prob end up buying another car off you !

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

At least Essenshire On Ruhr isn’t too far into the Reich. Do the matching EN:GS number plates have a significance?

 

Aber frohe weihnachten - so viel als möglich.

[Six-cylinder]

My turn to put a Range Rover TD6 reliability to the test, I have to take a fridge to Wales this morning so the obvious choice is the RR!

[DodgeRover]

In my opinion the only way to make things better* would be to purchase a mk1 transit fire van for the drive back at 60kph flat out...

[HMC]

Given the circumstances, getting wasted on German beer (obv)

 

 

Must avoid ebay.de.....

[Junkman]

At least Essenshire On Ruhr isn’t too far into the Reich. Do the matching EN:GS number plates have a significance?

 

Aber frohe weihnachten - so viel als möglich.

 

EN is Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, not Essen. Same difference though.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Essen, Ennepe.

 

You’re just splitting Herrs now.

[Six-cylinder]

My turn to put a Range Rover TD6 reliability to the test, I have to take a fridge to Wales this morning so the obvious choice is the RR!

 

Not to give HMC's RR any ideas the results are in Six cylinder Motoring Notes!

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/19386-six-cylinders-motoring-notes-2004-2005-2006-2007/page-110?do=findComment&comment=1697924

[HMC]

This Range Rover tended to run cool. Alas it’s got 3 bloomin thermostats (EGR, transmission and main) so potentially a PITA to diagnose. Plus the main is wrapped around the water pump. No thanks.

 

I removed the EGR coolant circuit and deleted the EGR itself. Thats one thermostat gone. I also copied a common rover 75 diesel mod by fitting a Renault 5 thermostat in the top hose ( not the same engine, but similar architecture as they are both BMW units) result is it now it warms up properly. I celebrated by going to the supermarket where a more valuable cousin parked next to it.....

 

[catsinthewelder]

I love the fact that you put R5 bits on a modern RR.

[320touring]

Good effort with the r5 stat, likely most reliable part on it

[richardthestag]

Does EGR Delete fall foul of Mr MoT or did I dream that?

[Shirley Knott]

Yup, EGR delete is an offence on the updated test list as I understand it (Someone please correct me if I'm wrong)

 

I suppose it all comes down to how sympathetic/absent minded your tester is really.

[HMC]

OK, in brief I am going through a divorce and was aiming to get a house to move on in my life and share custody of the 2 HMC juniors. Alas the house purchase also went wrong following a survey and I’ve wound up at a flat above my work premises. I’m ditching the sensible fiesta tomoz as my prospective commute is a walk down some steps rather than a 45 minute slog in a car.

 

I’ve got this currently also

 

 

Former minibus now basic camper prefacelift sprinter with a n/a om601 slugger, I’ll post up some more pics tomorrow in all its glory*

 

And contemplating a 1990 Carlton cdx or a 2004 Mini Cooper s, any guesses which will be in the fleet shot on Sunday?

[The Moog]

Fingers crossed for the Carlton

 

 

Sorry to hear about the life stuff, but that camper means you are winning in the eyes of a man on the internet

[Jim Bell]

Got to be the Carlton, but the Cooper S would be a nice consolation prize.

 

Sorry to hear about the negative aspects of HMC life man.

[bramz7]

Carlton so I can buy it off you? That's right, I've played that card!

 

Hope things improve buddy, can't be much fun.

[HMC]

Thanks. Like a true petrolhead a big factor in buying the house (I was single when I bought it) was the length of the drive and consequent car buying options (6 or 7 cars if parked carefully)

[HMC]

Carlton so I can buy it off you? That's right, I've played that card!

Hope things improve buddy, can't be much fun.

Cheers, spending my last night here drinking champaigne in bed as I type (wierd but true!)

[Jim Bell]

Cheers, spending my last night here drinking champaigne in bed as I type (wierd but true!)

 

Single when you bought and and single on the way out?

 

I hope there was many happy years in between fella.

[Broadsword]

Best of luck getting life stuff sorted out. Sorry to hear you are having a hard time of it. Lots of fun to be had either with the Carlton it Cooper S, although I am biased towards superchargers myself these days.