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[jonathan_dyane]

Or is this to far away to A frame back? 

 

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C564892

 

It is northern Portugal...

[DeeJay]

MM, it looks like a mini eddy is kicking you in the arse 

 

[gm]

So I went to check out TRUCKMANIA this afternoon

 

http://www.svbm.online/index.php/events/17-truckmania-12th-june-2016

 

 

the official GM verdict : a bit pish !

 

several rows of fairly generic modern stuff, these are the highlights

 

 

 

some of them with fancy artwork

 

 

 

then I spotted a few old timers, much more interesting

 

 

 

a fire tender and a goddess

 

 

 

catering was of the finest quality

 

 

maybe she and mr softy should get together ?

 

 

 

enough of the trucks, the host venue was way more interesting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pretty bleak in the cab

 

 

I couldn't resist a quick 'ding' of the bell, sadly it didn't work

 

 

built in Glasgow, spent it's working life in Australia, came back to Scotland to be restored

 

 

this originally had an early digital destination board that broke so often they just used it for the same route for several years

 

 

 

 

there's loads more to see at the bus museum, they only have the one hall open when there is an event on. I'll definitely be making a return visit someday, just not for the trucks

[gm]

bonus spottage around the complex

 

 

 

[Richard]

I hate to shatter your fantasy but Big Winny is a big bloke called Greg Winn.

[gm]

I hate to shatter your fantasy but Big Winny is a big bloke called Greg Winn.

I r disapoint

[drum]

My thoughts exactly, balanced throttle, steer out of the slide and effortlessly waft down the street leaving people aghast like you have channeled the spirit of Senna.

What confuses me us the way the jag behaved differently from any other car/van/truck I've driven that gets a bit tail happy. And I like tail happy. It was like being on ice and I was just a passenger.

The back end came round to about 4 o'clock than swung back clockwise to about 11 before the waltzer ride was over. Maybe the weight distribution is very nose heavy on the 6 litre.

 

After Dad's heart rate returned to normal - his pace maker must have working overtime - he told me how the previous owner had gone to the bother of emailing him at the time of purchase to tell him he had done a 360 while joining a motorway in damp conditions.

 

Makes me want to take it out onto a skid pan (deserted car park on a wet Sunday morning) and make it happen again.

[dollywobbler]

Sounds like you over-corrected, as I did, hence the tail wag. I can't claim to be an expert by any means - I rarely drive RWD stuff. I do seem to have a habit of gathering things back up in them though thankfully! I did harbour a dream of turning the XJS into a drift machine. Not sure the owner of the car shared my enthusiasm...

 

Not sure folk thought I was a reincarnated Senna though. I reckon it looked utterly rubbish from the outside!

[bub2006]

MM, it looks like a mini eddy is kicking you in the arse

Is it just me or do the young chaps in the fiesta in the background look a bit confused as to what's occuring?!

[MarvinsMom]

them young 'uns had NO IDEA at all what was going on!!

[Richard]

During the winter I noticed that there were a lot more cars in fields than I remembered seeing in previous years. That trend has continued into the summer, at least three cars have landed in houses locally in the past week alone. It makes me wonder if something has gone wrong with tyres and / or road surfaces.

[dollywobbler]

I reckon two things.

 

1) People pay no f*cking attention. The number of people I see quite obviously checking/texting on phones is just ridiculous. Perhaps if we actually had Police on patrol, they'd be less tempted to do so.

 

2) No-one pays any attention to tyre condition/pressures these days, which I guess is why the EU felt the need to go down the compulsory tyre monitor route. 

[bub2006]

them young 'uns had NO IDEA at all what was going on!!

Do you mean the wollarding or just had no idea in general

[cort16]

I've got the panda in getting the work done for the mot. Ive got 2 2nd hand from struts for it and the exhaust had about a kilo of mig wire around the down pipe and it was still leaking! He's managed to cut it off and is going to weld a new bit in. Quite excited to get it back now I've commited to it. I'm going to sell my juke soon so I think I'll use this for daily duties for a bit until I get something else.

[For Fiats Sake]

I am Marvins Mom AICMFP

 

 

[richardmorris]

Outside my building at the moment......

 

The F1 has 4 EB for the numberplate ( Bernie Eccleston?).

[DodgyBastard]

Been offered a swap for the 240

 

 

 

I'm 50/50 on it at the moment. It will be motd this week and is in reasonable condition. Its an auto which isn't an issue.

Anyone know what they are like to own?

 

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[DodgyBastard]

Its an 850 t5 if it helps...

 

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[derskine]

240>

Or certainly worth more.

[Guest Hooli]

Been offered a swap for the 240

 

 

 

I'm 50/50 on it at the moment. It will be motd this week and is in reasonable condition. Its an auto which isn't an issue.

Anyone know what they are like to own?

 

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I like them, much fun to be had enjoying their inability to put the power down.

 

Personally I prefer the TDi estate. It's more fun for half the fuel costs.

[Supernaut]

You're having to ask whether to get a T5?

 

Hand in your petrolhead card at the door.

[skattrd]

The 240 is probably worth more and easier to shift than an 850 T5.

[drum]

Re the xjs, my dad forwarded this email from the previous owner...

 

Good to see the XJS again. It was always much admired at shows, but I never really enjoyed the driving experience. In the wet it can bite back – be warned! I have ‘lost’ the back end on three occasions, the worst putting us up the banking still spinning round and round at this end of the M8. The previous owner advised controlling the upshifts by means of the gear selector, but I never bothered. The upshifts can be abrupt and the limited slip differential means both rear wheels lose grip at the same time. Much newer Jaguars inhibit upshifts on corners.

 

Might explain it?

[dollywobbler]

Not sure why an upshift would cause a loss of grip. Any powerful rear-wheel drive car has the potential to get a bit lairy in the wet though. You'd have to be an utter hooligan to unstick the six-cylinder I've got in the dry (I have tried), but it very much needs respect in the wet. To be honest, even a Sierra can be tricky in the wet if you don't respect it. Front-wheel drive is generally a lot safer in that regard.

[bub2006]

My reliant was lairy in the wet. It was breathed on a touch but I wouldn't say powerful. Mind you the power to weight ratio wasn't too bad

[bramz7]

Just got back from an hour of driving in the ZX, and had a two hour lesson earlier in the day. I am rather keen to get as much practice as possible….

ZX again drove well, and thankfully nothing out of the ordinary to report. I accidentally left it in third in stop start traffic and it still pulled away okay, if a little juddery! I did get some looks, but most had that 'why are they learning in that!' vibe.

 

Still a little confused by the damn fuel gauge, it started off at a quarter, filled it with a tenners worth and it went up to half, then hovered around that for a while, and then ended up nearly full by the time we were home. Methinks I will have to start writing down fuel trips and mileage intervals with this thing.

 

Also, I keep eyeing up Xantias and such like on eBay. My mum has already semi promised me her 55 plate C3 for £500 later in the year as a second car, but I can't help myself.

[dean36014]

It must be a zx thing as my fuel guage wanders all over the place too

[purplebargeken]

Old Citroens....... the only cars that fill themselves with petrol when no-one is looking.

[rantingYoof]

Mmmmm 230hp FWD through a four speed slushbox.

 

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[drum]

Not sure why an upshift would cause a loss of grip. Any powerful rear-wheel drive car has the potential to get a bit lairy in the wet though. You'd have to be an utter hooligan to unstick the six-cylinder I've got in the dry (I have tried), but it very much needs respect in the wet. To be honest, even a Sierra can be tricky in the wet if you don't respect it. Front-wheel drive is generally a lot safer in that regard.

Absolutely agree on the respect element. I love rear wheel drive in the wet and on the loose stuff notwithstanding the need for respect. The author of that email was/is the secretary of the jaguar owners club or something and isn't a noob when it comes to powerful rwd cars having had a few before and after this particular jag.

 

Wasn't on the phone and the tyres are nearly new pirellis. As said, I want to try and induce the oversteer again to find out if I was being a tube or if there's something particularly weird about this jag.