Popular Post eddyramrod Posted April 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2022 Where's the Cadillac? The what? Come on man, the Cadillac, the Bluesmobile, where is it? I traded it. You traded a Cadillac for this? Actually no, I traded a Cadillac for this... Be honest, how many of you saw it coming? The reality is, it takes something like this to get me to part with Huggy. We met up and did the deed at Charnock Richard services on the M6. HMC - Matthew - is positively heroic, setting off at silly o'clock this morning in order to get there at almost exactly the same time I did. Now I'm home, but I bet he isn't yet. I hope he's having a comfy trip. Well I know he's comfy, it's not possible to be anything less on Huggy's seats, but you know what I mean. It feels very strange. No Cadillac! What's the matter with me? Well basically, decrepitude. I can't maintain a near-50-year-old car now. How good I am at maintaining an 18-year-old car remains to be seen. The Jag, which I'm naming Handsome (YVH = You're Very Handsome) is a lovely thing to drive. It's quite easy to get up to silly speeds though! I'll have to be careful with that. Even MrsR likes it. Flat4, bicycle repairman, morrisoxide and 85 others 88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, eddyramrod said: naming Handsome Don't listen to @barefoot. I think this can only be a good thing for you Eddy. Enjoy! eddyramrod, barefoot and Tickman 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 A Jaaaaaaag* is effectively a Midlands Cadillac so I'd wager you're onto a winner. Flat4, BorniteIdentity, oldcars and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Top woolarding there, good to see standards maintained. Sounds like a good swap for you, best 9f luck with the Jag. Twiggy, eddyramrod and BorniteIdentity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 This is what the M6 looked like... Funny how, when I see something old on the motorway, it's usually a 205. Huggy's interior looked like this... Provisions on the seat, documents and coat on the floor. And pretty much the same layout on the Jag on the way back. Jim Bell, Popsicle, Low Horatio gearbox and 11 others 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Lovely looking Jag! eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Well done chaps! Looks a cracking Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaag and a great trade for both sides. Dont worry though Eddy, you can pilot my Mercury anytime your getting withdrawal symptoms!!😆 oldcars, eddyramrod, Flat4 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 I might take you up on that! danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 I hope you were listening to that 8 track all the way there! My love for American cars will never die. I’ll have one again soon enough. HMC and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Was great to meet you Eddie, hope I can to the Cadillac Justice as for me it’s one of THE vehicles of the forum. lesapandre, eddyramrod, RayMK and 39 others 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 I wondered why BP had run out of petrol. RayMK, Austat, Flat4 and 30 others 6 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, HMC said: Was great to meet you Eddie, hope I can to the Cadillac Justice as for me it’s one of THE vehicles of the forum. I'm sure you will! I think he's in good hands with you. Best of luck HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Well done Eddy, for keeping Huggy alive and in the public eye for so long. And passing him on to a new owner as a living, working thing. So sad to see old cars left to die, the owners convinced they're worth a lot of money and they'll get round to doing them up one day. The Jaguar looks a lovely thing. Forgive my ignorance, but is it one of the aluminium bodied ones? auntiemaryscanary, chodweaver, lesapandre and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 Thank you kind sir; my feelings exactly. And yes, this is the aluminium model that was launched in 2002, when I had my first one (4.2 Daimler Sovereign S2 LWB, 1978). lesapandre and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Oh my goodness, Eddy's finally got rid of Huggy - I think you've been trying to move him on since I joined the forum! Good luck with the Jag. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Designed under the auspices of Geoff Lawson who grew up in Leicester, a few streets from where I live. Apparently he wasn't actually that keen on Jaguars, preferring American cars, and would turn up for work in a Corvette. lesapandre and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 1 hour ago, HMC said: Was great to meet you Eddie, hope I can to the Cadillac Justice as for me it’s one of THE vehicles of the forum. Tell me you invested in BP without showing me the paperwork... lesapandre, AnnoyingPentium and Quintus 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Oh fabulous, both fantastic cars for different reasons. Yayy. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 Exactly Ken! The Jag does feel very much like a car I should be driving. So does Huggy, but in different ways. Next month I would have had him six years, which is longer than I've had any other car. I can't see reaching the same point with the Jag, but who knows? It is lovely. It was a delight to finally meet HMC too, he seems like the right man for the next stage in Huggy's life. Leyland Worldmaster and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 A good result for both of you. What are the plans for the caddy ? lesapandre and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 15 hours ago, Pieman said: Oh my goodness, Eddy's finally got rid of Huggy - I think you've been trying to move him on since I joined the forum! Good luck with the Jag. Thanks. Huggy broke down on a long trip four years ago, I got my orders back then, he had to go. I've deliberately not put a great deal of effort into moving him on; posting him on other people's threads became a running joke. I love/d having a Cadillac! I didn't seriously expect HMC to take the bait, even though he's done Detroit before, but fortunately the car he was offering was appropriate as a replacement. So when he messaged me, I thought I'd better stand by my offer. So yesterday was the culmination of that process. AnnoyingPentium and DVee8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 And here we are in my little street. LightBulbFun, tooSavvy, Coprolalia and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 14 minutes ago, eddyramrod said: And here we are in my little street. You're going to have to start paying Road Tax and getting it Motd!Lovely thing though. What engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 Spoilsport! You're not wrong though. 3.5V8. 808 Estate and Dobloseven 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 Yesterday I had a blast round some local village roads that don't even qualify for a B number. Suspension: a bit on the firm side, but totally unflappable. Power: more than adequate I'm still feeling the loss of Huggy but the more I drive this, the more I warm to it. And it plays cassettes! I've resurrected the boxes of them that were in my lockup, along with a load of CDs because it has a changer in the trunk. I need to load that up, because I got a new Puppini Sisters CD for my birthday and haven't played it yet. 320touring, paulplom, Amishtat and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 On 18/04/2022 at 14:39, eddyramrod said: And here we are in my little street. Nice to see a bit 'just parked in the Back to Backs'... Like my street 👍 Never enough Ooommph in the world... So, I gave up 🤣 GR8 m8 👌 eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 As birthday presents to yourself go, a Jag is about as good as it gets and a worthy replacement for Huggy. 😎 mk2_craig, tooSavvy and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 Well I'm getting used to having Handsome around, although I'm still feeling pangs for Huggy. I've tried the casette player now, it works! Woo-hoo! Still need to try the CD changer though. Matty and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Moving Huggy on, painful though it is right now, is probably the best decision. Time for another adventure for both of you. I hope Handsome serves you as well as Huggy ever did. Matty and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 And today I put some CDs in the changer. Yup, that's working fine too. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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