cort16 Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 38 minutes ago, dome said: Excellent purchase. And one of my favourite alloy wheels of ever 👌 Those wheels are brilliant they remind me of the XJ220. I am jealous of this purchase, I had a v8 XJR and that was mental but I think these are bit hardier. Jim Bell, Lacquer Peel, tooSavvy and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Awesome purchase, still having a big want for them! Safe travels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 Southwaite has been achieved, not a bad mpg including the a66. Â Cavcraft, Tickman, Lacquer Peel and 13 others 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Is that fuel consumption in litres /100km? Stanky, Rust Collector, Rightnider and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 9 minutes ago, Asimo said: Is that fuel consumption in litres /100km? Beats my Ovlov 940 by 1.0 exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 dont know whether this is omg wtf youre insane etc or nice one 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 10 minutes ago, Asimo said: Is that fuel consumption in litres /100km? stops for pies Lacquer Peel, Rust Collector, 320touring and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 And Hame.  Many many many thanks to @Lacquer Peel and his excellent Expert. A most jovial day out! A fair few miles done And a none too bad consumption..  Now to have a relaxing* weekend Dyslexic Viking, Wibble, Rust Collector and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 What a hotty this is, glad to enable its collection wesacosa, HillmanImp, Cavcraft and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 To be fair, your Expert is a hottie too, especially since you did the thermostat 🤣 Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 3 hours ago, 320touring said: Southwaite has been achieved, not a bad mpg including the a66. Â Your MPG is better with the supercharger, than the 4.0 Sovereign I used to have that was only doing 21.5 mpg. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: Your MPG is better with the supercharger, than the 4.0 Sovereign I used to have that was only doing 21.5 mpg. Back when I was selling Citroens the husband of one of our customers had a nearly new XJR and I persuaded him to take me out in it. I loved it but my overwhelming memory is the belts squealing when he floored it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 4 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: Back when I was selling Citroens the husband of one of our customers had a nearly new XJR and I persuaded him to take me out in it. I loved it but my overwhelming memory is the belts squealing when he floored it. This one makes a nice whine under load. Like a grown up Mini Cooper S. Only booted it on LPG and was quick. Can't wait til I have a decent day and at least 1/3 tank of unleaded. sdkrc, Lacquer Peel, loserone and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mainwaring Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Outstanding. Best colour for them as well, and yes, those XJ220ish wheels suit it magnificently. I mustard mitt I've been half tempted to bag one of these since they're so bleddy cheap at the moment but I thought I'd be better off preserving what little sanity I have left. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 15 minutes ago, Captain Mainwaring said: Outstanding. Best colour for them as well, and yes, those XJ220ish wheels suit it magnificently. I mustard mitt I've been half tempted to bag one of these since they're so bleddy cheap at the moment but I thought I'd be better off preserving what little sanity I have left. I'm the opposite.  Firmly in "FUCK IT!" territory..🤣 mk2_craig, Rust Collector, dome and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Lacquer Peel said: What a hotty this is, glad to enable its collection Jim Bell, ProgRocker, HillmanImp and 21 others 2 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 Supposed to be doing another collection mission today, Walked outside to be greeted by this sight. Started up fine and defrosted lovely. It only got as far as #1 before breaking traction at idle on LPG...  so now the collection is coming to me. Rust Collector, Dyslexic Viking, ProgRocker and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 You need a set of cross climates on there before Sierraman dies. 320touring, tooSavvy, Matty and 6 others 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 18 hours ago, eddyramrod said: enny fule Yeah but if I'd posted this it'd have been a bit too close to the answer 320touring, Lacquer Peel and eddyramrod 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Should've bought an L322 m9 loserone, Rust Collector and 320touring 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 11 hours ago, 320touring said: This one makes a nice whine under load. hopefully not the diff trail of fire haim or sctsch man crying at esso garages??  320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Nice buy @320touring . Big cars look excellent in red.  eddyramrod and 320touring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back_For_More Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Great purchase...... I got mine as a 'gotta own for a bit' purchase and it's still sat outside 8yrs later. Just lovely things. Only issue apart from standard service and consumables was a snapped shock after hitting the mother of all potholes in Belgium...... Enjoy....... They are just fantastic. dome and 320touring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 I have a cunning plan...  Morrisons do a More card that gives you points for every litre of fuel bought ... So 1000L of LPG to get a fiver... Should have £10 worth of vouchers by next week🤣  For info, LPG is currently £0.899/L at Morrisons, so that £5 voucher needs a spend of £899. Currently that looks to be about 4400 miles in the Jaaaag. BARGAIN. (Mild sarcasm)  If I went to Asda for the LPG, at their price of £0.797/L it would cost me £797, so a £93 saving if the £5 Morrisons voucher is taken into consideration.. Looking at it on a cost per mile basis, Morrisons for 4400miles is £899, or £0.20 a mile. Asda is 4400 miles for £797, or £0.18 a mile Enough to cover an oil service and a set of spark plugs every 5k. Jim Bell, Lacquer Peel, Tickman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 I got a wheen of invoices with the car, dating from 2018 to present.. I did what you should never do... So that averages out to £1096 in maintenance per year over the last 6 years. (This figure does not include the £1600 worth of LPG installation) Scary stuff! Time to put some context on the bald figures The old girl has not had an easy time of it since 2018. The LPG kit was fitted in 2019 and it's easy to see why..  I make that out to be 90,626 miles in 6years. That means a not entirely unreasonable £0.07 per mile in costs. The logic re the £1600 spend on the LPG comes into sharp focus when you look at the fuel costs. Assuming 23mpg long term average, and a fuel price of 1.499/L 90626 miles needs 3,940 Gallons (17,911L) for a cost of £26,848...  Assuming 20mpg on LPG, and a fuel price of 0.899/L 90626 miles needs 4531 Gallons (20,598L) for a cost of £18,518.. That means the LPG install + fuel + maintenance cost a total of £26,695.  Effectively, that's the running costs for free. Hopefully it remains to be free to run🤣 chodweaver, Tickman, Jenson Velcro and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 That's the finest purchase justifying man maths I've seen in a very long time. Â Good work! 320touring, tooSavvy and DSdriver 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Sham said: That's the finest purchase justifying man maths I've seen in a very long time. Â Good work! One tries ones best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 First tank of LPG done in the XJR - anyone want to guess the mpg? Mainly MWAY at 70gps where possible, maybe 15% town work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 25.0 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 not fucking enough ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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