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went out for a bit o fresh air today

Posted: Wed 02 Jun, 2010 7:31 pm
by mikeysaling
been relaxing

went out in the love of my life
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Re: went out for a bit o fresh air today

Posted: Wed 02 Jun, 2010 7:47 pm
by prospero
I had a mate who was a car nut. His missus told him he loved his car more than he loved her. He said that's not true, I love you both equally.
It didn't last. :Slap:

Re: went out for a bit o fresh air today

Posted: Wed 02 Jun, 2010 8:36 pm
by Tim
This was the love of my life for a few years - had to let her go when we moved to Yorkshire as we had no garage to keep her in.....
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Tim

Re: went out for a bit o fresh air today

Posted: Wed 02 Jun, 2010 8:38 pm
by Roboframer
Nice Motors!

Here's a shot of my shop - well a reflected one. :D
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Now beat this ...
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Re: went out for a bit o fresh air today

Posted: Wed 02 Jun, 2010 8:58 pm
by Tim
Dammit - the wife's 220CDi Estate just went back to the leasing company. 30K miles, *average* speed over 60mph (she works a long way from home), *avg* consumption 46mpg or so.......

I'll take a piccy of my van's Garmin readout tomorrow - it does around 44mpg on a good run too! Transit Connect's a bit of a comedown from the XK8 mind......

Re: went out for a bit o fresh air today

Posted: Wed 02 Jun, 2010 9:20 pm
by Roboframer
Never mind the MPG - even though it's pretty good for a 3.2 V6, petrol.

My readout was Cardiff to here, including getting out of Cardiff, two very long sets of roadworks on the M4 with average speed cameras - cruise control set to 50, and this end when the fun ended at Chichester with 20 miles to go.

Re: went out for a bit o fresh air today

Posted: Thu 03 Jun, 2010 8:25 am
by mikeysaling
robo - lovely car - thats a meaty engine, power to weight ratio must give it a fair bit of 'GO' ! Just the job for comfortable long distance jaunts.

Tim - not sure i could have let her go :cry: and that colour - beautiful! Did you say somewhere you turned the garage into your gallery/workshop ? Not sure i could have done that but i suppose needs must :( .

Re: went out for a bit o fresh air today

Posted: Thu 03 Jun, 2010 8:58 am
by Tim
mikeysaling wrote:Tim - not sure i could have let her go :cry: and that colour - beautiful! Did you say somewhere you turned the garage into your gallery/workshop ? Not sure i could have done that but i suppose needs must :( .
Actually no.....I had a nice heated garage in Scotland when we lived up there, but when we came down to Yorkshire, the 'building' that was described as a garage on the particulars turned out to be in the back garden, and not accessible from any road following 'improvements' made by the previous owners :evil:

The Jag ended up spending the first winter here outdoors, and despite a proper car cover, still got damp and mildewed, so I took pity on her, gave her a good valet and let her go.

I'll get another one sometime though. Same colour, but an XKR if I can find one!

Re: went out for a bit o fresh air today

Posted: Thu 03 Jun, 2010 9:10 pm
by Gesso&Bole
My wife says there is no point having this car, as we have 3 vehicles between the 2 of us. i disagree

Re: went out for a bit o fresh air today

Posted: Thu 03 Jun, 2010 9:16 pm
by mikeysaling
no problem - she has a choice of two then!!