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I've just bought a cheap 4 burner with a side burner from Sainsbury's, said missing 2 wheels on the box and bolts and was 120 quid down from 200. Thought I'll just pinch them off the old bbq. Opened it when I got home, the wheels and the bolts were in a black box inside the grill which was still se...

Sadly to even it out, my wife has been using the XF for her commute whilst I've been in LA and it's done 80 liters of diesel in three weeks. Big diesels are great for distance, but not for short journeys, also had a yellow DPF Full, drive car message, she did a 20 mile up and down the a road journey...

8-) They're great cars, I'm sad that Jaguar shelved the replacement as it looked great, this will be the last proper Jaguar they ever made really, the new XF and XE were nowhere near sadly. Keep an eye on oil dilution (you can force an oil level reading by having the ignition on and opening the bonn...

is it a PHEV? Yep 2.5 PHEV. so it's not really 80mpg, you're putting in electricity too. My M2 does around 5000 miles per gallon (of oil - I'm ignoring the petrol for my calculation). I'm not paying for the electricity, and you don't measure consumption of electric in gallons, so I'm 100% sure it's...

It's a Ford though! I had the same thought when I got the focus. It doesn’t make any untoward noises at all and feels better put together than the fabia courtesy car I had recently. Pleasantly surprised, I expected at least one squeak or rattle from a 4 year old car Yeah i'd certainly get another F...

Just passed 10k in the Kuga, averaged 81.7 MPG overall since I've had it, no creaks, rattles or issues, it's been a superb car, I'd certainly recommend one as a family car. Massive boot, loads of space in the car, great seats, stereo, and it even manages to be quite fun to drive. If I ordered again...

Rich B wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:29 am

16vCento wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:16 am Haha, it's very good on fuel, my wife uses it more than me and her commute is 8 miles each way on very hilly roads and she can get 2 days on just electric without needing to charge it, if I don't use it for work it would never use any fuel!

is it a PHEV?

Yep 2.5 PHEV.

Haha, it's very good on fuel, my wife uses it more than me and her commute is 8 miles each way on very hilly roads and she can get 2 days on just electric without needing to charge it, if I don't use it for work it would never use any fuel!

Just passed 10k in the Kuga, averaged 81.7 MPG overall since I've had it, no creaks, rattles or issues, it's been a superb car, I'd certainly recommend one as a family car. Massive boot, loads of space in the car, great seats, stereo, and it even manages to be quite fun to drive. If I ordered again ...

My 3.0 has been absolutely fine, as long as it's being used for long runs there should be no issues with it, just take it easy and let it get up to temp before using a decent amount of throttle, high loads when cold has killed a few.

Colour looks nicer than I thought it would.

I spent the night in Los Angeles Ale Works in Culver City last night. 17 lines of their own beer on, was all mainly 6% plus stuff which made this morning fun. Off to a place called 33 Taps this evening, looks pretty good, lots of good West Coast IPAs, a place nearby called Father's Office too which ...

Saw quite a bit of the eclipse here in Santa Monica, not full but interesting still.

Is that not Harry Metcalfes?

It looked almost instantaneous as it hit, suggestions the ship lost power which is why it drifted into the bridge.

Scary how fast that happened.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/liv ... ey-updates

Unbelievable how it just falls down

Bit odd how it manages to hit the bridge right at the support.

Had some taken out of my roof and doors on the Jag by DWV, can't tell there was ever a mark!

So I was warned (via t'internet) to watch out for any electrical gremlins appearing after the security update had been done. I didn't note there there was anything but yesterday I realised the global close function seems to have stopped (i.e. close all windows by holding the lock button on the key)...

I've tried finding some but it looks like no one has ever done it before, I don't think people really play around much with Jags, The offset on the XJ wheels should make them looked pretty flush without catching the arches if my calculations are correct, I might need to drop them from the 275/35 to ...

10l of ZF LifeGuard8 purchased, new gearbox sump (has the filter in) and normal annual service booked for the Jaaaaag. As it's now staying it needs to be in good shape for the foreseeable, might need yet another two tyres on the back as well but I'll check it when it's up in the air, it's certainly ...

After much searching and head scratching about new cars, it's now being decided we're moving, so the Jag is staying.

Yay and also