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So, my wife has a peculiar view on this. The 7 was a sensible car bought for a specific purpose and now that I no longer need it she thinks the answer is to simply get rid of it, not change it for a different, more expensive, less reliable car that I need even less. OTOH, when you put it like this: ...

Rich B wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 8:18 am What's happening in 6 months?

Yet another thread that starts off very promising but ends up with someone buying a Golf ?

Excellent choice with the Vantage and I suspect you’ll find the Golf rather good as a sensible utility car.

How did you get to the MOT history ? The website's not recognising the reg for me.

Oh, OK, there's old versions floating around:

https://carvalue.io/car-mot/727yhk

I have a growing, nagging feeling that I'm going to end up switching the 7-Series for a Continental. I bought the 7 for commuting but that's just soooooo 2020 now. I can't see myself doing that again so the (relatively) good fuel consumption doesn't matter any more. Keep the luxury but add a regular...

Swervin_Mervin wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 10:00 am Ah - I read it as SJ meaning the whole headlight...

I did

And on the 996 & Cayenne it's literally a 30-second job to remove the headlight. Release a catch and it slides out.

Beany wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:46 am If we're at the stage of recommending executive barges, how about a slightly rough E46 330d...

The E46 has never been executive, or a barge. HTH

I spent a couple of hours yesterday swearing at my neighbour's Honda CR-V. Despite what you f**kers think, I'm actually quite a nice person and I offered to help them out by fitting a new alternator to their car while they're away visiting family up North. Disconnect aux belt and the three bolts hol...

Probably coolant ?

Sean Connery’s brother’s daughter ?

V10 Touareg.

Quite weirdly I spotted my camper van on the M25 today.

V10 Touareg. Mine was great. As a useful vehicle as opposed to looking nice or having an excuse to say “Porsche” in conversation it was better than the Cayenne.

Dry joint on one of the solenoids ? E36s suffer the same thing.

Cayenne update - tracking done and a trip to Towcester for a shakedown gave the best ever fuel consumption of 27.4mpg. Coincidence ? It had barely beaten 25 before.

ZedLeg wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:17 pm Hot rod stance

The car is fine, I had jacked the front up without putting the suspension into "service" mode so it had a bit of a paddy and that's what it looked like when I put it back on the ground. I felt it was worth a photo & a cheap laugh.

ZedLeg wrote: ↑Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:58 pm Not sure what this'll end up going for but it'd be a cool choice.

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/200 ... ord-type-r

Gavster used to have one of those, a red one.

Is it supposed to do that ?

I don’t think it’s supposed to do that.

If we're doing a recommend-a-crisp thread, I'll chip in (geddit ??) with the Co-op Sea Salt Chardonnay Wine Vinegar crisps. A good hard vinegar kick.

https://www.coop.co.uk/products/co-op-i ... risps-150g

Buried under the M3*. That's why nobody has spotted the shallow grave.

* not the motorway.

Might also be the heating element has melted & shorted out.