Been lurking trying to catch up with the gossip.. roll call seems to have lost Rev and gained a few newbies. Shame Rev’s gone but I hope he’s happier outside OV9 and glad this place has got some new blood!
I’m still in the throws of getting divorced… court hearings (slow), solicitor and barrister fees (£££) and the ex being an absolute nightmare are pretty much the summary. Divorce, COVID and 53% salary for a year has pretty much left me broke and exhausted but can’t complain really as plenty of people have had it much worse off..
Ive managed to lose the X5, sold mid last year to WBAC for just under £30k, which was nice as they offered £18k in Jan just before they stopped offering all together!
I’ve got the two dogs… and a convertible
But they’re okay… even with the roof down. I’ve done 20000 miles in the last 18 months in the M4 and I love it more now than I ever did when it just went to the airport and back. It’s been faultless bar an expensive 4 tyres needing replacing at the same time (50:50 weight distribution
) and a cracked windscreen 
. It’s started collecting water in the rear panel where the rear window drops into so may need to check the drain holes… anyone know where they are!? 
Tried the new M3 for half a day.. a very quick but also very, very quiet car! Not sure, but the Touring could be my next family car.. or an RS4 (tried RS6 - too big), or maybe an X3M, X5M50d, etc
I like the colour and only caught myself once on the (otherwise comfortable) seats..
I bought the ex a new 5 door Manuel Mini Cooper - great fun and a bargain at £220pcm on lease for two years.
Girlfriend bought a new hybrid Evoque - I organised the installation of the charger and that’s been the only smooth part of her ownership.. it’s currently with JLR with a broken gearbox and has been for over two months. This will be the third time it’s been in (broken satnav/infotainment system and hybrid issues previously).. not great on a 6 month old car that was already delayed due parts issues when ordered! Think it may get rejected.
Anyway, that’s enough for now and will probably have to edit to de-Barry the photos anyway, so..
ETA yep!.. twice!
Just turned over 34000 miles in 15 months, wondering whether anything else would do the job any better than my Merc CLS Shooting Brake. 
