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Got a quick explore tonight over an old B road which snakes up from the coast inland a bit then joins up with the top of the valley which leads down into the village. Was surprised by how well it does with big pot holes, it rides pretty well on those tyres and the extra ground clearance definitely helps.

Obligatory hip shot.



Found one nice forestry gravel section which was fun and managed to get up to a mast as well which was pretty steep (relatively speaking), so there's lots of promise up that way I think.









Its rutting season just now, so really must get the dslr out as there's some great shots to be had and the iPhone is pretty limiting when it comes to zoom.

With the amount of farm mud on the roads today, a Dakar would have been a very appropriate choice here in the shires. Envious!

Jobbo wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 8:23 pm With the amount of farm mud on the roads today, a Dakar would have been a very appropriate choice here in the shires. Envious!

Was that what caused the sideways moment?

I drove up to Stoke yesterday for a friend's 50th birthday at Trentham Monkey Forrest. It was amazing how the closer you get to Birmingham, the shitter the driving gets. That was combined with a close call on the M6 when a blacked out M140i was swerving round and aggressively undertaking. It then managed to drive through a rapidly closing gap and it encountered another shit driver who pulled cut someone else up at the same time and cut them off. Definitely a case of luck rather than skill.

I also acquired a crack in the windscreen of my car. While that effectively makes my car worthless, it also means that I don't have to do any work on the old screen that was covered in tiny little marks and was a pain in the low sun.

Jobbo wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 7:07 pm

The tyre mark(s) make it look like a wee drift into the parking space

It was a good thing to do.

Ascender wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 7:44 pm Got a quick explore tonight over an old B road which snakes up from the coast inland a bit then joins up with the top of the valley which leads down into the village. Was surprised by how well it does with big pot holes, it rides pretty well on those tyres and the extra ground clearance definitely helps.

Obligatory hip shot.



Found one nice forestry gravel section which was fun and managed to get up to a mast as well which was pretty steep (relatively speaking), so there's lots of promise up that way I think.









Its rutting season just now, so really must get the dslr out as there's some great shots to be had and the iPhone is pretty limiting when it comes to zoom.

I think we’ve found forum car of the year…..

Ascender wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 7:44 pm

Ascender wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 8:33 pm

Jobbo wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 8:23 pm With the amount of farm mud on the roads today, a Dakar would have been a very appropriate choice here in the shires. Envious!

Was that what caused the sideways moment?

On a roundabout so not necessarily - I could feel it was slick so gave it some more throttle to find out how little grip. Not much Felt more like a diesel spill than just farm mud.

jamcg wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:32 pm
I think we’ve found forum car of the year…..

What year?

IanF wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 11:20 pm

jamcg wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:32 pm
I think we’ve found forum car of the year…..

What year?

I think this late in 2024 means it’s in fecpoty 2027

IanF wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 11:20 pm

jamcg wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:32 pm
I think we’ve found forum car of the year…..

What year?

All years - it’s a pretty fucking epic purchase!

I’ve clearly missed some stuff, that’s very cool Ascender.

Do you still have the M3?

I also missed this new purchase. Looks like great fun Mike

Epic car

Quick trip up the my local C&M with my neighbour in his yellow VX (gratuitous pic below) confirmed that I have one, possibly two coolant leaks. It's just a few drips when hot, I suspect at the joints but a very brief feel around didn't yield anything. Coolant level hasn't dropped noticeably, so I'm inclined to just keep an eye on it for the time being, is that foolish?

I always just seem to be in a rush when I take the car out, and that's probably the only time I'm going to be able to find the evidence of its location.



I dunno what it is with the coolant system but @dan found a split in my header tank last time and it has played up in the past, so it seems to me like maybe it's having to work pretty hard / high pressure? So maybe it's loading the joints a bit more.

Nah, if your temps are fine and you’re not blowing steam you’ll be alright.

Great shots @Ascender. How I wish I had scenery like that on my doorstep! Dakar fits in well!

I think I would have to add wrap with full Rothmans livery (not the crap Porsche Roughroads imitation) and long flappy mudguards

GG. wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 10:25 am Great shots @Ascender. How I wish I had scenery like that on my doorstep! Dakar fits in well!

I think I would have to add wrap with full Rothmans livery (not the crap Porsche Roughroads imitation) and long flappy mudguards

No because they look fucking tragic GG. Mike's is perfect

ZedLeg wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 8:03 am I’ve clearly missed some stuff, that’s very cool Ascender.

Only cool because it might actually get used on dirty bumpy roads

I struggle to think of a current vehicle more tragic than a Dakar which does a donut on a smooth field for the ‘gram then spends its life ‘life styling’ around London with an empty roof box permanently attached to the roof

The Huracan off road one version. I actually hate them because they're the new G-wagon in London.