HM ERII

[Gavster]

Guaranteed that’s had absolutely brilliant servicing and maintenance

[mik]

Nice looking car. Haven’t checked prices - is there a royal owner premium in there?

Quite confusing thread resurrection btw

[Explosive Newt]

Surely that will go to some Chinese collector??

Immaculate servicing I would agree (does this mean it was serviced by the secret services or merely that it was serviced secretly*?). Suspension will be cream crackered at that age if it hasn't had a major overhaul.

*like her maj

[Sundayjumper]

And not just maintenance, I bet it got a 10x more QA before delivery than a car for regular punters.

[DaveE]

[What do you mean "Developers can't design UI?!"

[Gavster]

Surely that will go to some Chinese collector??

Immaculate servicing I would agree (does this mean it was serviced by the secret services or merely that it was serviced secretly*?). Suspension will be cream crackered at that age if it hasn't had a major overhaul.

*like her maj

I would assume that whoever is responsible for secretly servicing cars for her maj is shouldered with ensuring the vehicle never has a breakdown during use, therefore surely it will have had loads of preventative maintenance done.

In fact, I got picked up by one of these when going to the airport about 10 years ago. Had booked a normal cheap-ass minicab and one of their luxury drivers turned up instead. It really was very nice car to be a passenger in.

[dinny_g]

My other half used to work for Volkswagen and the Royal’s cars were serviced at the Main VW training centre in Milton Keynes.

Harry and William had a series of Golf’s and Princess Anne had a Sharan

[Rich B]

I can’t see it really adding much value. Just because it had one good owner, doesn’t mean the last one treated it well. It’s not a particularly desirable car otherwise?

[Rich B]

Just another old jag driven by someone more concerned with painting the alloys black than keeping legal tyres on them.

[mik]

@Rich B that was only one year! The MOT-ous horribulous

[Sundayjumper]

...more concerned with painting the alloys black than keeping legal tyres on them.

I've always had an unjustified objection to black wheels. I think that just hit the nail on the head.

Nonetheless, I'm now browsing XJs and thinking I might need one for driving to the office once a month

[Rich B]

@Rich B that was only one year! The MOT-ous horribulous

in that one year, all that supposed "secret service Q division pre-empted servicing" was allowed to slip into being just another badly maintained family snotter.

[Mito Man]

Was the child seat for Harry?

[nuttinnew]

I take it you don't like XJs, Rich
Don't let that dirty your correct observations.
Serviced by Q;




I don't know whether to belm or laugh at covering the reg in the ad pics then putting a pic of an XJ at Buckingham Palace as if it's proof of anything...if it's proof of anything, it's proof it's had lights removed from behind the grille.
I can't recall how the keeper is worded in instances like this (The Crown?), but it's like buying a "one company owner" car and the company is a car hire business.

That bloke in Bradford must be hugely jealous of this ad, fuming that he's been outdone.

[nuttinnew]

Was the child seat for Harry?

Andrew[/obvs comment]

[jamcg]

Was the child seat for Harry?

Andrew[/obvs comment]

Best get the front seat cleaned, might be a bit sweaty

[MikeHunt]

And not just maintenance, I bet it got a 10x more QA before delivery than a car for regular punters.

So basically a 4 tyres were kicked before it was sent to london on a truck