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General Car Chat / Re: Newbury Bypass

« on: 08 January 2016, 13:34:05 »

But it was the big protests all over the news for months at the time. And where that unwashed prick who called himself Swampy made his name (of being a lazy, work shy sponger)

That little bastard did all he could to stop the Batheaston Bypass too.  I'd happily shoot the little ...........

Lives in a yurt somewhere in deepest darkest Wales by all accounts. 

it's not the welsh's fault…….    given independence and border controls he'd never have made it there.

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General Car Chat / Re: Newbury Bypass

« on: 06 January 2016, 23:37:04 »

i ran up and down that very stretch today ……..    on my way to/from  portsmouth,  then Froxfield,  Petersfield, then Chilbolton down,  then home…..

not sure what average speed was…..       MPG…..    i do know…..  pretty poor today…..  i was being a bit "get along quick"  …..  so only managed 46MPG over the 200 or so miles…. ……   

bastard speed camera van on the 50mph run in to the M3 junction might possibly spoil my day in the post in the next week or so…..   oh well…….  license has been clean for far too long any way….


PS……  it's my first Diseasel…..    and …….   that's probably the last time i will ever call them that…….    plenty quick, and frugal, and comfortable….    damn…….  i don't care if it shares DNA with a ford…..  it's still rather great car….

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: FS - my legendary 2001 51 2.2 DTi Estate in Blue

« on: 07 December 2015, 18:22:39 »

FWIW James,  Phillips tyres in oxford http://www.phillipstyres.co.uk put two new fronts on the mv6 just before i sold her ,   for £50 each…..  fitted and balanced.

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General Discussion Area / Re: made some noise ….

« on: 13 November 2015, 18:28:42 »

Where did you do the recording 

just at my place mucking about…..   ….. 


 





I met Joe Satriani on tuesday ….. he was nice, but I was a train wreck…….  i meet loads of "names"  in my working life , usually doesn't bother me in the slightest,   but he's been my Idol for nearly 30 years  , consequently,   i was an incoherent babbling idiot …….   

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General Discussion Area / made some noise ….

« on: 13 November 2015, 01:21:28 »

thought i'd let those of you who enjoy guitar acrobatics enjoy some of this.    these are just me mucking about…….    the band album material is still in production…. 


https://soundcloud.com/max-hodges/sets/current-ish-solo-material



enjoy……..     

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 03 September 2015, 11:02:05 »

will report back when i get it back tonight,  but allegedly,  Air , oil, fuel and pollen filters, oil change, and check vehicle over thoroughly and report back on any upcoming requirements…  (which i will then deal with as appropriate )  …. and importantly,   Jag main dealer stamp on service history …..   it has a full history so far,   I aim to keep it that way ..


it's actually cheaper than getting the omega done at a main dealer…..   

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 03 September 2015, 10:18:08 »

handed the keys to the very nice man from the Jaguar dealership,    who collect it from home,   service it,  wash and valet it,  and bring it back, all for £299 inc vat


no back ache,  no sore hands,  no neck paralysis .   


pretty good value that…..  cheaper than DIY + a trip to the osteopath/physio

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General Car Chat / Re: Steeds old Jag resurfaces

« on: 02 September 2015, 10:44:08 »

(although there are sadly very few photos of her with long hair in avengers days……   i wasn't a fan of all the crazy fashionable short hair dos…    )  …..  that AC though……     Phwoooar

   

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General Car Chat / Re: Steeds old Jag resurfaces

« on: 02 September 2015, 10:23:00 »

Ahhhhh   a man of taste you are sir……      

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General Car Chat / Re: Steeds old Jag resurfaces

« on: 01 September 2015, 01:20:52 »

even back then i thought that was the Fugliest looking Jag i ever laid eyes on…..  and was totally out of character for steed……     they should let the thing finish rotting in Peace.

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General Car Chat / for the first time in over ten years

« on: 31 August 2015, 16:25:52 »

there is no omega on my drive



hmmm     


not sure i am going to hold out long  …….    but we'll see…..   

Wifey has demanded something SMALL to learn to drive in……     she means corsa sized…..   bugger that……    astra sized diesel is as small as i'll go…. 

meanwhile….   quite nice to have a prescott-esque driveway….  even if one of them is knackered ….  now to get rid of the nightmare v6 jag…..    and the son's POS corsa wreck….     so i have room to consider options …..   


meanwhile my wallet is loving the 44+ mpg in the replacement jag…   

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General Car Chat / Re: Auto lights and wipers.

« on: 31 August 2015, 16:19:56 »

Auto wipers on the jag seem to work fairly well    ……   tested thoroughly on a trip to wales,  where there are 37 different words for "rain"


not used the auto light thing yet…..   as i've not been brave enough to rely on it or , bored enough to read the manual section about them yet….. 

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General Car Chat / Re: Spotted

« on: 31 August 2015, 08:58:24 »

A329/M40     Y 284 NAB ….. Silver Mv6 Estate  …… well……..     coz that wasn't weird……..    Over taking Zirk  on the M40 15 minutes after he left my house with my (old)car ….. 

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General Car Chat / Re: Why use Omega's?

« on: 30 August 2015, 14:53:14 »

dunno, but all this lead to some quality time with VBH,    does that girl NEVER grow old or what

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General Discussion Area / Re: Interesting Anagrams

« on: 27 August 2015, 08:57:52 »

Funeral = Real Fun


and your inbox is full = Kriz = Zirk