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General Car Chat / Re: Further drop in cost of a new leccy Jag.

« on: 10 January 2025, 10:17:36 »

Saw one last week for just over £36k

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301032922630?sort=price-asc&twcs=true&searchId=b88960a5-fe99-4065-947c-a93de42ad430&advertising-location=at_cars&fuel-type=Electric&make=Jaguar&maximum-mileage=100&postcode=S66%207LF&year-to=2024&fromsra

New Year now, customers will be wanting 2025 models so prices on old stock may drop.

Jeez, charge time to 100% is 12 hours and 36 minutes.    That’ll be handy when I pop up to the Lakes or down to Cornwall.    I’d have to book an extra day at each end of the holiday just for charging time, as the Holiday Lets that I use don’t have charging points.

But a 50kW fast charger will it to 80% in an hour & 25mins 

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Omega General Help / Re: Advice buying new Air Mass Sensor

« on: 04 January 2025, 21:31:23 »

Assuming you haven't tried to clean the MAF with chemicals,   .... first, as the MAFs are fairly robust.

I killed the MAF on a diseasal Astra I had using a de-greaser 

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

« on: 03 January 2025, 22:05:14 »

.....
 I broke my previous record (22 minutes) of the journey home from work in it, on New Years day morning by a minute.
Previous record was set in the old Merc 190D.
You would have thought it would be in the Boxster or Omega, but its all about how little traffic is on the roads and little to do with how fast the car is.
In a slow car you get it up to speed and then make sure you dont slow down if at all possible.
Probably more fun than speeding up / slowing down in something more powerful.
I do regret never timing the journey when I still had the bike, and before the SPECS cameras on the A12.
I reckon close to 15 minutes would have been possible.
Its 17 miles btw.

My greatest/fastest journey was from Portsmouth Hard to Rosyth town centre. Left Pompey at 0400hrs & got to Rosyth at 1030 ....... which helps prove the theory that hired Sapphire Sierras were the fastest cars on the road.
And obviously done before speed cameras were a thing.

Yeah. I regularly used to do London-Liverpool in two and a half hours, overnight, before speed cameras.

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

« on: 03 January 2025, 17:37:21 »

.....
 I broke my previous record (22 minutes) of the journey home from work in it, on New Years day morning by a minute.
Previous record was set in the old Merc 190D.
You would have thought it would be in the Boxster or Omega, but its all about how little traffic is on the roads and little to do with how fast the car is.
In a slow car you get it up to speed and then make sure you dont slow down if at all possible.
Probably more fun than speeding up / slowing down in something more powerful.
I do regret never timing the journey when I still had the bike, and before the SPECS cameras on the A12.
I reckon close to 15 minutes would have been possible.
Its 17 miles btw.

My greatest/fastest journey was from Portsmouth Hard to Rosyth town centre. Left Pompey at 0400hrs & got to Rosyth at 1030 ....... which helps prove the theory that hired Sapphire Sierras were the fastest cars on the road.
And obviously done before speed cameras were a thing.

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General Car Chat / Re: Petrol pressure washer?

« on: 03 January 2025, 10:36:02 »

I just put my ML through the IMO car wash every now & then through the winter months ..... far easier! 

I am still looking for a Bikini Car Wash like the one Jimbob used.  Plus in this cold weather I would be happy to pay double and give a good tip.

 

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General Car Chat / Re: Petrol pressure washer?

« on: 02 January 2025, 23:05:03 »

I just put my ML through the IMO car wash every now & then through the winter months ..... far easier! 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person

« on: 31 December 2024, 16:13:05 »

Johnny Walker .... 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Bah humbug

« on: 28 December 2024, 21:33:27 »

Someone was complaing that supermarkets have got hot cross buns for sale already
many told them that they are a year round thing now days as they are so popular
Did see another place that has all its valentines day stuff out for sale

Easter eggs now on sale in certain stores. 

Nestle/Rowntree McIntosh at Halifax will have been making them since last Aug/Sept 

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 28 December 2024, 17:38:24 »

...
Neither does my astra,  but it still won't put the lights on for fog.

 

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 28 December 2024, 17:37:42 »

The thing with DRLs is that they tend to throw a bit of light forward and light up the instruments so anyone half asleep doesn't realise that they actually have NO rear lights on.
 ......

true ..... but it's still  up to the driver to check they've got their lights on.

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 28 December 2024, 15:09:33 »

The amount of morons driving along the Ai4 near BSE with no lights, or only DRL's at the front, in foggy conditions.

But the lights are automatic, they switch themselves on. I don't have to think about things like that. Or much at all, really. 

It always amazes me the number of people that drive first thing in the morning on just DRLs .... when I've pulled up alongside them & suggested they should/could turn their lights on, I've just been met by a blank look! 
My ML's light switch doesn't even have an 'OFF' position.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Bah humbug

« on: 28 December 2024, 13:30:48 »

just taken our decorations down ...

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 26 December 2024, 16:32:16 »

You watch, over £300 spent and she will never get a puncture again.

A small price to pay IMHO

Manufactures should supply a full size spare wheel and tyre by law as part of the car.

This used to be so.

and if you had staggered wheels/tyres, what size would you carry? Or would you carry 2 ....? 

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General Car Chat / Re: spotted an Omega

« on: 23 December 2024, 13:43:15 »

I saw a silver 3.2 Elite estate on my driveway about a week ago

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General Car Chat / spotted an Omega

« on: 23 December 2024, 12:38:31 »

Just seen an Omega! 
It's been ages since I last saw an Omega out & about & todays Omega was the Holy Grail version ie 3.2 Elite estate!
It was in that rare silver too!