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Looking for a lift please.....
richard thomas - 28/10/12 at 06:09 PM

....if anyone is going from the Northwest region to the London/Potter's Bar region in the next couple of days? Obviously chip in for fuel...

Just bought an XJR on ebay.....saves swmbo driving me down to fetch it, as you can imagine she is 'very' impressed.....

Sunday Ebay impulse buy

Cheers,

Rich.

[Edited on 28/10/12 by richard thomas]

T66 - 28/10/12 at 06:19 PM

I admire your kahunas, are they still in the same place ?

richard thomas - 28/10/12 at 06:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by T66
I admire your kahunas, are they still in the same place ?


A bit swollen - one's now like a grapefruit, and the other is a right big one....

stevegough - 28/10/12 at 06:35 PM

That sounds like a great donor, Rich - 'bout time you binned the Hayabusa for a 'decent' engine

Sorry, not going that way myself, have you looked at train tickets? The run from Preston to London is only about 2 hours, and, if you book a couple of days in advance, its not too expensive. (probably much less than the cost of the petrol to drive the Jag back !!)

£82 by train, (or £43 at silly o'clock)
£12 by Megabus - 6 hour trip + train to Potter's bar.


How about using your firm and go by Typhoon or the 'other' Jaguar??? Bring you own 'Chute!!

[Edited on 28/10/12 by stevegough]

richard thomas - 28/10/12 at 06:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by stevegough
That sounds like a great donor, Rich - 'bout time you binned the Hayabusa for a 'decent' engine

Sorry, not going that way myself, have you looked at train tickets? The run from Preston to London is only about 2 hours, and, if you book a couple of days in advance, its not too expensive. (probably much less than the cost of the petrol to drive the Jag back !!)


Think I'm getting old.....'Jag Man?'.......just need that tweed jacket now.....

Train is about £80 which isn't bad I suppose....would be the same as return fuel if she drives me down there.....not sure what's worse - the inevitable train delays, or the constant earache.....

Shameless advert - my Hayabusa BEC Luego Velocity now up for sale in 'For Sale' section.....

stevegough - 28/10/12 at 07:04 PM

This one? Jag on the bay

steve m - 28/10/12 at 07:21 PM

For that money, i would of bought it, just to look at !!

richard thomas - 28/10/12 at 07:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by stevegough
This one? Jag on the bay


How'd you guess??

Not bad value?

mookaloid - 28/10/12 at 08:06 PM

thats a corker

stevegough - 28/10/12 at 08:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by richard thomas
quote:
Originally posted by stevegough
This one? Jag on the bay


How'd you guess??

Not bad value?


I'm a Nuclear Scientist! As to value, Looks good but it has 'issues'.....can you fix it?

SeaBass - 28/10/12 at 08:35 PM

Three air fresheners... lol

richard thomas - 28/10/12 at 08:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by stevegough
quote:
Originally posted by richard thomas
quote:
Originally posted by stevegough
This one? Jag on the bay


How'd you guess??

Not bad value?


I'm a Nuclear Scientist! As to value, Looks good but it has 'issues'.....can you fix it?


Aaahhhh, I forgot that!

Spoke to the seller, doesn't sound too bad to be honest.....but for a grand, well....it'll be reet!

richard thomas - 28/10/12 at 08:40 PM

quote:
Originally posted by SeaBass
Three air fresheners... lol


It's ok, the electric windows work.....

vanepico - 28/10/12 at 09:52 PM

I'd drive it home for you I come from St Albans!

richard thomas - 29/10/12 at 08:50 AM

quote:
Originally posted by vanepico
I'd drive it home for you I come from St Albans!


You are on!, So long as you pay him for me.....

vanepico - 29/10/12 at 10:32 AM

you pay for it, petrol and train ticket/discount on the busa to get back!

stevegough - 29/10/12 at 10:38 AM

quote:
Originally posted by vanepico
you pay for it, petrol and train ticket/discount on the busa to get back!


Phew! this guy strikes a hard bargain, Rich !.....but?? Two birds with one stone and all that? (There again, if he brings the Jag, returns in the Luego, he don't need a train ticket! ).....

vanepico - 29/10/12 at 12:56 PM

It'd have to be quite a discount!

richard thomas - 29/10/12 at 02:34 PM



Thanks for the offers and advice....I have bitten the bullet and convinced SWMBO to drive me down.....got my ear plugs ready

Hoping the rumour that high 20's mpg on a run are true.....

Wish me luck....might get that Shell loyalty card now....

vanepico - 29/10/12 at 03:09 PM

Convince her you've booked a secret holiday, get some brownie points back!

mark chandler - 29/10/12 at 05:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by richard thomas


Thanks for the offers and advice....I have bitten the bullet and convinced SWMBO to drive me down.....got my ear plugs ready

Hoping the rumour that high 20's mpg on a run are true.....

Wish me luck....might get that Shell loyalty card now....


Should be tickling 30 mpg with cruise in.

I,m surprised they say it has an LSD, traction control sorts this out, LSD,s went with the straight 6 cars, never supplied with the V8's.

Have a google, diffs are known as a weak point, when you get it back make sure you change the gearbox and supercharger oils, both are specialist oils, for the gearbox Peugeot use the some of their automatic cars, buying 6 litres from them was far cheaper than anywhere else.

The supercharger stuff is also special, easy to do as you syringe out the old and fill with new

Enjoy, jags rock. People knock them never having had one you cannot deny the effortless performance.

richard thomas - 29/10/12 at 09:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
quote:
Originally posted by richard thomas


Thanks for the offers and advice....I have bitten the bullet and convinced SWMBO to drive me down.....got my ear plugs ready

Hoping the rumour that high 20's mpg on a run are true.....

Wish me luck....might get that Shell loyalty card now....


Should be tickling 30 mpg with cruise in.

I,m surprised they say it has an LSD, traction control sorts this out, LSD,s went with the straight 6 cars, never supplied with the V8's.

Have a google, diffs are known as a weak point, when you get it back make sure you change the gearbox and supercharger oils, both are specialist oils, for the gearbox Peugeot use the some of their automatic cars, buying 6 litres from them was far cheaper than anywhere else.

The supercharger stuff is also special, easy to do as you syringe out the old and fill with new

Enjoy, jags rock. People knock them never having had one you cannot deny the effortless performance.


Thanks Mark, collecting in the morning, can't wait.....didn't know about the lsd - nice one....thinking it's pre load issues or something....hopefully....

Cheers,

Rich.

richard thomas - 30/10/12 at 04:38 PM

quote:
Originally posted by SeaBass
Three air fresheners... lol


Ha Ha - Wrong!!!!


It had nine.........

Think it was a smoker's car, and he just kept adding new and not disposing of the old ones....

Anyway, a quick trip to Halfords, a spray and a new air freshener - beautiful!!! Bit of leather cleaner on it and job done...

Drove it 260 miles home, just over 1/2 a tank of juice - not bad?

The guy had even filled it up for me, thoroughly nice chap all in all...

Diff does need a looking at though - VERY noisy on the overrun, and ABS/Traction control warning on.....but for that money I don't give a monkey's....

Just gave the kids a spin out in it, booted it in 'sport' setting - OMG!!!

I love it!

stevegough - 30/10/12 at 06:30 PM

That's great, Rich - sounds like your new toy is living up to your expectations.

Half of a twenty gallon tank equates to 26mpg - doesn't sound too bad, but then again, you didn't buy it for the economy, did you??

I once had the onerous task of having to drive a friend's 52reg XKR back to his house in Birmingham - the performance is pretty, fair, ISTR...

[Edited on 30/10/12 by stevegough]