My brief car history, and my Range Rover 4.6
Discussion
D4MJT said:
How about that?! Yeah I bought it from a guy called Leigh in leicester, absolutely lovely fella, I still keep in touch with him now. The original registration for the car is R293 YLE, he had it on a private plate L60 GHC when I bought it. The LPG kit was fitted for £2,250.
Is this your old car then? Do you have any other photographs of it mate?
Plate now uncensored.Is this your old car then? Do you have any other photographs of it mate?
Yup. I was at Uni with Leigh many moons ago. The car originally belonged to my in-laws who basically don't have much car knowledge, but have more money than sense, so it was extremely well looked after mechanically.
I'll see if I've any more pictures, good to see it's gone to someone who's enjoying/looking after it.
Spoof said:
Plate now uncensored.
Yup. I was at Uni with Leigh many moons ago. The car originally belonged to my in-laws who basically don't have much car knowledge, but have more money than sense, so it was extremely well looked after mechanically.
I'll see if I've any more pictures, good to see it's gone to someone who's enjoying/looking after it.
Fantastic :-) Yeah the bills for work are pretty impressive, it's definitely not wanted for anything. It had a pretty serious number plate on it back then as well from the paperwork, EGS 3 or something. Yup. I was at Uni with Leigh many moons ago. The car originally belonged to my in-laws who basically don't have much car knowledge, but have more money than sense, so it was extremely well looked after mechanically.
I'll see if I've any more pictures, good to see it's gone to someone who's enjoying/looking after it.
Thanks for the input, it's always interesting to find out about your cars past! I've got Leigh on my facebook, I don't think I've ever felt like I've bought a car from a more honest and decent fella. I drove down on a sunday morning with a mate of mine, he had already snowfoamed and waxed the car when I got there, it was bang on as described, he made us a brew, snowfoamed my little pug we'd driven down in, and filled the LPG tank for my drive home, truly a gent.
I got this photo of it recently lol:
I've always kind of fancied a photo like that lol, but still gutted, I've got a completely clean licence and try hard to keep it that way. Luckily I got offered the speed awareness course and missed out on acquiring the 3 points. At least it was clean for the photo lol.
I'm not going to beat that picture.Spoof said:
The plate was EG5, think my brother in law has that on his Lexus now.
Did you get to see the Ducati and the Westfield? Leigh has some pretty cool toys
I got to see the Westfield, he's got some nice toys indeed! Did you get to see the Ducati and the Westfield? Leigh has some pretty cool toys
Just spied your comment about the arch extensions before, couldn't agree more. I hardly see any with them fitted, but I think it transforms the look of the car. With the side steps as well, it looks far more muscular I think, normal P38's without them look really skinny in comparison.
Great write up fella, and some great cars there - what a great way to start your driving career!
BTW we share much the same taste Whilst I've been fortunate to drive some great cars over the years (maxing out at a Gallardo for a wee while), my favourite time was when working for FoMoCo and I got to choose 2 company cars from the (then) Ford family - had 11 XJs of 3.2/4/4SC types for me and everyone was superb, and Mrs HH typically had an LR/RR. Absolutely fabulous cars, every single one!
On a separate note, you're not a resident of Rothbury/Alnwick or environs are you
? One of the picccies looks like it could have been taken in Alnwick...
And welcome to PH BTW!
BTW we share much the same taste
Whilst I've been fortunate to drive some great cars over the years (maxing out at a Gallardo for a wee while), my favourite time was when working for FoMoCo and I got to choose 2 company cars from the (then) Ford family - had 11 XJs of 3.2/4/4SC types for me and everyone was superb, and Mrs HH typically had an LR/RR. Absolutely fabulous cars, every single one!On a separate note, you're not a resident of Rothbury/Alnwick or environs are you
? One of the picccies looks like it could have been taken in Alnwick...And welcome to PH BTW!
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had ham said:
Great write up fella, and some great cars there - what a great way to start your driving career!
BTW we share much the same taste Whilst I've been fortunate to drive some great cars over the years (maxing out at a Gallardo for a wee while), my favourite time was when working for FoMoCo and I got to choose 2 company cars from the (then) Ford family - had 11 XJs of 3.2/4/4SC types for me and everyone was superb, and Mrs HH typically had an LR/RR. Absolutely fabulous cars, every single one!
On a separate note, you're not a resident of Rothbury/Alnwick or environs are you ? One of the picccies looks like it could have been taken in Alnwick...
I am indeed fella, my folks now live up Whittingham way so I'm through Alnwick fairly often, and I've lived in and around Rothbury since I was about 9. You from the area? Sounds like you've had some lovely motors mate, I've always fancied a shot of a supercharged Jag, I've been lucky enough to drive some pretty varied machinery but I've never had the pleasure of a supercharged V8 yet.BTW we share much the same taste
Whilst I've been fortunate to drive some great cars over the years (maxing out at a Gallardo for a wee while), my favourite time was when working for FoMoCo and I got to choose 2 company cars from the (then) Ford family - had 11 XJs of 3.2/4/4SC types for me and everyone was superb, and Mrs HH typically had an LR/RR. Absolutely fabulous cars, every single one!On a separate note, you're not a resident of Rothbury/Alnwick or environs are you
? One of the picccies looks like it could have been taken in Alnwick...I'm going to have to sift through the photo's now and look for the Alnwick-esque one!
D4MJT said:
I am indeed fella, my folks now live up Whittingham way so I'm through Alnwick fairly often, and I've lived in and around Rothbury since I was about 9. You from the area? Sounds like you've had some lovely motors mate, I've always fancied a shot of a supercharged Jag, I've been lucky enough to drive some pretty varied machinery but I've never had the pleasure of a supercharged V8 yet.
I'm going to have to sift through the photo's now and look for the Alnwick-esque one!
Thought so I'm going to have to sift through the photo's now and look for the Alnwick-esque one!
. Looking at it again, I think the photos of the last XJ were taken in Rothbury and that it was me that was getting confused - the signs in the background to the camping and Cragside give it away I think - perhaps taken down the bottom of the village beside the newsagents?Alas, we're living down South now in rural Herts, but my mam and dad have lived in Rothbury for many years, at the top of the village on the valley shoulder with their garden heading down to the river... so we're often up that way.
I'll look out for you the next time we're up - if I'm in the IS-F you'ld be more than welcome to a quick test drive if you're interested - although we normally travel in Mrs HH's 4x4 or fly and pick up a Volvo XC70 at Ncle airport
had ham said:
Thought so . Looking at it again, I think the photos of the last XJ were taken in Rothbury and that it was me that was getting confused - the signs in the background to the camping and Cragside give it away I think - perhaps taken down the bottom of the village beside the newsagents?
Alas, we're living down South now in rural Herts, but my mam and dad have lived in Rothbury for many years, at the top of the village on the valley shoulder with their garden heading down to the river... so we're often up that way.
I'll look out for you the next time we're up - if I'm in the IS-F you'ld be more than welcome to a quick test drive if you're interested - although we normally travel in Mrs HH's 4x4 or fly and pick up a Volvo XC70 at Ncle airport
That's bang on with the Jaguar shots. Our office used to be on the main street just there, along from the Queen's head pub. I wonder if I know your folks, I lived on hillside with my Mrs for some time. (I'm guessing you mean the North side of the village, turning right as you leave the village and heading up the bank) That's a very kind offer, if you're up this way I'd definitely take you up on at least a passenger ride, I've only seen a few IS-F's, but they sound sublime!. Looking at it again, I think the photos of the last XJ were taken in Rothbury and that it was me that was getting confused - the signs in the background to the camping and Cragside give it away I think - perhaps taken down the bottom of the village beside the newsagents?Alas, we're living down South now in rural Herts, but my mam and dad have lived in Rothbury for many years, at the top of the village on the valley shoulder with their garden heading down to the river... so we're often up that way.
I'll look out for you the next time we're up - if I'm in the IS-F you'ld be more than welcome to a quick test drive if you're interested - although we normally travel in Mrs HH's 4x4 or fly and pick up a Volvo XC70 at Ncle airport
D4MJT said:
That's bang on with the Jaguar shots. Our office used to be on the main street just there, along from the Queen's head pub. I wonder if I know your folks, I lived on hillside with my Mrs for some time. (I'm guessing you mean the North side of the village, turning right as you leave the village and heading up the bank) That's a very kind offer, if you're up this way I'd definitely take you up on at least a passenger ride, I've only seen a few IS-F's, but they sound sublime!
No problem !They live on the left of the main road (well, down a little alley off the main road) almost as you reach the end of the village at the top of the hill as you head out towards Thropton. Beside what used to be the hospital, their house sits on the shoulder and the garden goes right down to the river bank.
It's lovely there, have sat in their conservatory looking out across the valley/golf club/new hospital and gotten very
a few times. My kids love it, I love it, my wife loves it. Fabulous people also. If it weren't for the job, I'd be back there in a flash (or Corbridge - another old haunt of mine)...I'm sure you would recognise, if not know, my mam and dad, they do stuff in the village a fair bit. My mam was just behind the wonderful little lady (Cynthia???) who got covered in snow that fell off the awning in the now famous BBC news clip from earlier in the year!
Anyway, sorry for the digresion!
had ham said:
No problem !
They live on the left of the main road (well, down a little alley off the main road) almost as you reach the end of the village at the top of the hill as you head out towards Thropton. Beside what used to be the hospital, their house sits on the shoulder and the garden goes right down to the river bank.
It's lovely there, have sat in their conservatory looking out across the valley/golf club/new hospital and gotten very a few times. My kids love it, I love it, my wife loves it. Fabulous people also. If it weren't for the job, I'd be back there in a flash (or Corbridge - another old haunt of mine)...
I'm sure you would recognise, if not know, my mam and dad, they do stuff in the village a fair bit. My mam was just behind the wonderful little lady (Cynthia???) who got covered in snow that fell off the awning in the now famous BBC news clip from earlier in the year!
Anyway, sorry for the digresion!
No problem :-) I know where you mean, the views will be lovely. Thanks for all the replies, it's re-stoked my enthusiasm. Over the past week I've been having problems with a local chap damaging my car. Started off with my wing mirrors getting knocked in, until last week when it smashed the glass in the drivers door. I sat and waited for him in the car last sunday night and caught the guy red handed doing it again, so I've reported him to the police now. Sadly he didn't actually damage the car when I caught him, just knocked the mirrors in. !They live on the left of the main road (well, down a little alley off the main road) almost as you reach the end of the village at the top of the hill as you head out towards Thropton. Beside what used to be the hospital, their house sits on the shoulder and the garden goes right down to the river bank.
It's lovely there, have sat in their conservatory looking out across the valley/golf club/new hospital and gotten very
a few times. My kids love it, I love it, my wife loves it. Fabulous people also. If it weren't for the job, I'd be back there in a flash (or Corbridge - another old haunt of mine)...I'm sure you would recognise, if not know, my mam and dad, they do stuff in the village a fair bit. My mam was just behind the wonderful little lady (Cynthia???) who got covered in snow that fell off the awning in the now famous BBC news clip from earlier in the year!
Anyway, sorry for the digresion!
Miraculously, the day after I reported him to the police I woke up to find my bonnet dented and keyed on the drivers corner
I suspect there's not really anything the police can do, and I'm hoping it just passes over now he's had a caution, I guess next step is infra-red camera's if he persists.
Anyway, I'll get it sorted soonish and it'll be back to pristine. I'm looking into getting it machine polished shortly to get rid of a few swirls in the paintwork.
D4MJT said:
No problem :-) I know where you mean, the views will be lovely. Thanks for all the replies, it's re-stoked my enthusiasm. Over the past week I've been having problems with a local chap damaging my car. Started off with my wing mirrors getting knocked in, until last week when it smashed the glass in the drivers door. I sat and waited for him in the car last sunday night and caught the guy red handed doing it again, so I've reported him to the police now. Sadly he didn't actually damage the car when I caught him, just knocked the mirrors in.
Miraculously, the day after I reported him to the police I woke up to find my bonnet dented and keyed on the drivers corner
I suspect there's not really anything the police can do, and I'm hoping it just passes over now he's had a caution, I guess next step is infra-red camera's if he persists.
Anyway, I'll get it sorted soonish and it'll be back to pristine. I'm looking into getting it machine polished shortly to get rid of a few swirls in the paintwork.
Tee-off with a tyre iron?Miraculously, the day after I reported him to the police I woke up to find my bonnet dented and keyed on the drivers corner
I suspect there's not really anything the police can do, and I'm hoping it just passes over now he's had a caution, I guess next step is infra-red camera's if he persists.
Anyway, I'll get it sorted soonish and it'll be back to pristine. I'm looking into getting it machine polished shortly to get rid of a few swirls in the paintwork.
wackojacko said:
Curious to know how the EBC's are fairing so far ?
Jacko
Personally, I find them brilliant. They're easily as good as the standard brakes doubled. They have far more bite, don't seem to fade, and the pedal is a lot stronger. I think the discs may be slightly larger than the stock ones width wise as the clearance between the caliper and wheel has reduced from about 9-10mm to 1mm. I actually had to fire the car up and stand on the brakes to get the caliper contracted enough to refit the wheel. No rubbing issues at all since though. Jacko
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