Well after some rather chaotic schedules at my end I finally got around to picking up my FF from Craig on Monday after the foray on Strata Florida all remedied.

Firstly a really top bloke (and the family too - hopefully I didn't push your hospitality too much). For various reasons, some of which we went into, I have an inherent distrust of most garages but he has restored my faith. Certainly for any jobs that I don't fancy doing myself, or more likely won't have time I'll be making the minor trek across the country to his in the future.

Craig - thanks for the compliment about the FF. (He was surprised at how well it drove considering the "character marks" and bramble rash it had). One of these days it'll be sunny and I'll have some time and give it a polish. I do clean it, inside anyway, once in a while! It even gets an exterior clean once in a while too (usually if it's been in the stealers) , or in the rain.

But then it does have to contend with this:

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He's a bit like a Discovery. Looks good covered in mud

Hahahaha those are lovely pictures. That reminds me of my Irish Wolfhound, he would "retrieve" bricks from underwater at a local river we would go to, luckily that water there was very clear . We had a "special dog car" for him, a Peug 405 Station Commercial (no windows in the rear and flat loading floor).

As for Craig, glad to hear he is did such a good job  MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

Well little more could be asked - he did exactly what I asked and kept me informed throughout and at a fair price. That complete package unfortunately seems to be becoming rarer and rarer from my previous experiences. Ed