Got back to my car after it had been parked at the airport for 13 days fearing the worst.
I approached the car,
Pressed the remote and it unlocked,
good start,
got inside, foot on brake, pressed starter button, fired up first time.
What a good girl.

First commute to Coventry….really need to get that Aircon regassed.


Performed well, 30mpg and sat at 70ish most of the way. L322 TD6 2003
Epsom Green- the dogs car which has worked it’s way into being the family car 😮

Had the centre bearing replaced on the prop shaft.

It has made a big difference in the gear changes, especially whilst crawling in slow moving traffic or when picking up drive whilst pulling off a roundabout etc. Buttery smooth.

My mechanic said it was a pig of a job, but absolutely worth it. 2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster - Baltic Blue, Jet interior
1997 P38 2.5 DSE auto & 1998 P38 2.5 DT Manual
1988 Vogue 3.5 EFI - Manual, gone.
2004 Volvo C70 2.0T convertible, had since new.
2007 Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport Roadster/Coupé, had since new.
2024 Mini Cooper S cabrio, JCW kit, 2.0, DCT auto

about 2 months past i went to a wedding came out to go home and some nice person had keyed my quarter panel so out with the java black today and put it back to its unmarked body work so it should be seeing it is my job

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Made mine earn its money. Had some young lad sit next too me at the lights revving his motor so thought well it would be rude not too plant this and see the look on his face. He looked like he was gonna cry when he see a "grandad" motor leave him at the lights with another car passing him on the trailer....

Took it to the seaside for a nice day out.

And it repaid me by throwing a yellow Restricted Performance as I was parking up on the drive when I got home. 😬

Hoping it’s something inexpensive to fix!

I did the oil and filter plus cabin air filter and MAPTF sensor last week, but it started raining before I got to change the two air filter elements, so got my hands dirty again this morning.

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Drove to my daughter's bbq birthday party.
On leaving she says "oh your car is blue, I thought it was black"

I've only had the car two years! Just reinforces my belief that Buckingham Blue is a great colour.

David Range Rover 4.2 Supercharged 2006
Ford Focus EcoBoost 1.5 2017
MG TF 2003

Previous Cars of note
Land Rover Discovery 2
Jaguar Mk2 3.8 - Company car
MG Midget 1974 - Concours

Drove to/from Knebworth, with my first born, to see the mighty Kasabian and the younger Gallagher brother. Did about 330 miles, all told, a fortune in fuel, but well worth it. Driving at motorway speeds managed to get 21 mpg according to the trip computer. Previous cars:
S-Max 2007-2013 (only diesel I've had, good car but expensive when diesely bits go wrong, so what's the point?)
Galaxy 2001-2007
Mondeo Estate 1997-2001
Sierra Estate 1993-1997
Uno Turbo 1987 -1993
Fiesta 1984 - 1987
Fiat 127 1982 - 1984

Moved house and put loads of stuff in the back. It’s amazing how much you can fit in these cars! 2010 MY Vogue SE TDV8 3.6 Stornoway Grey- fully loaded

Not today, but Sunday, drove from north Wales to Glasgow for several days, for STCW refresher courses for working at sea - Today we were in full fire suits / flash hoods / full BA set for breathing, with no bare skin showing, and fighting fires inside a steel ship mock up, very hot, was absolutely drenched in sweat and now knackered and thinking I'm too bloody old for this.

Just fixed my leaking rear wiper motor, as per the Wiki.
Took about an hour from start to finish.
I also refurbed and resprayed the wiper arm and refitted it with a new wiper blade.
Seal was 2.08 GBP and the Bosch Super S blade 5,99 GBP both from eBay.
 2005 FFRR SC Java Black with Overfinch Exhaust (UK)
2008 D3 HSE Stornoway Grey (UK)
2008 D3 HSE Izmir Blue (ZA/Zimbabwe)
1995 D1 300 Tdi (Zimbabwe)

Took a Rimmer Bros delivery of 1 litre of power steering hydraulic oil, topped up the reservoir with an egg cup full….job done

Drove to Solihull and back, but drove using the “efficient manor“ we got taught at work, result was….. (drum roll please)…..

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