First good wash and polish of 2023.
Mike. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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Discovered the unparalleld joy of heated seats, a heated steering wheel and most importantly heated windscreen!

So glad I finally bit the bullet and bought an L322. 2006 L322 Vogue SE 4.2

Had front brake pads replaced. John
2008 Stornoway Grey 3.6 Tdv8 Vogue
2005 TD6 Java Black Vogue - Written off!!
GAP iiD BT
2003 Discovery TD5 Auto, Nanocom Evolution - gone to a new home!
MasseyFerguson 152 - No electronics!! - Sold

Over the last four days, done 600mi enjoyable miles in mine with wife and dog. Purred along beautifully. Reported just under 40MPG average on the Guess-O-Meter on the dash, worked out to 35.63MPG brim-to-brim real MPG.

Over the moon with that. Had up to 41MPG on the GOM at one point. 2012 (L322) 4.4TDV8 Vogue SE, RSE, Fuji White over Arabica.
Previous V8s: BMW 645Ci, P38 4.6, P38 4.0, Merc CL500
Previous others: Honda x1, Volvo x7, Rover x6, BMW x6, Ford x1, Mercedes x2, Skoda x3, VW x2, Renault x2, Citroen x1, Mazda x3, Nissan x1, Audi x3, Kia x1, Fiat x4, Subaru x3, Austin x2, Triumph x2, Jeep x2, Hyundai x2, Lexus x1, Mitsubishi x1, Saab x2... and some others I've forgotten!

De-tinted the new (to me) Range Rover.

Now I have the fun task of cleaning up all the glue on the front windows (luckily the sides all came off cleanly).

Still looking sharp for an old car with 233,000miles

Finally got round to fitting the straight swap 88 degree thermostat from Behr TI 33 88 I had delivered last year.

Whilst doing that did a full coolant change, which I'd been dreading after reading all of the issues people had with bleeding the M62 engine. Glad to say it's working brilliantly and the car seems so much quieter.

Took it on a run to Somerset and back 330 miles, where it averaged 21.6 mpg on a mixture of motorway (80mph) and back roads.

New rear differential locking motor arrived for the 4.2 SC - hoping to fit it with the diff in place

Changed front and rear diff oils and transfer case fluid. The big syringe I bought for the job made it clean and quick, all done in an hour on the driveway. 2012 (L322) 4.4TDV8 Vogue SE, RSE, Fuji White over Arabica.
Previous V8s: BMW 645Ci, P38 4.6, P38 4.0, Merc CL500
Previous others: Honda x1, Volvo x7, Rover x6, BMW x6, Ford x1, Mercedes x2, Skoda x3, VW x2, Renault x2, Citroen x1, Mazda x3, Nissan x1, Audi x3, Kia x1, Fiat x4, Subaru x3, Austin x2, Triumph x2, Jeep x2, Hyundai x2, Lexus x1, Mitsubishi x1, Saab x2... and some others I've forgotten!

Took ‘the first to see will buy’ for a test drive and then sold it

New rear pads fitted Sunday!! needed doing for a few weeks and the weather has finally warmed up  2012 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - Current
2014 Navara V6 - Gone
2004 Vogue TD6 - Gone
Grand Cherokee - Gone
Discovery V8 (LPG) - Gone
Discovery TD5 - Gone

Upgraded my reverse lights to the LED units, I know they’re not to everyone’s taste and I was a little hesitant at first but now they’re on I think they look ok.

 2012 TDV8 Autobiography Baltic Blue
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2007 BMW M5 E60

Not today but Friday, went to westerleigh crematorium to say a fond farewell to my fellow truck driver mark, who sadly passed away suddenly at the ferry check-in booth in Dover port a few weeks ago. Then to the wake at kendleshire golf club. Gone but not forgotten.

Put 12 years of dealer service history into a sleeved folder in date order, which was rather satisfying to do.

Over 20k spent at Stratstone Nottingham….

While compiling the above I had noticed that despite its yearly visits to the main dealer the air filter and fuel filter had not been changed since 2020, so after a lot of hassle getting the rusted air box screws out me and a mechanic mate sorted it out.

Found a rear parcel shelf for reclining seats, gave it a clean up and dyed it black, looks brand new now and completes the rear.