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Trevor,
What do you mean " Go back to steam " ? ; Peter and myself have never left it !
Our 1908 Stanley steam car at the Devon County Show ( Peter had to get a visa to attend)
ATB,
Trevor
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Peter,
just been out and petrol is 109.9p a litre here, the cheapest it's been since 1923 .
ATB,
Trevor
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Peter,
I agree, big road users should bear the brunt .
You can have a small engined car and use it lots every day or a 5 litre XKR that just get used at weekends for a spin out .
Main difference is that the XKR would be £500 in road tax .
ATB,
Trevor
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Stan,
Being in God's waiting room and living in the sticks makes my insurance cheap, but I don't really see why I should have to pay more road tax than a lot of other people who do more miles than me .
Putting it on the fuel would be the fairest way .
So being perverse I bought a car with a 6.3 litre engine .
ATB,
Trevor
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Kenny,
What stereo system is yours please ? mine was Bowers and Wilkins which I found a tad disappointing in the XKR , but excellent in the XJ Superpsort (mind you t was a 1200 watt 20 speaker system) .
ATB,
Trevor
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Trevor,
Mine cost £500 a year, as did the XKR, and the XJ Supersport . They claim it's for emissions, but you could have a car with half the emissions of mine, but drive it a lot more. It is just an excuse to coin it in .
Diesels will be the next to take a hammering
ATB,
Trevor
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Trevor,
True about your comment about the fuel .
Another government scam is the one where you buy a new car with a decent engine in they charge a £1000 for the first years road tax .
ATB,
Trevor
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Peter,
The only time I ever go into the bank (a mile away and a devil to park) is to ay in road tax refunds, I do all my banking online, and have not written a cheque for over three years .
I get plenty of excercise taking the wife's dog on a three mile walk every morning at 5-30 .
ATB,
Trevor
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Trevor,
Peter is my favourite northerner !
ATB,
Trevor ( Hendrix is my real name by the way)
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Peter,
And why do they deal in cheques these days? means messing about going to the bank.
It's about time they put it all on the fuel anyhow
ATB,
Trevor
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Trevor,
I had to wait longer than that in May when I sold my XJ Superpsort and got the XKR .
Sold the XKR under the new tax system ten days ago, haven't got a refund yet ( but to be fair not really expecting it this side of Christmas ) .
But I agree with you, if they can now take the money instantly, why can't they do the same with repayment ?
ATB,
Trevor (the old one)
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With my XJ Supersport ( 2012)I liked the comfort, TV's, speed. 20 speaker 1200 watt audio system, and sheer luxury .
Downside, it was pig ugly, and too big for the Devon roads .
With my XKR 5 litre supercharged (2012) , I liked the colour, the acceleration ,and the admiring glances .
Downside;
Having to call out the breakdown services twice in two days, and Jaguar not being able to get the (German made) part this side of Christmas .
Being lied to by the dealership , and the sheer arrogance of the customer relations people at Jaguar themselves .
ATB,
Trevor
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Peter,
I still have !
ATB,
Trevor
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John,
You could have bought my XKR, sold it last week.
ATB,
Trevor
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Welcome gary,
I would say the problem is nothing to worry about.
I presume you have tried the spare key, if so, the eliminates a dodgy battery in the key fob.
The next thing I would do is disconnect the battery for ten minutes, this allows everything to reset itself .
If the problem still persists, I would check the state of the battery itself , the strange " happenings" can often occur when the battery is on the wane .
But do not despair, the problem is obviously trivial, and the XF is a fine car that will give you much pleasure .
ATB,
Trevor
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Been with mine 35 years, haven't got the slightest idea when the anniversary is though.
Don't go in for that sort of stuff .
Did take her here for what I thought was her 25th, but got the year wrong, it was only 24 (but seemed longer).
This would be a good place for a meet, Aston Martin had theirs there
ATB,
Trevor
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Kenny,
My youngest was a teacher in Brighton, she then moved to San Francisco and Married a lad called Jessie.
Should I be worried ?
I do like Brighton though
ATB,
Trevor
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Sean,
I don't think there seems to be any particular problems with them.
They (as most more recent Jags) seem to benefit from a decent battery,
Why not go for the 5 litre XKR ( although I think the year(s) you want to get will be the 4.2 engine)? this really pees the Aston Martin owners off !
I think the XK is a cracking looking car , and along with the S type is the best looking out of all the Jags in my opinion , and shouldn't give you any trouble.
Something like this would be a cracking car , this is just an example from an expensive garage.
ATB,
Trevor
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Kenny,
Lets keep on the cautious side and stick with the AMG GT .
This used to be my local "Toy Shop" when I worked in Pirbright in Surrey, it has since moved up the road .
http://www.romansinternational.com/
ATB,
Trevor
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Kenny,
Don't get me wrong I really like the doors, but I would think they would be tremendously restrictive, even more so on the ones in the Lambo and Mclaren , especially trying to park in a car park.
ATB,
Trevor
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Kenny,
Go for the SLR or the SLS.
The thing that puts me off them is the doors though
ATB,
Trevor
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Phil,
Mark my words, they are very restrictive indeed.
I am surprised it is allowed, that's how bad it is
ATB,
Trevor
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Kenny,
Never lose sleep over anything, as I don't sleep much, and yes, the Aston's are junk, and I did lose a lot of money over them.
But at least it's one thing I can tick off, if I'd never owned one I would still want one .
It's all part of life.
ATB,
Trevor
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Kenny,
Nearly bought the three litre version F type , but got the 5 litre XKR instead as it was faster.
I was going to wait for the 5 litre F Type, but things move on, and I'll have a look at the AMG GT next year when it's out, or might just get a newer AMG saloon, but I shall see .
ATB,
Trevor
road tax and the dvla
in Chit Chat - Non Jaguar Related
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Trevor,
Not with South West Water's charges you wouldn't !
ATB,
Trevor